The Bombing On Hiroshima and Nagasaki The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the start of a new era of warfare, enabling a state to damage an entire city with a single weapon. The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed warfare, leading to the decision to drop the atomic bomb to end the war fast, given Japan’s resistance, the long invasion plan, and the need to protect American lives. While nobody knew when the war would end, the bombing of Japan was justified because Japan had not surrendered, the invasion would take two months and prolonged the war, and saving American lives. Many historians have claimed that Japan was about to surrender, but evidence suggests they hadn’t decided before the first bomb was used. “Revisionist historians …show more content…
Japan surrendered, and the U.S. had to make a decision. The U.S. wanted to end the war as soon as possible, and the invasion would have only prolonged the war. “Post-atomic bomb estimates have claimed the possibility that there would have been up to 1 million casualties in a U.S. invasion of Japan. However, historian Ray Skates concludes in his authoritative study The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb (1998) that Operation OLYMPIC, the first phase of the plans for invading Japan (the conquest of the island of Kyushu planned for November 1945), would alone have taken two months and resulted in 75,000–100,000 U.S. casualties” (Tucker, 5). The U.S. wanted to end the war as soon as possible and an invasion would have taken two months for the first phase which would only have prolonged the war. Truman wanted to save American lives, so the only option left was to use the bomb. Truman and his advisors found ending the war and saving American lives to be a good enough reason for dropping the bomb. “He did not need estimates of potential losses in the hundreds of thousands to authorize the use of the bomb, and in fact, there is no contemporaneous evidence that he received projections of such staggering …show more content…
The main reason for dropping the atomic bombs was to end the war and save the lives of American soldiers. Dropping the bombs made Japan surrender, but opposing views predicted the war would be over in two weeks. Nobody truly knew when the war was going to end. “The war would have been over in two weeks.The atomic bomb had nothing to do with the end of the war at all.” (Alperovitz, 4) Opposing views claim that the war would have been over within two weeks, but neither Japan nor the U.S knew the exact date the war would end. Considering the date was uncertain, the U.S. went forward with the atomic bomb so the end of the war would be certainly not predicted. The war’s uncertain end and two-week timeline predictions shaped the decision to use the bomb, changing warfare by showing the devastating impact of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While nobody knew when the war would end, the bombing of Japan was justified because Japan had not surrendered, the invasion would take two months for the first phase, and saving American lives was a key reason for dropping the
Justifying the Nuclear Bombings on Hiroshima The topic of whether the decision the US made to drop two nuclear bombs on Japan was justified or not has been an active argument ever since the decision was introduced. President Truman made a choice and the event took place on the 6th of August 1945. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were horrific events in the history of the world, but whether the outcome of the discussion was justified has been contested from multiple perspectives for many years
On August 1945, the United States dropped a bomb on Japan’s two cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. According to an opinion writer, Richard Cohen claims the atomic bomb devastated Japan’s population as it killed 250,000 people; the majority of them were civilians. The civilians who survived this attack suffered an incredibly unimaginable horror; this was brought upon them by the effects of burn and radiation. As a result, huge controversy arose as people questioned whether the United States made the
dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later they dropped another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. These atomic bombs were called little boy and fat man. Some people felt that Japan was no longer a really big threat and the atomic bombs were an overkill. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not justified because they were war crimes which led to harsh decision making, and the killing of innocent people. The bombings were revenge on Japan for bombing pearl harbour and killing
disaster. On August 6, 1945 the course of history was changed. Two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, and three days later, August 9, 1945, on Nagasaki that ended World War II. Japan had already been a defeated nation from conventional bombs and World War II. Many innocent lives were lost, psychological scars were left on the lives of the bomb survivors, and thus many lives were changed forever. The atomic bombings caused many people to have genetic effects due to the
The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The long lasting effects of the atomic bomb dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified by the United States. The United States had no other choice, or the war would just go on, which would be unfavorable for both the United States and Japan. The first reason why the US’s choice of using Atomic Bombs was justified is that it saved many soldiers’ life. If the war had continued, many more lives on both the United States and Japan’s side would have
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a necessary action taken by the United States government in order to ensure that their allies does not receive any more casualties from the conflict with the Japanese Empire during World War II. If United States did not use the atomic bomb on the island there would have been a higher number of casualties from the U.S troops. The first reason why the U.S would have lost more troops was because the Japanese soldiers had an extremely strong conviction that their
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would forever divide the world into two sides in the rest of history. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not necessary to end one of the deadliest wars in the world history that is WWII. The U.S bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary to end the world second and greatest war in our history. There has been a lot of debate on whether or not the United States decision to end the war with nuclear weapons was
Bombing of Hiroshima Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction A short summary of the movie The movie on bombing of Hiroshima features the events that took place way back on 6th August, 1945; in which the Japanese cities; Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bomb attacked by the United States. The attack was a plan engineered by the then president of the United States Harry Truman who had succeeded President Frankline Roosevelt as a result of his untimely demise. This was towards the end of
Japan during World War II, occurred between the years 1941 and 1945. The US was dragged into the war when the Japanese, or the “Japs” bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, killing over 2,300 Americans. This was unacceptable to a country as prestige as the United States. Led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, thus declared war on Japan the next day. ("Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945."). The fight was brought to a close by the dropping of two nuclear bombs on influential Japanese
Hersey’s short novel Hiroshima pays tribute to the stories of several survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hersey documents the unique lives of each of these survivors, including how each person spent the moments leading up to the bomb, how they reacted to the bomb, how the bomb affected their life afterward, and other general information about the person. Hersey ends the book with an uncomplicated statement about how “his memory, like the world’s, was getting spotty” (152)
and another being the influence this act left on the world. Dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not the solution the world needed to end WWII. After the needless ravaging of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the atomic bombs, the cities found themselves in horrible states of chaos and destruction. For one, a needless amount of people died instantaneously. As shown in “Table A:
OF THE BOMB Introduction The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima which triggered incredible human suffering and brought about insightful allegations of the entire human race embodies one of the crucial events of the twentieth century. By scrutinizing the historical background and the incentives of the past leaders at the time, various individuals have established different viewpoints to evaluate whether the circumstances justified the decision to drop the atomic bomb. In this paper, I shall
To what extent was Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? A. Plan of Investigation Research Question: To what extent was Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? This investigation assesses President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It will determine whether or not his decision was justified. This investigation will scrutinize the reasons that made Harry Truman
On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima without any precedent. The explosion viciously destroyed four square miles of the city and killed 90,000 and injured 40,000. (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”) Three days later, a second atomic bomb stroked the city of Nagasaki which killed approximately 37,000 people and injured 43,000 (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”). These actions of the United States still remain controversial today and the United
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastating man-made disasters that led to numerous deaths and certainly were not ethical or moral. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing is well known for its destructive effects, it led to many deaths and destroyed the surrounding with the use of an immoral atomic bomb. The bombing was accomplished by the US, which initially took place in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As the name suggests, it was a huge annihilation, leaving all on its way to perish. With an estimated death of