Atomic Bomb Dbq

Not only did the atomic bombs kill thousands of innocent Japanese civilians, but it also negatively affected the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and its survivors. In the aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the atomic blast destroyed five square miles of the city and 63 percent of the city’s buildings were destroyed, while 92 percent of the buildings were completely destroyed or significantly damaged. The atomic bomb was still effective even after it was released because it carried radioactive particles into the atmosphere and created what the survivors of atomic bombs called “black rain” to plummet back to earth. This was extremely devastating to the Japanese survivors because it poisoned those survived the vaporization …show more content…
Many survivors subsequently died because of this or simply went insane. This wasn’t the only disease that the people would encounter because doctors in Japan realized that another disease began to develop, which was called the “A-bomb disease.” This was incredibly hazardous to the people of Japan because there was no cure or treatment. The “A-bomb disease” was so powerful that 90 percent of the deaths of the atomic bombs were four days after the attack due to this disease. Women survivors that were pregnant experienced miscarriages and usually death among their new born babies. If an infant survived it would have disabilities and impaired growth due to them being exposed by the radiation while in their mothers’ womb. Due to the dropping of the atomic bombs, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were basically in ruins and for a long period of time Japanese citizens had no lives because the nuclear attacks caused houses, schools, prisons, and places of work and worship to be …show more content…
This exhibit showed the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima which included photos and artifacts and the world’s only other city that was devastated by an atomic bomb, Nagasaki. This exasperated the Japanese because they believed that the United States was glorifying a damaging part of its history. They believed that opening this event would be morally wrong and a Japanese man named Fujita stated, “In Japan, we never have the kind of exhibit the Smithsonian tried to do, we have a history of being vague and taking responsibility” for the people killed by the Japanese troops during World War II. This event horrified many survivors including those who still believe to this day that the bombing of Japan was an immoral act. Even local Japanese citizens that had deep respect for the United States were now outraged by opening a Smithsonian exhibit that had to do with the devastation of the atomic bombs. After many months of hostile controversy between the United States and Japan, those plans to open the Smithsonian exhibit of the atomic bombs were scrapped. A major reason why the Smithsonian exhibit was not created was because the United States was looking to legitimize the use of the atomic bombs. This caused Japan to protest against this being shown at the new exhibit. The Hiroshima Mayor named