Well, the Japanese had demonstrated near-fanatical resistance, fighting to almost the last man on Pacific islands, committing mass suicide of Saipan and unleashing kamikaze attacks at Okinawa. Firebombing had killed 100,000 in Tokyo with no discernible political effect, and the atomic bomb was the only way to jolt Japan’s leadership to surrender. With only two bombs ready, it was way too risky to “waste” one in a demonstration over an unpopulated area. If there was an invasion of Japan by the Allies, there would have been casualties on both sides that could easily have exceeded the toll at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two targeted cities would have probably been firebombed anyway.
Without a warning hundreds of thousands of Hiroshima residents were instantly killed by an atomic bomb the size of a small home, devouring the entire city. Being the first nuclear weapon in history, President Truman claimed the results were not intended to be so powerful and destructive as they proved to be. Truman believed that by dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the war would end. Although it did just that, there were many other peaceful ways of resolving this war. Both countries wanted the
On one hand we have “Dr. Strangelove” who makes us laugh about what we should be concerned and worried about, and the film transforms this horrible idea about the bomb and massive destruction into something funny and peculiar that we should accept as part of our normal life. In this film all the characters seems to be unreal and mentally insane. A human sickness is the one who determines when, where, and how we should drop a bomb. On the other hand, we have “Fail-Safe” that, from a very serious point of view, exposes the problematic of nuclear bombs.
If you had been an advisor to Truman in the discussions leading up to the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, what would you have advised him and why? "The atom bomb was no 'great decision'“ -President Harry S. Truman. July 16th 1945-the day the Manhattan Project had accomplished its primary goal; building an Atomic Bomb. The theory for the Atomic Bomb was that the atoms in plutonium would rid themselves of billions of neutrons which, in turn, would split other atoms causing a massive chain reaction. This immeasurable release of energy would be the cause of the destruction of two Japanese cities, and perhaps America’s worst offensive move in the history of war.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 1956 Glendon De Magalhaes / U.S. History 2 / 1-31-08 Thesis: What is worse, the death of Tokyo Bay’s sea life, or the wrath of a 400ft prehistoric beast in the busy city of Tokyo. Setting: The setting of the movie is in Tokyo, Japan, a few years after the H-Bomb was dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Plot: The plot of the story begins after a disaster had struck Tokyo to which we see American reporter Steve Martin, one of the wounded, speaking to Emiko about what had happened . In flashbacks, Martin tells of his layover in Tokyo on a routine assignment to Cairo for United World News, where he finds himself in the middle of a mass panic after several boats of the coast of Japan mysteriously sank
Holocaust: a great or complete devastation or destruction. Alas, Babylon, written by Pat Frank, is a frightening pessimistic story because the dramatic effects of a nuclear war almost wipes out the population, causes more criminal activity, and a rampage of diseases to spread across the country. The life of the River Road Family took a fatalistic turn after a massive bombing by the Soviet Union kills millions of people, including their friends and family. “This was the end. Civilization was crushed” (page 103).
Pearl Harbor was one of the most atrocious assaults on American soil. The surprise attack by the Japanese took place on the morning of December 7, 1941. Japan purpose was to cripple the U.S.’s Pacific fleet and crush any chance of a retaliation from the Pacific. After the attack the United States reacted by creating Internment Camps for Japanese Americans. This would entail uprooting thousands of Japanese from their homes.
“As the bomb fell over Hiroshima and exploded, we saw an entire city disappear. I wrote in my log the words: ‘My God, what have we done?’” (Captain Robert Lewis). Despite the fact that more than 60 cities had already been destroyed by conventional bombing during World War II, Japan’s honor and pride forbade this nation to accept America’s suggestion regarding an unconditional surrender. While the war had been raging worldwide, the United States had approved the Manhattan Project, a program that spent more than $2 billion on the atomic bomb’s development. President Truman, knowing the effects of this bomb, had warned the Japanese by saying that, unless they surrendered, they could expect a “rain of ruin from the air.” Being the most harmful
The bomb needed to be tested after created so on July 16, 1945, New Mexico scientists witnessed the first atomic explosion in the history of the world. As the testing proceeded into the 1950s and 1960s, the scientists discovered the side effects of nuclear weapons and the fear it impacted on the American society. the bombs waste would be delivered by air and wind to the people of a 5-50 miles radius of the explosion. Nonetheless, this explosion would result in birth defects and harmful health conditions. propaganda began to publise this and increased the fears of americans.
A weapon so powerful that it destroyed two whole cities completely and ended the war. This nuclear weapon is known as the atomic bomb. Although it ended the war, there is still one question that continues to lurk in the back of many peoples’ mind. Was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified or could it be considered an act of terrorism? Due to the fact of being part Japanese myself, one might say that my view on this particular subject is a biased one.