The Effects Of The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima

    After the Japanese dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor, the United States took serious offense to it. The Americans dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because of them dropping the bomb on Pearl Harbor. America dropped the bomb because President Harry Truman commanded that if the Japanese made any attack on us, we would attack them. This bomb badly affected Japan. At least 140,000 Japanese people died, including 20,000 soldiers by December of 1945. At least 90% of the deceased were killed within two weeks of the bomb being dropped. 92% of 76,000 buildings were destroyed. (“Hiroshima Committee”)

During World War II Americans dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing nearly 200,000 people. This resulted in Japans surrender in World War II. J. Samuel Walker analyzes this historical event in his book Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs. Over the past 70 years’ extensive research has been conducted and there is an understanding that Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs is inconclusive. It is impossible to determine that the use of the bomb was the quickest way to end the war. An analysis of President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb reveals one challenge: was the decision to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki a show of good judgment.

Imagine you are standing in a city in Japan overlooking Hiroshima. Smoke in the distance and everyone frightened at the scene. Buildings collapse by the dozen and people rushing to their houses. You get inside and check the news Hiroshima was bombed. In 1945 the U.S. dropped 2 bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to stop Japan. The bombing of Hiroshima made an important impact on our history and culture.

WWII was one of the deadliest wars in history. The war was ended only when the United States introduced the atomic bomb to the world and destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. A lot of controversy surrounds the decision made by President Truman to drop the bombs on Japan. The casualties were high and many were civilians, and with this it breeds the following question: Was it the right decision? Could there have been something else the United States could have done before going to such extreme measures? The decision to bomb the Japanese wasn’t an easy one and although the right decision was made it had more to do with political, ethical, and military reasoning than morality.

Although historians may argue that the economically dropping the bomb on japan got us out of world war II, because it saved american lives.

Truman did not have much information about the bomb, however his hatred against the Japanese, as common as the rest of Americans, with the advice of the Head of the military and in charge of the Manhattan project his decision seemed to be too easy. In fact, he gave the order to the military to employ the A-bomb as soon as it stood ready against whichever of five cities already picked out, before the Potsdam Declaration was even issued to Japan (World War II n.d.). Truman’s decision was not the correct one because there were many alternatives that could have been employed. There were arguments for using the bomb and arguments against using the bomb, nonetheless the decision happened so quickly and the American public was in the dark over the developments occurring regarding the development and exercise of the A-bomb. Americans did not learn of the bomb until after it was utilized and hidden broadly from the public for close to an entire year after the war was over (World War II n.d.).

Both authors succeed in making their case. In the case for Maddox, he successfully shows how the ignorance and stubbornness of the Japanese’s Ketsu-Go operation meant that a war would ensue for much longer, if the bombs had not been dropped. He also states the other options Truman could have chosen, such as a blockade or an invasion, but would ultimately lead to the deaths of numerous American and Japanese troops; by the dropping of the atomic bombs, only a small fraction of the estimated death toll would have been impacted. Maddox also successfully points to the need for the second bomb on Nagasaki. He refutes historians who argue the second bombing as “needless barbarism” by stating how the Japanese government would minimize the effect of

Planning to end the war before it was over started when American scientists were recruited to produce the world’s first atomic bomb used as a weapon in 1939 in the secrecy of the Manhattan city centre. When making the bomb Uranium 235 was used as its critical mass with it being projected by a 76.2 mm naval gun, along with its casing gave the bomb an overall weight of four metric tons. When detonated a piece of the uranium was shot at another piece creating an explosion equivalent of 13 kilotons of TNT. The project was nearing completion when the president, Harry Truman had been given word that the Germans were also attempting to build their own atomic bomb, this made the American scientists worry that they might not be able to test the bomb, as it was not 100 percent complete, but soon after the word was given the Germans surrendered so the pressure was off America and they also knew that Japan did not have the materials to make

