The Effects of the Atomic Bomb
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The Effects of the Atomic Bomb Some regard the atomic bomb as “the thank God for the atom bomb”. This places God on the U.S. side and regards the bombs as our saving grace. This bomb forced the Japanese to surrender which in turn proved the U.S. to be the heroes who saved the American’s lives.1 The Americans intended on ending the war but did not expect to end it with such a large number of casualties. The results of the atomic bomb and how it effected the Japanese people both emotionally and physically will be addressed. “The bombs marked both an end and a beginning—the end of an appalling global conflagration in which more than 50 million people were killed and the beginning of the nuclear arms race and a new world in which security was forever a step away and enormous resources had to be diverted to military pursuits”.2 They planned to invade Kyusha in the South on November 1st, and Tokyo and the Kanto area in Honshu in March of 1946. There was a long road ahead of them so the sooner the war ended, the better. But this was no excuse for the U.S. to kill millions of people.3 “In Japan, as might be expected, popular memory of the atomic bombs tend to begin where the American narratives leave off…Rubble everywhere. A silent, shattered cityscape. In this regard, the heroic narrative differs little from a Hollywood script”.4 Today we have the Smithsonian Institution that represents the trauma that many of the people today do not have imprinted in their memory. This is a way for all people, who were both present and not present, to pay their respects to the participants and the victims in World War II.5 In creating the Smithsonian, the Americans initially wanted to reflect deeply upon the occurrences by design... ... middle of paper ... ... the War in Asia,” The Journal of American History 82 (1995): 1124. - Ernest Hook, “The Exclusion of Minor Malformations in the Study of Mutation in the Offspring of Survivor of Atomic Bomb: Methodological, Not Sociopolitical, Rationale,” Journal of the History of Biology 30 (1997): 239-242. - Kenzaburo Oe, Hiroshima Notes, trans. David L. Swain and Toshi Yonezawa (New York: Grove, 1996). - Toyofumi Ogura Letters From the End of the World: A Firsthand Account of the Bombing of Hiroshima trans. Kisaburo Murakami and Sigeru Figil (New York: Kodansha International, 1982). - “Physical Damages Caused by the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing,” http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/disastewr/Damage-ic.html (28 Feb. 2000). - Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack (New York, 1972).
In this essay, the author
- Argues that the japanese suffer from historical amnesia and are trying to come to some sort of understanding as to why the americans allowed the bombing to occur.
- Explains that the most political topic that was debated in the 1950’s was whether radiation had any major or hazardous effects.
- Analyzes john w. dower's essay, "triumphal and tragic narratives of the war in asia."
- Describes ernest hook's findings on the exclusion of minor malformations in the study of mutation.
- Analyzes toyofumi ogura's letters from the end of the world: a firsthand account of bombing.
- Analyzes john w. dower's essay, "triumphal and tragic narratives of the war in asia."
- Describes ernest hook's findings on the exclusion of minor malformations in the study of mutation.
- Analyzes toyofumi ogura's letters from the end of the world: a firsthand account.
- Explains that the atomic bomb forced the japanese to surrender and proved the u.s. to be the heroes who saved the american's lives.
- Opines that the death rates and emotional scars caused by the atomic bomb should be reason enough to never allow such a tragedy to occur again.
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- At 8:15 AM on August 6th of 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing more than 75,000 people. Not only did the 10,000 pound atomic bomb change the innocence of America, it also changed how millions of people view war. To this day, people still have bittersweet feelings about what the United States did to Japan. Some say that the atomic bomb saved many American lives and others argue that it was unnecessary and immoral. While many deaths and injuries occurred in Japan, America was afflicted by the Hiroshima bombing whether people agree or disagree. In the article America’s Hiroshima, Peter Schwenger describes how the United States was affected by Hiroshima, and what followed after the event.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the 10,000-pound atomic bomb on hiroshima changed the innocence of america and how millions of people view war.
- Analyzes how peter schwinger's article argues that america has lost its innocence and that hiroshima will never be forgotten by the people because it will always have a spot in history.
- Analyzes how americans were drowning in propaganda to the point that made the situation seem as if they were only attacking the enemy.
