Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 President - Harry S. Truman Diary Entry 10/8/1945 I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941‚ this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour‚ against those who have starved‚ beaten and executed
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Objectivity in Hiroshima At 8:15 A.M. on August 6‚ 1945‚ the President of the United States of America ordered the dropping of an atomic bomb over Hiroshima causing the death of an estimated 66‚000 people. The journalist‚ John Hersey‚ wrote a 30‚000 word essay in 1946 entitled‚ Hiroshima‚ which was later turned into a book. In 1985‚ Hersey added chapter five which tells the stories of the six survivors’ lives after the bomb was dropped. While writing Hiroshima‚ John Hersey was supremely objective
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first to create one that was full-functioning. In the summer of 1945‚ President Truman decided‚ after consulting with his advisors‚ that the atomic bomb would be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Due to Japan’s persistent refusal to surrender‚ the atomic bomb’s use on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the quickest way to end the war‚ making the atomic bomb’s use justifiable. Although it would prove deadly to the Japanese‚ the atomic bomb was also the
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YEAR 10 HISTORY THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA The atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War 2. There can be no doubt of that. While they brought death and destruction on a horrifying scale‚ they averted even greater loss – American‚ English and Japanese. In answer to the question ‘was the development of the atomic bomb by the United States necessary?’ I reply unequivocally‚ ‘Yes!’1 Regardless of General Grove’s speech to the world in 1962 that the use of the world’s
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American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage
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Final Seminar Chapter 2: The Fire‚ closely follows the story of the 6 survivors or hibakusha‚ immediately after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Each individual struggles to find a place of refuge amongst the chaos as spot fires cover the entire city. There is an emphasis on the wounded and suffering as many of the survivors themselves suffer cuts‚ burns or radiation sickness along with those around them. There is speculation over what may have caused such destruction to the city
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should have dropped the bomb on Japan to save lives on both sides. Some people believe the bombing of Hiroshima was unnecessary. They claim that Japan was on the edge of surrendering‚ therefore the United States had no right to bomb the Japanese. Many feel that the bombing was unjust due to the amount of civilians that were either killed or injured. One year after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima‚ the death toll stood at 70‚000 from those that died instantly and as a result of the radiation (Takaki
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John Hersey’s book on Hiroshima was telling the story of six survivors of Hiroshima. In this book‚ John descripies into great detail of what these six people were doing the day of the bombing that ended World War 2 and how they survived the atomic bomb. Miss Toshinki Sasaki‚ Dr. Masakazu Fujii‚ Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura‚ Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge‚ Dr. Terufumi Sasaki and Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto where the six survivors that Mr. Hersey writes about in his story. These six people were among many other
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atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6ht and 9th of august 945. This was after the attack on pearl habour‚ December 7th 1941. Evidently‚ this has opened many debates arguing whether the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was justified. Np‚ it was not. The USA responded unnecessarily and brutally. The two atomic bombs caused mass destruction to buildings‚ homes‚ roofs‚ and vast land. Along with that‚ 93 000 people died in Hiroshima. Out of which‚ third of its population
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The document‚” The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “was produced during the time period of World War 2 in the 20th century. Both denotations were dropped in 1945. It was an attack that was ordered by the United States on Japanese land because the Japanese had attacked previously attacked the United States. Japan had initiated this conflict and the U.S was determined in ending it. This document states that an overview of the immense damage to Japanese infrastructure‚ population‚ and willpower
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