The Bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
By December 1945, the United States of America was running low on supplies such as guns, people, and ammunition. The United States had to think fast to save the country. The kamikaze were relentless and showed no sign of surrender. To stop the war and minimize the casualties, the United States, with help from Britain and Canada, constructed two bombs to end the war. The United States decision to bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima because a ground war would have caused more casualties, the war between Japan and the United States ended quickly, and the Japanese were not planning on surrendering anytime soon.
A ground war would have caused more casualties than both the atomic bombs did. Many argue that the bombs took many civilian lives, …show more content…
Although, when the statistics of the Pacific War are looked at, more civilian lives were taken then. In the bombing of Hiroshima, 70,000-146,000 civilians were killed. In Nagasaki, 39,000-80,000 civilians perished. This means that overall 129,000-246,000 people were killed from the bombs. From the Pacific War, 1 million civilian lives were taken and 2.5 million soldiers died. That is a total loss of 3.5 million people. Hence, the bombs saved many Japanese lives. As well, the bombings saved the lives of many allies. During the Pacific War, 4,000.000 soldiers were killed. When the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, only 20 allies died. Due to the fact that the soldiers were already in Japan. “Nonetheless, I also believe that President Harry Truman’s decision to use the atomic bombs against Japan almost certainly saved lives. This is undoubtedly true if
By December 1945, the United States of America was running low on supplies such as guns, people, and ammunition. The United States had to think fast to save the country. The kamikaze were relentless and showed no sign of surrender. To stop the war and minimize the casualties, the United States, with help from Britain and Canada, constructed two bombs to end the war. The United States decision to bomb Nagasaki and Hiroshima because a ground war would have caused more casualties, the war between Japan and the United States ended quickly, and the Japanese were not planning on surrendering anytime soon.
A ground war would have caused more casualties than both the atomic bombs did. Many argue that the bombs took many civilian lives, …show more content…
Although, when the statistics of the Pacific War are looked at, more civilian lives were taken then. In the bombing of Hiroshima, 70,000-146,000 civilians were killed. In Nagasaki, 39,000-80,000 civilians perished. This means that overall 129,000-246,000 people were killed from the bombs. From the Pacific War, 1 million civilian lives were taken and 2.5 million soldiers died. That is a total loss of 3.5 million people. Hence, the bombs saved many Japanese lives. As well, the bombings saved the lives of many allies. During the Pacific War, 4,000.000 soldiers were killed. When the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, only 20 allies died. Due to the fact that the soldiers were already in Japan. “Nonetheless, I also believe that President Harry Truman’s decision to use the atomic bombs against Japan almost certainly saved lives. This is undoubtedly true if