When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki all living things in a five square mile radius of where the atomic bombs impacted died instantly, it ended the war and saved thousands lives. The following documents tell you about the importance of dropping the atomic bomb and the thinking behind there strategies. The US wanted Japan to surrender and wanted no more bloodshed and wanted the Soviet Union to be surprised. As stated in document 13 the Americans concern for Japan's unwillingness
In August 1945 president Harry Truman dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan. There are many sides in which people have taken that either support or go against this decision. If I were Harry Truman and I was given the decision on whether the atomic bomb should be dropped I would NOT have dropped the bomb on Japan. This decision I have made comes from a Christian view point. While reading the letter sent from Samuel McCrea Cravert to Harry S. Truman I developed the opinion that America was attempting
dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because it should of been considered a war crime, the attack was unnecessary and Japan was already on the verge of surrendering. A war crime is torturing/giving inhumane treatment to humans or causing serious injury to one’s body and or health When the United states dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, 90,000-146,000-civilians lives were lost. Three days later, on August 9th, the United states dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki
trying to build an atomic bomb. They wanted to build it first so they could end the war and win. The United States was mainly racing against Germany and the Soviet Union to build an atomic bomb. We did not know how far along Germany was in building an atomic bomb because everyone was keeping their progress very secret. The Soviet Union had many spies trying to figure out the science behind the atomic bomb because we were farther along than them. Once we had built the bomb Germany had already
Is Using the Atomic Bomb Ethical? In August of 1945, two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan, consequently, killing tens of thousands of civilians due to radiation, burns, or turning them immediately into ash. The monstrous bomb sneaks up on innocent civilians and rips their life from them in one foul swoop. The Atomic bomb kills masses of people at one time, but can also save masses of people’s lives from the ongoing war. Herein lies the conflict, since the nuclear bomb is extremely lethal, but
President Harry S. Truman ordered for an atomic bomb to be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6th ,1945. The second and last atomic bomb to ever be dropped was in the city of Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. Many Americans believed dropping the atomic bomb was necessary to end the war in a more timely manner, however, many others believed dropping the atomic bomb was too extreme of a measure to take against Japan. With the creation of the atomic bomb, the United States had a weapon of mass
Introduction August 6th 1945, the end of the world war had begun with the dropping of the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An American B-29 bomber dropped as described by many as the weapon that could destroy the world. One of which dropped on the 6th of August on the city of Hiroshima was dropped by a Uranium bomb nicknamed the “little boy” and the other bomb dropped August 8th on the city Nagasaki was made of Plutonium nicknamed “fat man”. During the Hiroshima bombing
1945 President Truman decided to drop two atomic bombs on japan. Just the bomb in Hiroshima killed 146,000 people. Killed all 226,000 people in all. Dropping the bomb was a huge deal. President Truman did not have to drop the bomb to end’ the war. An atomic bomb is a very powerful bomb. This bomb destroyed a whole city and killed lots of people. The bombings killed more than 200,000 Japanese civilians [https://qz.com/472146/its-clear-the-us-should-not-have- bombed-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ ]. There
August of 1945, two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan, consequently, killing tens of thousands of civilians due to radiation, burns, or turning them immediately into ash. The monstrous bomb sneaks up on innocent civilians and rips their life from them in one foul swoop. The Atomic bomb kills masses of people at one time, but can also save masses of people’s lives from the ongoing war. Herein lies the conflict, since the nuclear bomb is extremely lethal, but effective, should it be used in war? Do you
day during this time span, the Americans decided to do things differently and drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, cities of Japan. The Americans secretly created an atomic bomb to use it on Japan and it was the only time it was used. The atomic bomb was necessary to end the war or otherwise Japan wouldn’t have surrendered that quickly. The U.S. Military had different views such as whether the bomb should or shouldn’t be used. One example includes when The United States Department of War