Reasons For The Bombing Of Hiroshima

The bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 proved to be a controversial ending to the Second World War. There were several reasons why the bomb was dropped, but it still remains that the main reason given to the public was to end the war. However, the US used this opportunity to initiate a sense of power over the Soviet Union in order to discourage the spread of communism. President Harry Truman spoke of this bombing at the White House to inform the American public of his reasoning for this atomic bomb, and how it will be known for much more than “the size of the enterprise, it’s secrecy, [or] its cost.”. The immense amount of destruction and devastation seen by the innocent people of Hiroshima is unbearable to come to terms with. Father John A. Siemes …show more content…
The United States dropped an atomic bomb to end World War II, however, in reality, the US used this opportunity to push their own political agenda of a new democracy on the Japanese government during this vulnerable …show more content…
Harry Truman deliberately set up a team of engineers to create the most dangerous weaponry of modern warfare to “end” WWII. In reality, there are other factors that contributed to the decision of the bomb such as Pearl Harbor. Nevertheless, the bomb did fully end the war with a formal surrender by Japan’s government. However, thousands of innocent people were killed and Japan’s economic state was in turmoil. With that said, Douglas Macarthur was put in control of Japan’s reconstruction after the war. During this time, it is inferred that the US pushed their political agenda on Japan’s vulnerable government in order to discourage the spread of communism by the Soviet Union. Therefore, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima led to not only Japanese surrender, but also economic turmoil, political imperialism, and innocent