Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima And Nagasaki

The Manhattan Project arose in the United Sates due in part to the scientific breakthrough by the Nazi’s allowing them to split the uranium atom. Over several years, the Manhattan Project developed a nuclear weapon with the capability to end the Pacific War. The Manhattan Project was in the hands of both president Roosevelt and Truman, each impacting its development course to suit the given situation of the time period. The Manhattan Project and the actions of President Truman are highly controversial in terms of inhuman methods utilized, though they resulted in both expenditures and lives being spared in the process. From 1942 to 1946, the development of the Manhattan Project and the decision by President Harry S. Truman to drop the Atomic

Was it necessary for Truman to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War II? On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped by a US aircraft on Hiroshima. This atomic bomb was dropped to force Japan into surrender, this bomb alone destroyed Hiroshima and over 90,000 people were instantly killed in the explosion and an additional 100,000 people perished from burns and radiation sickness. On August 9, 1945 only three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki resulting in an additional 80,000 casualties of the Japanese population. The people of Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many people opposed to the use of the atomic bombs because people argued that Truman 's decision to use atomic bombs was a barbaric act of cruelty. People also argued that the US government had other ulterior motives to drop the atomic bomb that were necessary for America 's ideals. Necessary motives like presenting The Soviet Union a strong message for the Soviets to watch their step around America. A conventional way of warfare for Japan 's surrender would have costed many more American lives. Truman and others believed that the atomic bomb was necessary to save American lives but also Japanese lives. These actions from President Truman marked the end of the most destructive war in history. The two sources that will used and evaluated in this paper are is The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock (1996)

For those not familiar with the Manhattan Project; it was an atomic research program approved by President Roosevelt. It would eventually produce the first atomic bomb used during World War II.

In 1942, the Manhattan project was started. The Manhattan project was created to make the first nuclear weapon in the United States.The bomb was created to help defend the United States. World War II was going on and the United States was not involved yet. President Harry S. Truman was elected after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Harry

        August 6, 1945 defines a pivotal moment in world history. At 8:15am, the United States

With multiple chances from the United States to surrender in the war and rejecting each one, the Japanese set themselves up for disaster. On August 6, 1945 the course of history was changed. Two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, and three days later, August 9, 1945, on Nagasaki that ended World War II. Japan had already been a defeated nation from conventional bombs and World War II. Many innocent lives were lost, psychological scars were left on the lives of the bomb survivors, and thus many lives were changed forever. The atomic bombings caused many people to have genetic effects due to the radiation from the bombs. Revisionists have said the US used the bombs to blackmail the Soviet Union. The

In 1945 America committed an act that some consider to be one of the most destructive acts in the world. It has been questioned why America would execute the devastating dropping of the bombs, nicknamed fat man and little boy, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War two.

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one of the most debated events of WWII. After realizing the bomb, statements were taken. President Truman’s account of the incident was dramatically different than the account of the survivor, Toshiko Saeki. Truman portrayed the success of the atomic bomb by saying, “release atomic energy ushers in a new era in man’s understanding of nature’s forces.”(Ward & Gainty, 2012) also stating that “it is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe” (Ward & Gainty, 2012). These statements from Truman’s only talked about the scientific achievements that the bomb held never gave the public any idea what power the atomic bomb held what the future held for this technology

Hiroshima and Nagasaki altered the course of world events by starting the Cold War, ushering advancements in technology, and by influencing cultures worldwide. Occurring on August 6 and August 9 in 1945, the bombing of the cities set of a series of events that would forever change history. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged from the war as superpowers with seemingly limitless power. Their ideologies, however, contrasted greatly, and the once allied nations would turn against each other, setting the entire world into a period of uncertainty. The atomic bomb, alone, would influence countless decisions, technologies, and policies in the following years and strike fear and awe into many around the world.

August 6th 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Japan. World War Two was practically over, but Japan and the United States weren’t getting along due to Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. The President of the United States (Truman) and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill Issued the Potsdam Declaration which was the declaration that was put on the table for Japan after Germany had surrendered. Earlier in the war we had been putting together atomic weapons in case the war was getting out of hand. Since Japan wouldn’t surrender after the Potsdam we dropped the 1st bomb. Japan had still not surrendered so we dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. There was a combined total of casualties after the 1st bomb of 140,000. The second bomb totaled out to 120,000 casualties. Dropping these bombs helped the United States win the war. In my Opinion, the decision to drop both bombs on Japan was the best alternative the United States had to remain stable and to hold military lives.

In 1945, President Truman had to make one of the toughest decisions a president has ever been faced with. This decision, of course, being whether to drop the atomic bombs on Japanese cities, not drop the bombs at all, or do a demonstration by dropping a bomb in the ocean near Tokyo. Truman eventually chose to drop the atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. This choice to drop the atomic bombs was right because these bombings assisted in slowing the expansion of the Soviet Union, changed the Japanese never-give-up mentality, and prevented the loss of many American and Japanese lives.

The atomic bomb was initially created during the time period directly preceding, and including, World War II. Although the United States was the first nation to actually utilize this devastating weapon in a combat situation, it is significant to note that several other nations, including Russia and Germany, were also rapidly attempting to manifest the technology that could produce this devastating weapon. The U.S. utilized this weapon against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki within two days of each other to conclude the war with the triumph of the Allied powers. Japan was largely chosen as a target since it represented the last of the efforts of the Axis powers which included Germany and Italy to win World War II. The widespread destruction sown in both of the aforementioned cities, however, quickly led to Japan's surrender and the end of the war.

In December of 1941, the United States entered into the second World War after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. Due to these attacks and the dangerous rumors sprouting of German bomb builders, the U.S. decided to put efforts towards constructing the ultimate weapon of mass destruction: the Atomic Bomb. With billions of dollars and over 100,000 people, the Manhattan Project was founded to affirm these efforts by U.S. military and scientists. By the Manhattan Project we saw the unfortunate destruction of Japanese cities, the incredible advances in the world of science, and the threats of the cold war resulting in measures to protect against modern nuclear threats.

The race to create the first atomic bomb was kicked into high gear. Germany had the lead; in fact, they had one of the greatest chemical engineering industries in the world. The threat of nuclear war was at hand, and the Axis powers had the lead. On May 12, 1942, an order was created to develop a nuclear weapon. As a matter of fact, this was known as the largest secret project the United States government has ever undertaken. Thus, the Manhattan Project was born. This project was introduced into over 30 different locations, including Hanford, Washington, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It was a high security, extremely secret project

Would you kill a thousand to save millions? Well the drastic actions taken by the United States did save millions. There were two actions that had to occur to save the millions and end the war, the dropping of the two atomic bombs being the first of their kind were to be the most powerful bomb ever invented using atomic and nuclear forces so create it and packed over 20,000 tons of TNT and was about ten feet long. The bomber that transported and dropped them was called the 'Enola Gay’. The two Japanese cities’ that were struck by such creations were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this essay I will be discussing on how the actions taken by the United States of America were completely justified in dropping the two bombs as is established a future power image, saved millions, ended the war and ended the axis of evil.