world’s first atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombs, code-named “Little Boy” and “Fat Man,” killed over 100,000 people and thousands more during the following months. The use of the two bombs caused lots of controversy and the topic is still largely debated today. Many argue that the use of the bombs ended the war, but that does not justify the usage of them when other alternatives were available. The United States’ decisions to deploy both bombs on Japanese…
creation of the Atomic Bomb put an end to World War II, and was considered a great thing because the Americans had a victory over Japan. It also led to a variety of changes in the lives of many Americans that could be considered bad or good depending on an individual’s personal opinion. The book Trinity a Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb, is very informative about the preparation, the planning, and the use of the first Atomic Bomb. Life before the creation of the atomic bomb was going…
In 1945, the United States government launched two atomic bombs. These bombs landed on two different Japanese cities in the span of a week. The United States saw the atomic bombs as an opportunity to get out of the war with Japan. Many atomic bomb supporters claim that the US were only acting to defend their own people. Regardless, the bombs weren’t a necessary or a humane solution. Japan was already face to face with surrender. Most of the world had agreed upon disallowing the use of WMDs in…
Additionally, now the Soviets will not attack nor threaten the United States until it develops an atomic bomb of its own. This creates global peace giving countries an opportunity to rebuild their country’s economies. In short, the atomic bomb was a recipe for peace that was demonstrated on Japan and kept Russia obedient until 1947 (atomicbombmuseum.org). Finally, the destructive power that the atomic bomb possessed meant that the United States would remain uncontested as the world’s greatest…
The Atomic Bomb is considered one of the most notorious and calamitous weapons in United States history. The atomic bombs, code named “Fat Man” and “Little Boy,” were considered breakthrough warfare technology when they were introduced to the world during the 1940s. Consequently, this powerful creation also came with catastrophic results. The effects were dangerous and harmful to living things, and they are still felt to this day. This infamous event started with the Manhattan Project in New…
Importance of Saving Lives in the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki This historical study will define importance of savings lives in the dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. American politicians and military leaders sought to use the atomic bomb as a way to stop the long-term effects of ground combat an aerial bombings in WWII, which would have prolonged the war and killed many more millions of soldiers. The atomic bomb was a “final solution”…
On August 6, 1945, and August 9th, 1945 the American Government dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two nuclear attacks claimed a combined death toll of an estimated 135,000. The American Atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were strategically justified as using the atomic bomb would satisfy the U.S.’s end of war military and political agenda. This essay will explain in precise detail the tasks and challenges the USA needed to complete in order to…
In World War II, an atomic bomb was released by the United States, striking and devastating parts of Japan. This action made by the U.S. government was immensely criticized by the public eye. In class, we read the three texts, “Robert Oppenheimer Speech”, “A Petition to the President of the United States”, and “The Decision to Drop the Bomb”. All of these pieces of writing discuss the topic of how and why United States decided to drop a nuclear bomb over to Japan. The three seem to have a the…
is called the ‘Atomic Bomb’ on Japan, successfully ending the war between them. Although the bomb had ended the war between the US and Japan, the US shouldn’t have dropped the Atomic Bomb because designing and building it was rather costly, the US was prejudiced towards the Japanese, and the full knowledge of the effects the bomb would cause was lacking tremendously, especially in long term effects. Designing and building the Atomic Bomb was very expensive. The building of the bomb…
by Barton J. Bernstein focuses on atomic bombs in general, but specifically the usage of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan towards the end of World War II. The article also goes on to talk about events that the author feels is lesser known in History, and goes into detail about what he feels like is a significant part of History that many people may not know of. More specifically, Bernstein talks about how the United States had a third atomic bomb that they planned to use prior to…