The Pros And Cons Of The Bombing Of Hiroshima

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

Furthermore, less deadly methods could have worked. An economic blockade would have convinced Japan to surrender (Doc G). This shows that Japan would have surrendered with something other than

I believe that the decision made by the United States to bomb Japan was not thought through well enough and could have been approached differently. There were many possible alternatives to setting off the bombs that could have saved many innocent lives or at least lowered the death toll of Japan. One alternative that could have been more successful was if the United states had chosen to continue conventional bombing. There was a survey taken in Japan, called the Strategic Bombing Survey, that proved Japan was more than likely to surrender soon due to the pressure of the United States dropping continuous, conventional bombs (Arguments Against the Bomb: Argument #4.4). If truman had decided to wait and continue to use conventional bombing, the

There was also a Diplomatic Option. The United States was looking for an unconditional surrender from the Japanese. They wanted the Emperor to be gone and a rebirth of the Imperial system. The Emperor of Japan was considered a war criminal and the United States wanted to make sure that this war would not be repeated. However, Japan did not want to remove the Emperor system and still be the Japan they knew and loved. So an alternative was given. The Emperor would be allowed to stay on as a symbolic

For a start, the use of the atomic bombs helped slow the expansion of the Soviet Union following World War II. In regards to this, the United States was able to use the threat of the atomic bombs to protect Western European countries from outside threats, which included communist takeover by the Soviet Union. This legitimate threat of nuclear defense of allies in Western Europe following the dropping of the atomic bombs was significant because it prevented the Soviet Union from attempting to take over and establish socialist governments in these countries as it had in Eastern Europe. In addition, due to the atomic bombings, the United States obtained a complete surrender by the Japanese to its troops alone rather than to both American and Soviet troops. This Japanese surrender to the U.S. alone was important because it allowed the United States to be in charge of the

On July, Truman assigned a Strategic Bombing Survey group to study the air attacks on Japan. This group reached the conclusion that, “Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey’s opinion that... Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated.” The Japanese also made attempts to end the war through Russia and Sweden. The United States intercepted Japanese cables with their surrender terms. All they wanted was to keep the Japanese Emperor in place. According to historian Gar Alperovitz’s The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, the Japanese leaders were open to a surrender based on the "Atlantic Charter" from an official July 21, 1945 American radio broadcast. The Charter promised that every nation could choose its own form of government, which would have allowed Japan to keep its

Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved millions of American and Japanese lives. If the United States decided to keep island hopping and invade Japanese territory they would have lost close to one to two million American lives, including Japan about five million lives would have been lost. With the bomb it would have costed about two hundred thousand lives. Not using the atomic bombs would have forced the United States to launch a full invasion of Japanese home islands, and this would have killed far more people than Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

“What were the alternatives to the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki and whywere they not pursued?” Matthew Picki

America still wanted to win the war when it was finished, but also wanted the best for Japan. If anything else other than the

While many believe the bombing of Hiroshima was justifiable and necessary to end WWII, there are still points of contention surrounding this decision. This essay will discuss the events and decisions that led up to this conclusion. Harry Truman, the U.S. President deemed responsible for this decision, was not completely informed with all the possible options and had less engagement than other associates in the decision-making process. The Soviets had just declared war on Japan which was putting pressure on the Japanese to accept surrender. The conventional methods of war were already defeating the Japanese which would have led to an eventual surrender from Japan.

On the morning of August 6th, 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the first atom bomb nicknamed the “Little Boy” on Hiroshima killing 45,000 people instantly and also more deaths due to radiation. And three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki killing thousands of more people. America shouldn't have dropped the bomb for many reason and they're becuase it is inhumane to kill thousands of innocent civilians when Japan's Military was crumbling. This leads me to my next argument that since their military was crumbling you can assume they were going to surrender soon because they wouldn't have much left if they didn't. And finally the bombs were dropped on cities with little industrial zones and they were on the outskirts of the town.

Are you for the bombing of Hiroshima, against it, or on the fence? When it comes to this type of situation many people know right away, others have to debate, and still others might decide to throw in for both because they have both pros and cons about the subject. When is comes to the bombing of Hiroshima, I am on both sides. Through analyzing John Hersey’s Hiroshima, History.com, and a couple other sites, it is evident that the atomic bomb should have been used to fight back against the Japanese, but not in a highly populated area. The populations of the areas around Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima are completely different from each other.

The supporters of the atomic bomb assume that the atomic bomb was the sole reason of the Japanese surrender. On the contrary Japan would have surrendered without the use of the atomic bomb. Two days after the first bomb was dropped, Emperor Hirohito said “now that such a new weapon has appeared, it has become less and less possible to continue the war” (Hasegawa). This revealed that the Japanese Emperor understood that they would lose the war and that there was already signs of discontent amongst the

This is one of the many arguments meant to support the bombing of Hiroshima. The conclusion of the argument is obvious- The nuclear bomb should be used against Hiroshima. What is the rest of the argument? Are there any premises missing from this paragraph? Why or why not?

1) Hiroshima and Nagasaki Disasters August 6th 1945, an unforgettable disastrous day for Japan, the US dropped an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out many thousands of people and after the explosion the rest of the people in the Hiroshima who were thought to be survived surrendered their lives due to the radiation exposure, this atomic bomb was named as “Little Boy” even though the name sounds cute but the damage and destruction done by it was indescribable. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the cities which were chosen as they’re untouched during the war. According to the Kurzman’s opinion “The Target Committee wanted the first bomb to be sufficiently spectacular for the importance of the weapon to be internationally