Was America justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? The Atomic bomb was dropped on 6th August 1945 on Hiroshima and on 9th August on Nagasaki, Japan by the order president of America, Harry S. Truman. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in history up to date. In most of Europe war had ended, but in Asia, Japan were still resisting. With the recent surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), America was thinking on launching a full scale invasion
Should the atomic bombs have been dropped on Japan? TARGET: 7B-Use evidence from the sources to explain different points of view to reach a supported judgement There have been many debates over whether the two atomic bombs should have been dropped on Japan. Many people argue that Japan was close to surrender and that the use of two atomic bombs was too excessive. Even some Americans thought the bombs should not have been dropped, an example of this is “The Japanese were already defeated” This was
DECISION-MAKING: TRUMAN AND THE ATOMIC BOMB Background: World War II was coming to an end. Germany surrendered in May 1945. In the Pacific, Japan was in retreat. It had lost most of the lands it had conquered. The fighting became harder as the Americans came closer to Japan because many Japanese soldiers would rather die fighting than surrender. The Emperor they worshipped told them soldiers who died in battle would have a glorious afterlife. Japanese suicide pilots called “kamikazes” sank American
ordered the use of the atomic bombs against Japan. After you’ve found out the Manhattan project had been successful, I know you had to make a decision to move forward with it or not. At first you and the Allies put out a demand for an immediate unconditional surrender, but Japan had refused. So since Japan had refused, you made a hard decision to drop the atomic bomb and put an end to the long four years of war with Japan. I understand why you strongly want to drop the bomb; however, for my sincere
States, Harry Truman, came forth and announced to the entire world that the U.S. had dropped an atomic bomb on a Japanese city known as Hiroshima. This bomb was called “Little Boy” and had the power of over 20,000 tons on TNT. With this great power it absolutely destroyed majority of Hiroshima and has been estimated to have killed over 130,000 people. It wasn’t but three days later that the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb called “Fat Man” on another Japanese City known as Nagasaki. It was estimated that
One question that many people still have today, is whether or not the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was morally acceptable. There is evidence that creates arguments for both sides. To fully understand whether the dropping of the atomic bombs was morally correct, it is important to look at the events that led up to dropping the bombs as well as the events after. I believe that it was morally correct to drop the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945; I do not
February 2016 720 Words The Risks of Thanking the Atom Bomb In discussions of the end of World War II, one controversial issue has been whether the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki should have been dropped. On the one hand, In his polemic essay, Thank God for the Atom, Paul Fussell argues that the atomic bombs were a necessary evil to end the war quickly. On the other hand, Michael Walzer in his response to Fussell's essay, contends that the bombs were an act of terrorism and immoral. I agree that
dropping of the atomic bomb thinking that it was a ‘victory’, while on the other side in Japan; everyone was suffering with the catastrophe the atomic bomb has brought upon Japan. The first mistake the United States made was the Manhattan Project, where they worked on developing an atomic bomb. The United States is also the first nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime. The problem with the United States is that they solve everything with means of destruction. The reason why they began with
August of 1945 was the month when an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulting in over 40,000 deaths. Six days later Japan surrendered and ended World War ll. But there is much speculation over whether the atomic bombing of these two cities was the best way to get the message across. Robert Maddox and Gar Alperovitz are two men with opposing viewpoints on the bombs, Maddox is for the bombs and Alperovitz is against. The bombings done in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the lives of thousands
not in favor of killing anyone, nor for a country to impose such destruction upon another, I believe the bombs had to be dropped to end the carnage of WWII. First off, it is very clear that the collateral damage of the air raid was extensive and lead to the deaths thousands of innocent people in Japan. However, among a lack of other alternatives to bring an end to the war, dropping the bomb seemed necessary. The United States gave Japan several opportunities to surrender, as well as warned them