Bombing of Guernica

Japanese physicists were in the cities within a few days after the bombing collecting samples and making measurements (Cullings & Smith, 2010). Advances in exposure science obtained precise dose estimates which helped to understand the health effects of radiation and the probability of harmful effects at a given dose (Cullings…

morality of the subject. They believed Japan should not have to go without warning that an atomic bomb would be dropped. In the end, Japan was warned from leaflets that bombs would be dropped, but not until the city was in ruins which makes the bombing even worse. People think everyone involved was pro bomb, but this is far from the truth. Dwight D. Eisenhower knew Japan was defenseless and was completely against using the bomb. Henry H. Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air…

Necessity of Atomic Warfare The question on everyone’s brain since the end of World War II has been “Were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary?” There are many arguments on both sides. For instance, if we had not retaliated against Japan so harshly they may have continued attacking us. The U.S. could have been seen as weak. On the other hand, many innocent people were killed. Opinions could go on for days and days but the fact is: Japan attacked us first. It was the…

World War II was a war no one anticipated to be as horrific and excruciating as it was. Some of the actions performed during the Second World War were of such magnitude, that those who survived were torn for their lives, the children suffering along side the parents, as the ripples of time collided with the shoulders of those men and women who where forced into a battle for their lives and their future. The unjust burdens pushed down on the reluctant participants of this war ended in more than…

different articles and historians can seem useless and insignificant, however I challenge you to see the strengths within this piece. Asada’s academic article puts entertainment and emotional appeal aside to discuss a different side of the Hiroshima bombing then previously emphasized, due to new information. As a result, Asada’s factual article presents a convincing case: the atomic bombs and Russian pressure were both necessary for Japan to finally surrender,…

The American prisoners of war, Japanese-Americans, and the Japanese in Hiroshima all suffered during World War Two. The American POWs were starved and beaten. Japanese Americans were forced from their homes to live in internment camps. Japanese in Hiroshima had a bomb dropped on them and their lives destroyed. Civil War Union General William Tecumseh Sherman stated "War is Cruelty." This quote applies to the Pacific Front of WWII because the American POWs, Japanese-Americans, and Japanese…

the Germans would beat the United States to nuclear warfare , it became quite the reverse. Now that the United States had reached nuclear warfare capabilities, it would dictate how the war would be won. Which it successfully accomplished with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. It truly demonstrated its superiority over rivaling countries in the war. The unparalleled effects this had on the course of human history is still being witnessed in present day society. Instead of countries…

the atomic bomb as exciting at first when they saw the cloud circle, until they saw the after effects of what they have done. The scientific gamble of the Manhattan Project has cost the United States over 2 billion dollars, but they described the bombing of Japan as a “victory” despite the many casualties it caused to the people of Japan. After the dropping of the atomic…

November 1st, 1945, British and Commonwealth countries were prepared for invasion to break Japan’s will to win attitude. But before the attack could be made, Truman felt such an encounter would cost too many American lives and casualties. Instead, bombing and blockading the Japanese cities by American Air force and Navy, felt like a better choice to make for an invasion. The naval blockade was a gradual process, but would not have worked well enough for Japan to surrender. It also was too costly…

quickly without costing the lives of soldiers. So, the president agreed to drop the bombs. It made the Japanese surrender because they knew that if they continued the war they could not win. Yes, it is a bad that innocent people died in the atomic bombings, but it could have been worse. Japan was given a clear warning and the US did try to let them surrender. In addition, they had a chance to back down, but they wanted to keep going which is why it was…