Justification of Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Essay

“War is organized murder; and nothing else.” The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are perhaps one of the most criticized while simultaneously being one of the most defended moments in the history of the world. Regardless of the outcome, the United States did what they had to do to end the cold-blooded fighting that plagued the world for over half a decade. On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped he first atomic bomb on the Japanese city, Hiroshima. The instant shock wave and scalding…

The story “Dark They Were and Golden Eyed” represents what would happen if people on Earth eventually sent humans up to Mars, but can also be related to American Colonization. The Americas were discovered between 1492 and 1502, a voyage led by Christopher Columbus. Columbus was looking for a westward route to Asia when he found the Americas. The story “Dark They Were and Golden Eyed” is a social commentary about American Colonization. American Colonization is similar to the story because of…

sides for an argument for about every subject. The atomic bomb is no exception. The atomic bomb would cause mass destruction but would lead to a quickened end to the war. The decision to drop the bomb was contemplated by many officials and was influenced by many more people who wrote to them. This paper will discuss the effectiveness of multiple writers and their common strategies such as considering the lives of the Japanese, the affect the bombing would have on the US, and the ending of the…

back and people are not disposable. That fact had to be set aside in order to defend what we believed in. The Holocaust; a destructive battle that the Jews would fight for with their lives. Hitler taking over Europe one country at a time. And Hiroshima; a stunning part of Japan that was bombed in response to Pearl Harbor. Casualties rising and blood spilling, the whole world is heating up to expect the very worst. Looking back on these events now, we can see many similarities between these…

horrifying events. He ended up receiving the Purple Heart because of his valiant efforts during the war as well as for surviving the Prisoner of War camp (P.O.W.) in Dresden, Germany. Dresden has a reputation, because of the bombing that happened there, which is told that this bombing ?Exterminated about 135,000 citizens within fourteen hours.?[endnoteRef:1] Dresden was bombed by three waves of British and American planes, and from Vonnegut?s point of view in the P.O.W. camp, it looked like…

The nightmare years and the decade of war are both names people have given to the 1940s with good reason. In the 1940s, it was a time of change and war, but a very successful year for spectator sports, even with all the effects war had on American culture, sports was still a topic that thrived. Since WWII was going on, and Japan had just attacked Pearl Harbor, many expected sports to disappear until the conflicts with other countries were resolved, but the sports industry only got bigger. The…

December 7, 1941 and we were still trying to recovery from the seek attack from Japan. Many military analyst still thought that a plan like this might happen again to the United States. Even though the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet Union just released their atomic bomb in 1949, just months before U.S. involvement with the North Koreans across the 38th Parallel. At one point we thought we were the first to do anything but in reality, there is someone always…

Mind controlling chemicals falling down and infecting our population making the human race a products of the government. This is what people think when they hear the word “chemtrails”. Everyone has seen those white streaks that are especially beautiful during the setting phase of the sun. The sight of these extravagant trails make many citizens wander what they really consist of. Although the government has released insect killing chemicals from an airplane in the past, there is no real…

"There Will Come Soft Rains" talks about a house that has survived a nuclear blast in Allendale, California in 2026. This house has automated systems, not unlike a modern-day smart house. The conflict in this story is a unusual twist on humans in conflict with nature. Since there are no humans - humanity is extinct as a result of technology - the story instead focuses on the products or creations of human labor in conflict with nature. For example the house, along with all its cleaning and…

It is December 7, 1941 and Pearl Harbor has been bombed, America is entering World War II. However as war quickly approaches there are problems that arise, such as the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean being in the way of us getting to the enemy. These bodies of water raise many logistical problems, for example how do we transport thousands of soldier with weaponry, food, fuel, and tanks all the way to the Pacific Islands and Europe? The answer is one that you don’t often learn about in your high…