publicized their surrendering to the world‚ and helping to create a peaceful end to World War II. Throughout 1945 the War has had an a negative effect on many people in the nearby area of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as many damages done to the city and has created a genocide between many ethnic
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The United States’ decision to bomb both Nagasaki and Hiroshima was not at all justified. Many people know that Japan deliberately attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ in order to strategically weaken the American Army. However‚ the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not
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experience the bomb knew what horrifying and terrible effects it would have on the city. In Hersey’s Hiroshima‚ a display of all the innocent lives lost and ruined in the bombing of the city of Hiroshima was shown‚ resulting in an example of why nations should find alternate solutions‚ other than nuclear weapons‚ to solve their problems. To illustrate‚ after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ thousands of people’s lives were instantly ruined. The results of the bombing caused so many people
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did exactly that when it bombed Hiroshima in 1945. The tactic that America took to end the war resulted in the deaths of nearly 146‚000 people; this was unacceptable because the citizens of Hiroshima were unarmed and were not part of the police force. This act was not a reasonable resolution to the war‚ it was a genocide that occurred because of a poor decision. Killing civilians during war is a serious violation (The United States war crimes). The bombing of Hiroshima was an unreasonable act that
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being courageous and humane. Courage in a situation where there is destruction and suffering can be exceedingly strenuous to have‚ but it is important so that people can be aided. In Hiroshima by John Hersey‚ Mr. Tanimoto showed courage through moving the injured to refuge‚ in the middle of disastrous conditions. “Mr. Tanimoto found about twenty men and women on the sandspit. He drove the boat onto the bank and urged them to get aboard. They did not move and he realized they were too weak to lift
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Both ‘’Hiroshima’’ and The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb’’ were interesting works to read because they discuss two different views upon World War II. However‚ both works correlate to each other because at the end their message is simple: war inevitably causes death. Upon reading these works‚ I thought to myself how World War II is taught in the simplest form during history class in middle school. I never had a professor who explicitly went into detail of the horrors of World War II‚ therefore taking
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believe in and acknowledge each other’s actions‚ and help guide them in the right direction. Mr. and Mrs. Wright’s relationship was not “right” because they did not do any of these things. There was a lot of negativity‚ as well as silence in the household. Mr. Wright was described as being a good man‚ yet very serious and stone cold. He was the master of the home and had to have absolute control over everything. Mrs. Wright attempted to be the Suzy homemaker type‚ but rarely got out of the house to socialize
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dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hard decisions were made with this war strategy and some important lessons were learned from this. Based on the circumstances‚ the US was justified in military action against Japan‚ however; dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki shouldn’t have happened. Thousands Civilians were killed over two cities of no real importance in gaining ground within the war. Of those included eleven US Navy pilots imprisoned in Hiroshima. Truman himself also stated
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Hiroshima The novel Hiroshima by John Hersey depicts a tragedy of mass human suffering when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Hersey tells many stories that actually happened of people dying painful deaths and suffering for long periods of time. I believe that Hersey was against the dropping of the bomb because of his vivid descriptions‚ personal stories from the victims‚ and the concern for the future of the survivors. “He reached down and took the woman by the hands‚ but her skin slipped
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decided to try their new invention on Japan. The bombing of the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many innocent people died due to the bombs which led to the surrender of Japan. These bombs would not just kill people instantly‚ but it also made people very sick from diseases. The bombing of the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unjustified because it killed many innocent civilians. Dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unjustified because many innocent civilians died from the
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