After the Japanese dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor, the United States took serious offense to it. The Americans dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because of them dropping the bomb on Pearl Harbor. America dropped the bomb because President Harry Truman commanded that if the Japanese made any attack on us, we would attack them. This bomb badly affected Japan. At least 140,000 Japanese people died, including 20,000 soldiers by December of 1945. At least 90% of the deceased were killed within two weeks of the bomb being dropped. 92% of 76,000 buildings were destroyed. (“Hiroshima Committee”)

There is no way to justify killing people, simply, because it is wrong and immoral, but what if it’s done to protect your own people? Would it be justified then? President Truman thought so. In 1945, during the heightened onslaught of World War II with Japan, Harry S. Truman was faced with a difficult decision that would determine the future of the War and the future of our nation. Before Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away, he had been working on a secret, powerful, nuclear weapon that not even his Vice President knew about. This weapon was geared up and ready to end the War, but it came at a price. The radioactive material inside the bomb was only about the size of an orange, but it could wipe out an entire population. On August 6th, 1945 Truman makes the difficult decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb killed 140,000 people and destroyed 80% of the buildings in the city. This was the beginning of a new age. Three days later Truman dropped the second bomb on Japan killing 70,000 people. Emperor Hirohito of Japan was forced to surrender on August 14th, 1945, in order to salvage the rest of his country. Although there was massive devastation in Japan, I believe President Harry Trumans’ actions were justified because the dropping of the atomic bomb gave Japans leadership the final jolt it needed to surrender and it saved lives on, not only the American side, but also the Japanese side of the war.

The War that happens between the U.S and Japan was caused by the Japanese Imperial. They wanted to have power and take control over in the Southeast Asia, the Japanese military was planning to attack against the Netherland and the United Kingdom. They decided to attack the U.S Pacific Fleet because they thought that they would had interfered with their attacks against those overseas territories. Was the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a military necessity? Dropping the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a military necessity.

If we had not dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, the outcome of the war would have been the same. The bomb’s entire purpose was to prove that we had the ultimate world power, however it had some effects. The dropping of the bombs together had a combined total around 120,000 instant deaths and the victims were vaporized. More weather occurred after due to the affects of radiation poisoning, with can lead to cancer and mutations of the body if not treated. Between the two droppings of the Atomic Bombs, Russia ended the naval pursuit in order to end the was. Most likely, and in my opinion, this is what ultimately caused Japan to surrender. Based off the primary source I have found within my family records, “…No doubt this secret will remain in

In 1945, the U.S. captured Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the war in the Pacific. These victories gave the U.S. an advantage, but the victories came with many casualties. Truman feared more casualties if they invaded Japan, so he needed a way to end the war in the Pacific. At the time, a new atomic bomb had been created; Truman had to decide if they would use the bombs on Japan. In the end, he dropped the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war in the Pacific. I think that Truman shouldn’t have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan because of the major destruction it caused.

To the east and to the west everything was flattened…How small Hiroshima was with its houses gone.” What Doctor Hachiya writes is very heartbreaking. In addition, photos can also share the same effect. The photos that were taken by Yosuke Yamahata reveal the chilling aftermath of the atomic bomb. One of the photos that struck me the most was the second photo. The second photo shows a group of people lying on a mat and in the distance, there is debris from their homes. The people look very scared, hopeless and lost. Their homes were blown to smithereens and they were left with nothing. The atomic bomb was an evil that struck out of nowhere. The United States chose to send Japan a clear message to stop fighting and despite all the innocent lives that were lost, it was the right decision to do. Additionally, if I were President of the United States during the late 1940s, I would also have made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and

The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan can be viewed as a good or bad thing. Some people think that Japan deserved it considering that they attacked Pearl Harbor, but some think that two wrongs do not make a right. The bombings on Japan had very long-lasting effects on the country and the people. The bombings were a cruel thing to do that killed so many and a large amount of people suffered from the after effects of the bombs for days or for years. Some people believe it was more of a political statement behind the bombings and others think it was to protect the American people and our Military. The bombs were dropped towards the end of World War II so why do such a thing when the war was ending? Why start another fight?