Truman right or wrong in deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan (thesis) and why (evidence)? On the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan killing 70‚000 citizens instantly and a further 10‚000 perished from burns and radiation sickness1. President Harry Truman was wrong to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. One of his reasons for dropping the bomb was to end an ongoing war; his reason behind this was that to end the war in such a way would cease anymore-continuous
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involved‚ including: The United States‚ Germany‚ Japan‚ Soviet Union‚ Britain‚ and many more. The war was ended shortly after the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ but I wanted to know if dropping the bomb was absolutely necessary. Therefore‚ the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the United States wanted to force Japans surrender as soon as possible to save the United States money‚ the United States needed to use the atomic bomb before The
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weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act. Good morning respected judges teachers and my dear friends I here today to speak on the topic dangers of nuclear weapons We all know that the effect of the nuclear explosion in hiroshima and Nagasaki can be felt even today the survivors tell us that no one should ever undergo what they have been through a nuclear explosion creates a living hell where the living envy the dead. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The United States was justified to do this because of the unprovoked attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ which occurred three years prior to the bombing of Hiroshima‚ and it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then‚ the fight had never been on United States soil. The innocent civilians of Japan did not have to worry about being killed on their land until
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I saw that Hiroshima had disappeared.... I was shocked by the sight.... Of course I saw many dreadful scenes after that — but that experience‚ looking down and finding nothing left of Hiroshima — was so shocking that I simply can’t express what I felt.... Hiroshima didn’t exist — that was mainly what I saw — Hiroshima just didn’t exist.” Approximately 80‚000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and
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Masuji Ibuse’s novel Black Rain about the aftereffects of Hiroshima uses many images to convey the reaction and the mindset of survivors. I will be focusing on three particular images; that of the stunned fish (86-87)‚ the burnt rock (103-104)‚ and the bodies at First Prefectural Middle School (154). When discussed alongside aspects of the plot and descriptions of survivors and their actions‚ these images suggest that the survivors reacted in such a way where they were changed mentally— so much so
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of
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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8‚ 1945‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together
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that the long term effects of radiation affected A-bomb survivors nor that a radiation exposure caused genetic damages. The United States made Japan surrender due to the atomic bomb‚ which caused many deaths and destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bomb left Hiroshima and Nagasaki in ruins. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the U.S. government’s secret project that was established before World War II and
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the vast majority women‚ children and elderly males. Hiroshima had been chosen for two reasons; it was somewhat untouched by the war‚ meaning its large population was still in place and the bomb’s effects could be fully judged. Also the hills which surround the city would have a “focusing effect”‚ increasing the bomb’s destructive force. A US survey of the damage‚ not released to the press at the time‚ found that the residential areas of Hiroshima felt the “full impact of the bomb‚ with less than 10
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