The Effects Of The Atomic Bomb In Japan
Morgan Mintz
Wallace State Community College
June 25, 2015 The Effects Of The Atomic Bomb In Japan
The United States did not join World War II until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This awakened America and they went into defense mode. After a few years of fighting Japan, America got tired of being at war with them and tried to negotiate with Japan to get them to surrender. Japan did not like the proposition, so America came up with a new solution.
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack was so destructive, that it caused tons of damage within just two hours. The Japanese managed to demolish …show more content…
The explosion killed 80,000 people, immediately wiping out ninety percent of the city; tens of thousands later died from the exposure to the radiation. Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, a second B-29 bomber dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, killing around 40,000 people. Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced his countries surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15, citing the disturbing strength of “a new and most cruel bomb.” The atomic bombs killed around 250,000 people and is known as the most horrifying killing of civilians in history. Every watch at ground zero stopped at 8:15 A.M., when the bombings occurred. Within a certain area of the explosion, the heat was so extreme that everything was incinerated. At ground zero of the Hiroshima bombing, a silhouette was all that remained of the people caught outside during the blast. When the bomb exploded, it created a huge fireball and a bright flash, causing a surface heat wave of 135,200 Fahrenheit, incinerating tens of thousands of people and animals and melted buildings and cars. Everyone was instantly paralyzed in their daily routines, with their organs boiled and bones charred into brittle charcoal. The deaths caused by radiation occurred in large amounts for several days after the bombs. Wilfred Burchett stated in his newspaper article: “For
Morgan Mintz
Wallace State Community College
June 25, 2015 The Effects Of The Atomic Bomb In Japan
The United States did not join World War II until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This awakened America and they went into defense mode. After a few years of fighting Japan, America got tired of being at war with them and tried to negotiate with Japan to get them to surrender. Japan did not like the proposition, so America came up with a new solution.
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack was so destructive, that it caused tons of damage within just two hours. The Japanese managed to demolish …show more content…
The explosion killed 80,000 people, immediately wiping out ninety percent of the city; tens of thousands later died from the exposure to the radiation. Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, a second B-29 bomber dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, killing around 40,000 people. Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced his countries surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15, citing the disturbing strength of “a new and most cruel bomb.” The atomic bombs killed around 250,000 people and is known as the most horrifying killing of civilians in history. Every watch at ground zero stopped at 8:15 A.M., when the bombings occurred. Within a certain area of the explosion, the heat was so extreme that everything was incinerated. At ground zero of the Hiroshima bombing, a silhouette was all that remained of the people caught outside during the blast. When the bomb exploded, it created a huge fireball and a bright flash, causing a surface heat wave of 135,200 Fahrenheit, incinerating tens of thousands of people and animals and melted buildings and cars. Everyone was instantly paralyzed in their daily routines, with their organs boiled and bones charred into brittle charcoal. The deaths caused by radiation occurred in large amounts for several days after the bombs. Wilfred Burchett stated in his newspaper article: “For