The Americans tried to get them to surrender again, but they refused. So, on the morning of August 9th, 1945 they dropped another bomb on the city of Nagasaki. Nearly 75,000 citizens were killed in the bombing of Nagasaki. More than 62,000 buildings were destroyed. Which is roughly 92 percent of them. The effects in Nagasaki wasn’t as great as the ones in Hiroshima. In Nagasaki there were only 1.8 miles of damage (bombing, n.p.). Radiation sickness didn’t get as bad until a few days after the bombing (Langley,73). Radiation sickness consists of several things. Tiny purple dots under the skin, hair falling out,and vomiting and diarrhea, this caused thousands of deaths, and even killed unborn …show more content…
U.S. president Truman did not want Japan 's emperor to have full power. He insisted that he should be put under Allied leaders (Langley, 70). January 1946 Hiroshima started working on their devastated and destroyed city. The main decision was how they were going to make their city strong again. During the summer of 1946 they had most of the city was alive again and they had crops growing back (Langley, 78). Their decision was to widen the city and build parks. Since then, the United States and Japan have built a better relationship. Their relationship is stronger since the bombing occurred. We now have troops stationed over there (Hersey, N.P.). We have a better economic relation with them. Both countries have an economic challenge with China. Although, they have a quarrelsome relationship with our ally South Korea. The United States and Japan also are major parts in the Trans-Pacific partnership (“How, N.P.).
This event will never be forgotten. It is historical piece of history. The effect of this will be forever remembered all over the world. In hopes that it will never happen again. The bombing was horrifying and devastating