As all the world has known, the biggest atomic bomb in warfare history by the end of World War 2 is the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima that hit on August 9th, 1945 by the direct order of our 33rd president of The United States Of America; Harry S. Truman. He thought this bomb would bring a close ending of the war (World War 2) and it definitely did but it was too much to handle afterwards when it hit. There was no choice for Truman because there was no other way to bring the war into a close. It was the last call, but they didn’t realize that after they released the bomb, it was hard to decide whether it was a mistake or the right decision. The bomb killed innocent people of 199,000 (plus more). The atomic weapon destroyed most parts of the a Japanese town of Nagasaki and Hiroshima . …show more content…
Up to 40,000 feet buildings collapsed, and homes were destroyed up to ½ of a mile of both towns. The total number of houses that were there before the atomic explosion was 50,000, and the total houses and buildings that were destroyed were 19,587, but 30,413 were undamaged. The souls of people who died because of the bomb in Nagasaki 135,000 and the total number of people who died in Hiroshima was 64,000. People died into dust with the nuclear chemicals that were impossible to survive if you were too close to the bomb. People who survived still have nuclear acid in their bodies that can give them numerous amounts of cancer when they grow up if they survived still in their young age. The social impact of the Hiroshima bombing was of all the people who died, and the buildings that were destroyed when the bomb
An American bomber dropped the world’s first nuclear bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombing wiped out almost 90 percent of the city and killed more than 80,000 people and leaving 10,000 more in severe injuries from radiation exposure. Three days later, a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, killing an over 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito had nothing else to defeat united states so than he announced to Japan to surrender
Was Truman Right to use the Atomic Bomb? World War II in the Pacific. August, 1945 the United States of America creates an explosion of chaos. What caused that explosion was none other than one of the strongest, newest, and most advanced pieces of war technology to be created yet. The Atomic Bomb.
On August 9, 1945, just three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the U.S. came back and dropped a more powerful bomb called “Fat Man.” This time on the city of Nagasaki. The 21 kiloton bomb killed forty-thousand humans, instantly. Many people listened in for the reports and results of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima over household radios.
“There are voices which assert that the bomb should never have been used at all. I cannot associate myself with such ideas,” said Winston Churchill. During the World War II, the Americans had made a significant decision that they had dropped two fatal bombs onto mainland Japan. On August 6, 1945, 8:15 A.M., the first atomic bomb “Little Boy” was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, causing 70,000 Japanese citizens vaporize and addition of 100,000 perished from radiation sickness. Three days later, August 9, 1945, the second bomb “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki, where 80,000 citizens wiped out.
About 90% of the nuclear material (radiation) was taken into the mushroom clouds that appeared above the targets, rather than contaminating the surface. As a result Hiroshima and Nagasaki recovered and became liveable faster than it would have if the radiation fallout had been higher. Today, Hiroshima and Nagasaki match the world’s average radiation of 0.87 mSv/a, and are habitable with over a million people residing in both
Was the Atomic Bomb Necessary? It was necessary for the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Truman’s decision to do this was because of the american lives, the Pearl Harbor in general, and bringing an end to it all. This all began when Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor and, for precautions, the U.S. Interned Japanese people here in our country.
The deadly bombing on Japan saved the lives of many in America, prevented them from attacking the U.S like the one on Pearl Harbor, and it brought a sense of peace to the U.S. It is significant to the understanding of WWII because the events of the atomic bombs were the end of
President Harry Truman gave an executive order in 1945 to drop to atomic bombs in popular downtown cities in Japan. With the guidance of many scientists and political leaders President Truman made the extremely tough decision to drop the bombs. After listening to arguments from both sides President Truman came to the conclusion that dropping bombs would be the best thing to do for this war. It would also show that the United States had an extreme military power. Many American politicians were for the idea of dropping the bomb, because they believed that it was the only way to end the war and get Japan to surrender.
The Effects of the Atomic Bombing on Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The detonation of both atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only destroyed both Japanese cities and resulted in over 199,000 casualties , but left an abominable effect on the health and lives of the atomic bomb survivors. Thanks to 280,000 survivors and organizations created, numerous amounts of research was done to understand the health effects caused mostly by the exposure to unsafe amounts of radiation. The research of effects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors is the longest and largest medical study in history; effects of the atomic bomb included long term health issues, immediate injuries, and discrimination against the survivors. To begin with, one
History August 6th 1945, American B29 bomber dropped ‘little boy’ the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The Bomb destroyed 5 square miles and the centre of the explosion was said to be hotter than the surface of the sun. Three days later a second atomic bomb named ‘fat man’ was dropped on Nagasaki ending World War two with the Japanese surrender. One of the causes for this was Japanese Expansion.
The bomb that was dropped had the explosiveness of 15,000 tons of TnT. (CNN) The bomb in Nagasaki killed over 80,000 people total. Throughout the next fifty years nine percent of the cancer related deaths were caused by radiation from the bombs. Although these were the death totals there were also more long term effects of the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombs completely destroyed The city's infrastructure and ninety percent of the building were completely destroyed.(Zazen)
"’If you put a bomb like this in the middle of it, you end up destroying almost the entirety of the city.’” (“Why did the U.S choose Hiroshima”). Nagasaki on the other hand is a little more complicated considering it was not the original target. In an article by Alex Wellerstein, it is stated “ The initial
Hiroshima suffered a huge loss to the affects of the Americans releasing the atomic
Logan Thompson 3rd Hour 3/7/16 The Atomic Bomb When the atomic bomb was dropped the world was changed forever. The Americans dropped the first atomic bomb on the japanese city of Hiroshima and it killed lots people immediately and tens of thousands later from all the radiation. Then after three days there was a second atomic bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki which killed less but still lots of people. Finally a few day later the Japanese surrendered.
The dropping of the atomic bombs on World War II on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a very important part of World War II. The atomic bomb ended the war between America and Japan. This was just one of the important events during the battle in World War II. The Battle at Pearl Harbor, where the Japanese attacked U.S. soil was also why the americans bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Some believe that the United States was correct in dropping these bombs on Japan because of the attack on Pearl Harbor while others believe that it was very wrong to dropped the bomb.