Germany could not sustain a two front war, and the defeat of the Nazis was soon to come. In the Pacific Theater, Japanese army and naval units were trying to push the American Marines away from Japan but were having immense trouble. American troops were chasing the Japanese from island to island until they were close enough to make their final attacks on the island of Japan. With American bombers just outside of Japan, President Truman decided to take at advantage of the United States’ newest weapon, the atomic bomb. On June 6, 1945, an American B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
In early 1944 Japanese resistance starts to intensify 1945- America seizes Hiroshima. This is the costliest battle in U.S history. Okinawa- even more bloodier 100,000 casualties America starts to rethink and say taking over ever inch of Japan will have too many casualties. Atomic Bomb-result of the Manhattan Project. Began in 1939 when reports spread the germans have created nuclear fission.
The Manhattan Project In the beginning of World War II, German dictator Adolf Hitler gained interest in developing an immense amount of energy by splitting uranium nuclei. During this time he began planning research for creating an atomic bomb. American physicist, Leo Sziland was fearful of this. He and Nobel peace prize recipient, Albert Einstein penned a letter to the United States president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, prompting him to build the atomic bomb before Hitler could. (White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) The United States along with the United Kingdom would embark on a race to build the first atomic bomb.
On the sixth of August 1945, the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, by the United States. A flash, stronger than the sun itself, followed by a fiery explosion within two tenths of a second completely annihilated the city. Those in the center of the blast disintegrated instantly, while others were doused in flames, and their skin slowly burned away. What had started as a silent morning, ended in a red glare from the firestorms that burned through the night. A few days later another Japanese city, Nagasaki, was obliterated by a second atomic bomb.
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.
August 6 1945, moments after the humming of a B-29 was out of hearing range, an extremely bright flash of light and a large boom came over the Japanese city Hiroshima. The orange glowing mushroom cloud signaled the quick destruction of Hiroshima, this was the first of two atomic bomb droppings on Japan during World War II. The decision to drop the two A- bombs was made by the United States in order to bring an end to WWII. However, was dropping the Atomic Bomb necessary to end World War II? The Potsdam Declaration, issued in July, demanded that Japan surrender unconditionally by August third or face “prompt and utter destruction.” The Japanese did not surrender, and destruction promptly came in the form of the atom bomb.
Harry Truman ended World War II with using the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan hoping they would surrender and save lives. After this he faced problems with the Soviet Union and the spread of communism. Truman helped Congress in the formation of the United Nations, and issued the Truman Doctrine to cease communism. Truman created NATO and oversaw the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War. 2.
Americans used island hopping strategy, the Japanese used kamikaze, and Americans used the atomic bomb. American forced used the island hopping strategy, capturing some Japanese Islands and ignoring others in a steady path to Japan. For example, form Tarawa and Makin in the Gilbert Islands, American forces jumped to Eniwetok and Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, in WWI they did not use this strategy meaning they did not capture as much land. The Japanese used kamikaze pilots. Japanese pilots would crash their planes into US ships.
Since 1941, when the Japanese made a surprise to Pearl Harbor, the forces of the United States ans the allies has been at war with Japan. The combined land, sea, and air forces of the Allies fought back until only Japan remained in Japanese control. When this happened, the Japanese military only held back Japan as hard as they could On July 26, President Harry S. Truman issued the Potsdam declaration, which demanded Japan's unconditional surrender and listed multiple peace terms. Truman was already aware of the successful detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico, ten days earlier. The Japanese were completely aware of the consequences of continued resistance by the terms of the Potsdam Declaration signed by President Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom, and Chiang Kai-Shek, President of the National Government of China.
." ("Should We Have Dropped the Atomic Bomb?." 123HelpMe.com. 15 Feb 2010 .) Once word of the completion of the bomb Truman said the bomb needed to be dropped over Japan, and so it