Atomic Bomb Dbq Essay

World War II was the bloodiest war in world history that led to reorientation of both economic and social axiomatic patterns such as new conserving methods and contributing to the war effort. The violence between the United States and Japan, beginning with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, led to hundreds of thousands of casualties for both countries. To ensure a rapid victory for the United States, atomic bombs were dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These nuclear bombs were authorized, to be used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by President Harry Truman. The decision to deploy atomic bombs in Japan was the wrong decision, due to the dwindling Japanese military power already leading to a surrender, the massive amounts of destruction brought upon Japan

The battles fought at Iwo Jima and Okinawa left the Japanese military forces in pieces, leading the United States towards victory. From this point, the Japanese military forces focused on the defense and preparation for further attacks. The Japanese had little time for the preparation of war tactics such as suicidal and surprise attacks (Doc. F). Evidently, the Japanese forces had already been hindered and it would have been extremely difficult for Japan to recover from such a loss. Moreover, Japan was prepared to surrender prior to the atomic bombs being dropped, due to the successful sea blockades and conventional bombings (Doc. H). Furthermore, the bombings were no material necessity to the end of the war, which could have been ended weeks earlier had the bombs not been detonated. The bombings that killed thousands of Japanese civilians and created mass destruction was not the determining factor of the victor of war because the Japanese had already been defeated and sued for

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrate this quote by Ghandi perfectly. The United States deployed an atomic bomb to have some sort of revenge on Japan, but this inhumane method of revenge just killed more innocent civilians and left the world more blind. Document E and Document C both portray a similar message that American naval vessels were attacked - some destroyed - by the Japanese and that something must be done, by the United States, to counterattack. To contrast, some may argue that the bombings were necessary to have revenge for the destruction caused by Japan, such as the destruction of various naval vessels like the U.S.S Arizona( Document C). However, even though the attack on Pearl Harbor was vicious and barbaric, it is equally inhumane to kill 90,000 innocent civilians instantaneously, as a result of the“Little Boy,” and,“Fat Man”. The United States wanted to end the war fast and effectively and thought that killing innocent civilians would contribute to the termination of the war. In conclusion, the bombings did end the war but, it came with a large burden that could have been easily avoided by more diplomatic