Atomic Bomb Szilard Summary

During 1941 through 1945 a war had occurred in the Pacific between the Americans and the Japanese this war was called The Pacific Theater. This war was also being fought during the duration of another World War against Germany and Japan but on May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered to the allied powers leaving Japan to still be dealt with. However Japan would not surrender even after the major battles between the Americans and Japanese in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Americans then came to conclusion to try and get to a new military weapon which then started the ManHattan Project. The Manhattan Project established a new powerful military weapon known as the Atomic Bomb. This new entirely militarized weapon was designed to force Japan into surrendering because Japan was still willing to fight even though they were on a brink of defeat and they were

Document C says, “If such public announcement gave assurance to the Japanese that they could look forward to a life devoted to peaceful pursuits in their homeland” The author uses this evidence to show that using the bomb to allow the Japanese an opportunity to surrender and live their lives is the best thing they could do instead of dropping the bomb. This means that the writer felt as if the bomb should not have been used in a way of a deadly attack, more of a scare tactic to make the Japanese surrender. This quote is used to portray the opinions and different usages of the bomb without actually dropping it. Document H says, "He then listed the ways that humans need to change our mindset to avoid violent conflict in the future." This quote shows how he felt humans need to change the way they want to deal with conflict instead of relying on violence.

In the book Bomb by Steve Sheinkin you learn about the race to build the atomic bomb, it's affect on World War 2, and its possible effects on the world. The book begins when a group of american physicists discovered that you can unlock the power inside an atom, in a time of warfare they realize they could use the newly discovered information to their advantage. The Manhattan Project was started, and so was the race to build the world's first atomic bomb. The Soviet Union was far behind america in building the bomb but not as far behind as Germany. The Soviet acquired spies from inside the Manhattan Project but could not get any spies from inside the German bomb project. The United Sates is the first to finish building they drop it onto Hiroshima

The atomic bombs might have killed thousands, but the bombs also saved millions. Before the war even started Japan had a grudge on America for cutting off of their oil supplies. Germany lost to the allies after hitter committed suicide. Japan was the last remain axis power. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, America had a right to join the war and get revenge. When America dropped the bombs, they did their best not to harm many civilians. Also they saved more lives than they took. The atomic bomb was the best way toned the war efficiently.

1. Long after World War II and the use of the atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a great debate remains. It seems that there are two main potential arguments as to why the bombs were detonated and whether or not they were even necessary to begin with. The first theory surrounds the notion of the national security interests of the United States. In this theory essentially, Truman’s actions had been defended and justified as necessary in order to quickly end the war with U.S. causalities kept to a minimum.

Thank God for the Atomic Bomb by Paul Fussel is a provocative essay about the opposing views on the two atomic bombs that America dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan ending World War 2, the most defecating event to happen in history. Over a few million-innocent people died that day, and thousands of the survivors and their offspring have suffered or died since of the result of the chemicals used in the bomb. Fussel was a purple hearted second lieutenant military man frontline in the war. He writes about the difference of opinion of using the atomic bomb from two views: those with firsthand combat with the Japanese and those without firsthand combat experience with the Japanese. Paul Fussel’s essay has the primary aim of persuading the reader that the Atomic bomb was the best choice as a means to end the war and he uses the primary mode of evaluation to persuade. His secondary aim is referential, to inform and explain to those who had no firsthand experience in that war and he uses the secondary mode of description to do this, citing from those against the bomb and those with their hands in the daily blood.

Bombing two major cities may seem wrong but it was necessary in order to come out as a successful nation. During World War 2 on August 6th and 9th of 1945 the United States was the first country to use an atomic device against an enemy. This enemy was the country of Japan. After the Japanese killed thousands of U.S soldiers with their ruthless and unexpected attack on Pearl Harbour the United States released two atomic bombs on their two major cities. These cities were known as Nagasaki and Hiroshima. After the bombs were dropped the war was put to an end. The use of the atomic bombs is a widely debated topic on whether their use was necessary or not. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not only necessary to end the war but it was also necessary because many American lives were lost.

As World War II was coming to an end during 1945, the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon, known as “the atomic bomb,” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate, unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas others believe it was a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender. In the Report of a Scientific Panel of nuclear physicists, some scientific colleagues believed the atomic bomb was a “purely technical

In A Petition to the President, Szilard and his cosigners, used their knowledge about atomic bombs to try and persuade the President of the United States, to not to allow the authorization of atomic bombs during the war. They write about the destruction caused by using an atomic bomb and the potential fall out from using such a weapon. Before the devastating bomb dropped on Japan by America, there were scientists who tired to bring awareness of such an event.

The purpose of his petition initially appears obvious; it seems that Szilard wants the President to reconsider the plan to bomb Japan in light of German surrender. Specifically, he requests that Japan be “given an opportunity to surrender” as well before the bomb was used.1 However, a closer consideration of the environment at the time reveals that this may not have been the sole purpose of the letter. Szilard, intimately connected with the atomic project, likely knew that there was too much bureaucratic momentum to realistically stop the bomb’s usage. In reality, the decision to drop the bomb had been made long before the Trinity test. Knowing this, Szilard may have written the petition in order to put himself and other scientists in a historically better light more so than as a practical attempt to stop the bomb. This view is evidenced by

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are generally seen as successes in Truman’s presidency, although there are a large number of people who see it as a failure as well as a horrendous crime against humanity. However, by making the decision to

A few short weeks before the use of the atomic bomb on Japan, a petition was created to urge the president against such action. This petition was written by Leo Szilard, a scientist working in the field of atomic power, in July of 1945. In this concerning petition, the author’s main worry was the use of such a destructive weapon would set a precedent and open the door of an era of devastation (Leo Szilard). Although the petition ultimately failed to persuade the president, Leo Szilard’s use of both pathos and ethos in “A Petition to the President of the United States” helped to successfully validate his argument against the bombing of Japan.

While reading Bomb by Steve Sheinkin I looked at the text through a critical lenses. With the critical lenses, I specifically looked with four topics: perspective, messages, identities, and ideology. Out of the four critical response lenses I looked at the text through the one that stood out to me the most, perspective.

This investigation assesses President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It will determine whether or not his decision was justified. This investigation will scrutinize the reasons that made Harry Truman feel inclined to drop atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Preventing further casualties along with the desire to end the war are two argumentative points that will be analyzed to determine if they were strong enough to justify the dropping

An atomic bomb is a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction —called also atom bomb. 2 : a nuclear weapon (as a hydrogen bomb)