Why Was The Atomic Bomb Still Important

Why is the event still important today? On August 6, 1945, the United .States . dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb destroyed most of Hiroshima, killing an estimated 130,000 people. Nicknamed Little Boy, the bomb had a force equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT. On August 9, a second bomb called Fat Man was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki killing roughly between 60,000 - 70,000 people. On August 15 Japan surrendered. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only times that nuclear weapons have been used in war. The power of these nuclear weapons, the physical devastation they caused and the casualties of the Japanese have had a huge impact on the world. Following World War II, China, Russia,
What are the political events in which the event occurred

The President of the United States who authorised the use of atomic bombs against Japan was President Truman. He stated “it was the most terrible thing ever discovered.” In 1945 as the atomic bomb was being tested the US and its allies were still heavily involved in the war with Japan. Public opinion in the US were mixed with a lot of concerns being raised about the high US casualties. There was also considerable anger in the US against Japan for the way it had started the war and for the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers. The US were planning an invasion of the southernmost island of Kyushu in an attempt to bring the war to an end. Potential US casualties were expected to be over 200 000. President Truman wanted to end the war as quickly as possible with the fewest U.S. casualties. The atomic weapons had been developed for this purpose and once they were tested it was expected that they would be
Truman sent an Allied demand for an immediate unconditional surrender to the Japanese the demand mentioned refusal would result in total destruction, but no mention of the atomic bomb was made. The Japanese rejected the demand but indicated a conditional surrender would be possible. Even though the Japanese were willing to compromise on August 6 1945 the Enola Gay plane dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

The combination of all these factors seem to be the key reasons for using the atomic bomb. ,
Truman decided to use nuclear weapons on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and days after the bombing of Nagasaki the Japanese did indeed surrender bringing an end to World War II.

What impacts did the dropping of the bomb have on the people of Hiroshima
At the time the bomb exploded over Hiroshima, workers and school children were either to work and school respectively or still travelling. Hiroshima had been bombed by the US using normal weapons so the people were quite complacent and didn’t take shelter from the small group of