Nagasaki Bombing Effects
Thesis: While the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki culminated in the death of many Japanese, the bombings were warranted, saved lives, bringing an end to World War II.
The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a way to retaliate against Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The U.S.was the first country to use nuclear weapons against an enemy.
The morning of December 7, 1941, Japan fired on eight U.S. Navy battleships and sunk four of them. They also damaged and destroyed three cruisers three destroyers,as well as destroying an anti-aircraft training ship and one minelayer.
The attack killed over two thousand Americans and injured over a thousand more.
The U.S. declared war against Japan, thus beginning World War II. …show more content…
Army spent millions of dollars modifying the American B-29 bomber, so it could carry the nuclear bombs that would ultimately be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
American company Boeing, reengineered a plane that was capable of traveling and carrying weapons for the war, including the atomic bomb..
The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was named “Little Boy”.
The second nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki was named “Fat Boy”
Immediate effects from the nuclear bomb included: cancer - especially leukemia and lymphoma. The radiation effects caused mental retardation, having a lower IQ, blindness, spinal bifida, and also cleft palates. The rates of women with breast cancer increased, while men experienced a thyroid problems, hair loss, and diarrhea.
There are two different types of radiation
Thermal burns, a pattern corresponding to the dark portion of kimono that people were wearing at the time.
The second type of radiation was keloids, a severe scarring caused by thermal radiation.
Another effect of the nuclear explosion was the “black rain”. The mixing of large amounts of airborne irradiated materials combined with thermal currents from the firestorms led to rainfall in both cities within 40 minutes of the bombings. As the particles were mixed with carbon residue from citywide fires, the result was with the black rain coming down onto the people and their
The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a way to retaliate against Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The U.S.was the first country to use nuclear weapons against an enemy.
The morning of December 7, 1941, Japan fired on eight U.S. Navy battleships and sunk four of them. They also damaged and destroyed three cruisers three destroyers,as well as destroying an anti-aircraft training ship and one minelayer.
The attack killed over two thousand Americans and injured over a thousand more.
The U.S. declared war against Japan, thus beginning World War II. …show more content…
Army spent millions of dollars modifying the American B-29 bomber, so it could carry the nuclear bombs that would ultimately be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
American company Boeing, reengineered a plane that was capable of traveling and carrying weapons for the war, including the atomic bomb..
The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was named “Little Boy”.
The second nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki was named “Fat Boy”
Immediate effects from the nuclear bomb included: cancer - especially leukemia and lymphoma. The radiation effects caused mental retardation, having a lower IQ, blindness, spinal bifida, and also cleft palates. The rates of women with breast cancer increased, while men experienced a thyroid problems, hair loss, and diarrhea.
There are two different types of radiation
Thermal burns, a pattern corresponding to the dark portion of kimono that people were wearing at the time.
The second type of radiation was keloids, a severe scarring caused by thermal radiation.
Another effect of the nuclear explosion was the “black rain”. The mixing of large amounts of airborne irradiated materials combined with thermal currents from the firestorms led to rainfall in both cities within 40 minutes of the bombings. As the particles were mixed with carbon residue from citywide fires, the result was with the black rain coming down onto the people and their