The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Even though it cost the lives of so many civilians, it ended a bloody war and saved countless Japanese and Allied lives that would have been lost if the war continued.
The date is August 6th, 1945. It was a normal day for most people in Japan and in the U.S, but little did they know that the world was about to be changed forever. The next few days would finally end a 4 year-long war that costed 10’s of thousands of lives, both Allied and Japanese. An atomic bomb was being prepared to drop on the city of Hiroshima.
As I said before the bombing was about to end a 4 year-long war. The pacific war was a bloody, hard fought war by both the United States and the Japanese. …show more content…
Training began, and many soldiers began to prepare for the ending of the war. The only thing left to do was strategize on where to drop the bombs. A committee in the U.S nominated five cities for the bombs to be dropped. These cities included Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kyoto, Yokohama, and Kokura. All of these cities had there own advantages and strengths. Most including some kind of military base or manufacturer. To be chosen, the city would have to create effective damage, and was an important city for the Japanese government and military. The goal was to create lasting damage in Japan, and the goal was ultimately achieved when the bombs were dropped. Eventually the two targets were chosen, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After consulting with both Canada and Great Britain, the date was set to drop both of the bombs. The first bomb was set to drop on the city of Hiroshima, which held military and industrial significance. The first bomb, which was the little boy bomb, was loaded onto the Enola Gay, which was the chosen plane to deliver the atomic bomb. Planes were sent to Hiroshima to ensure that conditions were perfect to administer the bombs, and once the conditions were proclaimed to be good, the weapon delivery immensed. The Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. Many people and civilians on the ground report on seeing a “brilliant flash of light” and a …show more content…
The Japanese military would never had gave up. Many people who were alive during the war were being rationed from food and necessarily supplies, and they knew that something was needed to stop the war, or else they would die. The Japanese military would have fought until all there people were dead. The bomb grabbed the attention of the Japanese emperor, Hirohito, and convinced him to surrender. Without the bombings, he would have kept fighting. Because of the bombs, they were forced to surrender, and many Japanese people survived because the war was not prolonged any more time than it needed to be. The suffering ended with the Atomic bombings, and if the Pacific War went on for many more months, maybe even years, then countless more lives would have been lost rather than a few hundred thousand lives when the bombs were
The date is August 6th, 1945. It was a normal day for most people in Japan and in the U.S, but little did they know that the world was about to be changed forever. The next few days would finally end a 4 year-long war that costed 10’s of thousands of lives, both Allied and Japanese. An atomic bomb was being prepared to drop on the city of Hiroshima.
As I said before the bombing was about to end a 4 year-long war. The pacific war was a bloody, hard fought war by both the United States and the Japanese. …show more content…
Training began, and many soldiers began to prepare for the ending of the war. The only thing left to do was strategize on where to drop the bombs. A committee in the U.S nominated five cities for the bombs to be dropped. These cities included Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kyoto, Yokohama, and Kokura. All of these cities had there own advantages and strengths. Most including some kind of military base or manufacturer. To be chosen, the city would have to create effective damage, and was an important city for the Japanese government and military. The goal was to create lasting damage in Japan, and the goal was ultimately achieved when the bombs were dropped. Eventually the two targets were chosen, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After consulting with both Canada and Great Britain, the date was set to drop both of the bombs. The first bomb was set to drop on the city of Hiroshima, which held military and industrial significance. The first bomb, which was the little boy bomb, was loaded onto the Enola Gay, which was the chosen plane to deliver the atomic bomb. Planes were sent to Hiroshima to ensure that conditions were perfect to administer the bombs, and once the conditions were proclaimed to be good, the weapon delivery immensed. The Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. Many people and civilians on the ground report on seeing a “brilliant flash of light” and a …show more content…
The Japanese military would never had gave up. Many people who were alive during the war were being rationed from food and necessarily supplies, and they knew that something was needed to stop the war, or else they would die. The Japanese military would have fought until all there people were dead. The bomb grabbed the attention of the Japanese emperor, Hirohito, and convinced him to surrender. Without the bombings, he would have kept fighting. Because of the bombs, they were forced to surrender, and many Japanese people survived because the war was not prolonged any more time than it needed to be. The suffering ended with the Atomic bombings, and if the Pacific War went on for many more months, maybe even years, then countless more lives would have been lost rather than a few hundred thousand lives when the bombs were