Why Harry Truman Dropped the Bomb on Hiroshima, and the Consequences for Humanity

‘The Atomic Bomb; a bomb which derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, blast, and radioactivity’. On August 6 1945, at 8:15 am local time, the city of Hiroshima in Japan, home to 350 000 people, became the first victim of the destructive war weapon. As of this vicious and devastating day, world history was changed forever. The long and short-term significance of this event shaped the way in which people

April 2015 Why Little Boy And Fat Man Were Used Correctly Hook? “Little Boy” was the name for the nuclear bomb that was used on Hiroshima. The Nuclear bomb used on Nagasaki was named “Fat Man”. Both of them were and are still questioned on why they were used against Japan. People against the bombs say that it wasn’t necessary for the U.S. to have used them and that there were other options that should’ve been sought. I believe that what wasn’t necessary was what would’ve happened had the bombs not been

If Albert Einstein had foreseen the aftermath of his weaponry, he would surely have torn up his work, in an effort to save not only those in Japan, but the rest of humanity itself. The atomic bombings that took place in these two cities sent off a wake up call, to the entire world. The United States was able to put forth a worthy image of themselves, and show off their massive power and destructive abilities. But should they have? This is where “With great power, comes great responsibility,” comes

These weapons are unlike any other for they are unique in their tenacious, dispersing, genetically damaging radioactive after effects. They are so powerful that even the use of tens or hundreds of nuclear bombs would disrupt the global climate, causing widespread famine. The use of atomic bombs began in the times of World War II, the fight between the Axis powers and the Allies. In the Axis powers the three main countries were Germany, Italy, and Japan. In the Allied powers the main countries

In 1945, a decision was made that would change the world. President Harry S. Truman gave the order for the United States to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese Empire. Now, almost seven decades later, that decision is still the topic of much debate. Why did Truman decide to use a weapon so destructive that it could kill hundreds of thousands of people at one time? Was the decision he made the right one? It is important to examine the factors that went into this difficult decision before taking sides

changed dramatically. This is often attributed to many social, political, and technological advancements in the world. These changes would cause the eventual “Limiting” of war, a tactic never before seen and in fact never before needed, a direct consequence of war. During this term we’ve looked at many wars, beginning with the Italian conflicts of 1494, and progressing all the way to the current day war in Syria and Iraq, and the one thing that has changed and shifted the most in these five hundred

Coference was held in Cecilienhof, The House of Crown Prince of Willhelm, Postdam, Germany. This Conference involved the three superpowers which consist of US, USSR and also UK. The three superpowers were represented by President of America, Harry S. Truman, Communist Party General Secretary Joseph Stalin and also Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Winston Churchill. Actually, the main purpose of this Conference is to decide on how to administer the punishment to be imposed upon the Nazi Germany after

decades of agrarian and industrial depression from the late 1860s to the 1890s, as well as the social tensions and political rivalries that generated and were in turn fed by imperialist expansionism, one cannot begin to comprehend the causes and consequences of the Great War that began in 1914. That conflict determined the contours of the twentieth century in myriad ways. On the one hand, the war set in motion transformative processes that were clearly major departures from those that defined the