The Pros And Cons Of Hiroshima And Hiroshima

The process of this investigation has revealed to me, the significance of different methods and limitations that historians experience when carrying out studies. When researching past history, authors are able to use hindsight to either enhance or hinder their writing. This was evident through the use of my secondary sources, particularly the analysis of the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by Taketo Suzuki. I was introduced to the difficulty of gaining accurate and reliable information on an event that is certainly open to question. Since Suzuki is a part of Japan’s Research Center, there are a plethora of sources that are available to him. Although this may seem as great benefit, the challenge comes from careful fact selection.

“In 1957, with the arms race in full swing, the Department of Defense had decided it was just a matter of time before an airplane transporting an atomic bomb would crash on American soil, unleashing a radioactive disaster the likes of which the world had never seem.” On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing 20,000 soldiers and 70,000 – 126,000 civilians. On August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 39,000 – 80,000. A total of 129,000 – 226,000 people were killed in combining both bomb droppings. Dropping both atomic bombs on Japan was necessary to end the war because the military needed to end the war, the Japanese were given fair warnings

World War II lasted for six years from September,1 1939 to September 2, 1945 and resulted with Japan's surrender but believe it or not many events occurred both good and bad before anyone could make that choice. Before the declaration of this war japan had made an agreement with the U.S in which they gave them a friendship medal signifying peace. Turns out that wasn't the case japan actually backstabbed the U.S and on the morning of December 7th, 1941 the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor destroying nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. About 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and about 1,000 people were wounded. After that the U.S could no longer trust Japan for many reasons they decided to fight back with two atomic bombs on Japan. The dropping of these two bombs on that country in my personal opinion is not justified. My reasons are that this was the first time the U.S was going to try these bombs out so in other words this was an experiment in which they had no clue the amount of damage that

On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. To this day there is controversy on whether the U.S. should have risked the lives of hundreds of thousands of people to win the second world war. The U.S. Should have considered other options before dropping the bomb on Hiroshima. There were many alternative actions that could have taken place instead of dropping the bomb, but President Truman decided that using it was the best way to get the Japanese to surrender. If he would have chosen differently, the world would be a different place today.

Ray Bradbury once said, “After Hiroshima was bombed, I saw a photograph of the side of a house with shadows of the people who had lived there burned into the wall from the intensity of the bomb. The people were gone, but their shadows remained.” Keep in mind that quote only described the intensity of “Little Boy”, the nickname for the bomb that devastated Hiroshima. The bombs that dilapidated both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were harrowing, gruesome, and in all sincerity, needless. The reasoning people have given to justify the bombings was because it was a military necessity; they thought the atom bombs were needed to save lives and to end the war quickly. However, the Merriam-Webster dictionary explicitly defines a ‘military necessity’ as “the necessity attending belligerent military operations that is held to justify all measures necessary to bring an enemy to complete submission excluding those (as cruelty, torture, poison, perfidy, wanton destruction) that are forbidden by modern laws and customs of war.” According to this interpretation of a ‘military necessity’, both of the bombings do not match this definition. Various people wonder why the U.S. would condone the use of the explosives and inflict such destruction on others, considering that they had first hand experiences on devastating attacks that seemed gratuitous. Many have argued that there were multiple alternatives to such a catastrophe, and the bombs did not have to be utilized. Others state that the bombings were

The United States absolutely did the right thing when they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If they had decided to do a land invasion the death toll would be much higher than the victims of the two bombs, with much more catastrophe. There is a lot of evidence that conveys the many pros of dropping the bomb instead of a land invasion.

I think that It was a good idea for the U.S to drop the bombs on Hiroshima. One reason why I think it was a good idea is because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and expected us to not hit back. Secondly, if we did not bomb them there would have been millions of lives lost instead of just thousands. Third, the U.S needed a way to end the war quickly so the Soviet Union did not march into Japan. Lastly, the Japanese would not surrender so they had to get them to surrender.

What other options (if any) did the United States have (other than dropping the Atomic Bomb) to ensure that Japan would surrender without having to mount a full invasion?

The dropping of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justifiable. The Emperor of Japan, Emperor hirohito would have never have accepted to surrender. Another reason is that Japan had killed a lot of people during Pearl Harbor. Overall the bombing’s actually saved both lives the Americans and Japanese due to the bombing of Japan it ended WW2 overall. In 1945, so that's when Japan leaders knew they were not going to win WW2.

A total of 185,000 to 209,000 people died in the combined bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (www.historyextra.com) In august 1945, president Truman dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in an effort to end the war. A lot of people just think that because we won the war, it was a good decision, but it wasn’t really. First of all the dropping of the bomb was immoral. Secondly, we could’ve won in a different way. Lastly it started a war with Russia because they saw what the atomic bomb was capable of.

The United States of America’s scientists created two bombs. Not just any ordinary bombs but two atomic bombs named “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”, these names were given based on the size of each bomb. These bombs would later be used against Japan causing the death of many civilians and the surrender of Japan to the USA. On August 6, 1945 “Little Boy” was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, three days later on August 9, 1945 “Fat Man” was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Even though “Fat Man” was the bigger of the two bombs, Hiroshima was so highly populated that “Little Boy” had a higher civilian death toll.

“The human body can absorb just so much radiation until it falls apart because the very cells that you need to heal are dying from the radiation poisoning.” says Shiya Ribowsky, a forensic medical investigator in the “Coroner’s Report: Atomic Bomb”. This is what the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had to go through after the United States dropped two atomic bombs over the cities. Everything in that area was ultimately destroyed. Lives were lost, and those who were still living were left severely injured. Despite many warnings, the American government decided that it was prudent to use nuclear force during WWII. It is indisputable that the atomic bombing left irreversible damage. Indeed, the cities could be rebuilt, but the lives that were lost were gone forever. Yet, the American

Everybody who has learned about the bombing of Hiroshima has wondered why we did it. We have quite a few reasons to have bombed the Japanese. The Japanese bombed us first and with no real reason at all. “John Hersey states, ‘ The anger of many hibakusha, directed at first against the Americans for dropping the bomb, had by now subtly modulated toward their own government, for having involved the country in a rash and doomed aggression,’ (135). Japan’s people didn’t even agree with its government.

Devastation is the main word to sum up the day the first Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Countless either dead or heavily injured from immediate effects or after effects. Japanese and Americans shocked by the surprise damaged caused by the nuclear weapon. A blanket of silence fell across the battlefield as the aftermath became clear. Dropping the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end World War II was completely unnecessary and the bomb should have never been created.

The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was ultimately necessary in order to secure peace and to mark the end of World War II. The actions taken by the Allies were necessary and crucial in order to secure peace, as the Japanese had adopted a no surrender policy, a part of the Bushido code and the ongoing conflict could have caused unpredictable events, leading to possible worse outcomes.