- Explains that the books gave americans a sense of the terrible human cost, and allowed them to see the japanese as human.
- Analyzes how the article introduces the atomic bomb victim and the pilot of the plane who drooped the first bomb on hiroshima.
- Analyzes how schwinger states that if america mourns nothing else, it must mourn, at some level, a loss of innocence, emphasizing that america has crossed the line and is at the point where it cannot come back
- Analyzes how the situation of hiroshima was a result of "disneyfication" and how that caused americans to misrepresent the events.
- Explains that peter schwinger is an english emeritus professor at the university of mount st. vincent university.
- Opines that the bombing of hiroshima is one of those events that can’t be forgotten because of how horrendous and tragic the results were.
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In this essay, the author
- Argues that president truman was not justified in dropping the atomic bomb on hiroshima because he could have used alternative methods that would have been more ethical to its counterpart.
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In this essay, the author
- Argues that the nagasaki bombings dramatically hastened the end of world war ii, with japan surrendering within a week after it.
- Argues that the bombings were unjustified, as japan was considered "militarily defeated" at the time when the nuclear weapons were deployed.
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In this essay, the author
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- Explains that the us has been afraid of the russian spread of communism within their views of a democratic world for quite some time now.
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In this essay, the author
- Argues that the atomic bombings were an effective and justified way to end ww2 and force japan to surrender.
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In this essay, the author
- Describes how the first atomic bomb was released in 1945 in hiroshima, japan, in an effort to expedite the end of world war ii.
- Analyzes how president truman eased some concerns about america's ability to remain number one. the article "war and peace revolutionized" added compassion to the long list of positive attributes that the americans had given to themselves.
- Analyzes how president harry s. truman's ego boost created a strong bias from the american people when comparing the ethics of themselves with other countries.
- Analyzes how the new york times article "japanese stress hiroshima " addressed the growing concern about the seriousness of the event.
- Opines that as more information was released about the bomb and the serious consequences that followed hiroshima, people began to question the morality of the atomic bomb.
- Explains that the shift in attitudes about the bombing of hiroshima did not come overnight. the general public couldn't fathom the horrific events that took place in 1945.
- Analyzes how president truman's announcement that the united states was the first to successfully produce and release this super weapon brought a whole new level of patriotism and national pride.
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In this essay, the author
- Argues that dropping atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki was not the solution the world needed to end wwii.
- Analyzes how the atomic bombs ravaged the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki.
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- Opines that the u.s.'s atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki by the united states cannot be justified by any measures.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the detonation of the first atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki ushered in the nuclear age.
- Describes how the japanese attacked the american fleet at pearl harbor, killing 19 ships and destroying the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki with two atomic bombs.
- Describes how the explosion reduced hiroshima to a scorched plain, causing countless lives to be lost.
- Explains that radiation resulting from the atomic bomb explosion is roughly classified into two categories: initial radiation and residual radiation.
- Explains the potential effects of radiation continue to threaten the lives of the survivors even today and have caused considerable psychological damage.
- Analyzes how the atomic bomb destroyed an entire community. the damage caused by the a-bomb failed to heal with the passage of time.
- Opines that the atomic bombs ended the deadliest war in history. mobilization altered the structure of the economy, accelerated trends toward advancement in business, agriculture, and labor; revolutionary advances in wartime science and technology raised both hopes for a healthier and better world and fears of and end to human life.
- Opines that the world must understand the consequences of using nuclear weapons of total destructive power that destroy nature, should have never been used, but should not rely on them to maintain peace.
- Cites bartlett's familiar quotations, boston: little,brown and company, 1980. bradley, omar, dawson, christopher, hershey, hiroshima.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the manhattan project was a secret project to build an atomic bomb in 1941, which involved splitting uranium and plutonium into fragments and exploding the nuclei.
- Explains that the war against japan was not a happy encounter. america plotted using their secret weapons codenamed fat man and little boy to save lives.
- Explains that japan surrendered in the war against the u.s. emperor hirohito agreed to the peace terms and unconditional surrender, bringing an end to world war ii.
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