Kamikaze

of the effect Emperor Hirohito had on the people of Japan. The people of Japan worshipped this man like a God and actually thought he was one. They were willing to do whatever he said, even dying for him, which some of them were doing by being a kamikaze pilot. America knew the Japanese would fight for him until there were no Japanese people left, and they were terrified by this. About a week after World War II ended, a well informed Japanese officer was being interrogated by Americans. The…

The decision to use the atomic bomb posed several significant moral dilemmas for President Harry S. Truman, among these were justifications, alternatives, and complications of the situation. After Teddy Roosevelt 's death, Truman was the new president with a huge decision to make only a few months after. People felt Truman was an insecure man and poorly informed by Roosevelt until his entry to the presidency. It was months later that he learned of America’s dark secret, the Manhattan Project.…

World War Two was the most destructive war of all time. 50 million people died in the few short years that this war took place. Millions of the lives lost where civilians; people who weren’t near battle nor looking for a fight. Around the world millions of Jews, Russians, Chinese and Japanese civilians where negatively effected by the war. Much of the reasoning behind the civilian casualties during World War Two was for the greater good, and nationalism for ones country. Regardless of the…

with on a much bigger sale with 87 different movies towards the Axis. Bugs Bunny, "Nips to Nips" is one of the most know cartoon that used propaganda against the "Nips" Japanese. The cartoon depicted the Japanese as dumb, squinty eyed, big tooth kamikaze. These were big stereotypes at the time towards the…

Shiro Ishii, the man behind the experimentations of Unit 731. Coming from a wealthy family and he was “an extremely bright young man who gained entrance to Kyoto Imperial University” (Source). He later became known as Surgeon General Shiro Ishii. The education that he had, allowed Ishii to be able to become an army medical officer, microbiologist and the director of Unit 731. His years of service ranged from 1921 to 1945. As soon as his service reached its end, Ishii decided to use his former…

The use of the Atomic Bomb was both necessary and justified as it immediately ended World War II, solidified the United States as a superpower, and contained the germinating powers of Japan and Russia. The use of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately ended World War II and stopped the continuation of catastrophic and widespread violence in Japan. The Japanese had an audacious outlook on their offense throughout the duration of the war. It was suggested by Admiral William E.…

Although the atomic bombs triggered the Japanese surrender and ended the war, the utilization of a second bomb represented excessive force since they were dropped on mainly civilian population centers, and they scarred Japanese civilians for generations because of their horrific effects. The atomic bombs ended the Japanese campaign in the Pacific and triggered their surrender, ending the War. The unprecedented destructive power demonstrated by the atomic bombings left Japan's military and…

There were many events from the end of World War one to the attack at Pearl Harbor. In America this was a time seen by others as a time of isolation, which it was. The reason America felt the need to isolate themselves is because in November 1918, the American people were depressed and uninitiated from “the Great War”, now called world war one. This lead to the “roaring twenties” where Americans tried to forget about the horrible war, which was the bloodiest war in history during this time, and…

In the world today, modern warfare is shaped to fight an enemy that cannot be faced head on. Once man stopped fighting wars hand to hand with guns and swords, he took to the skies to drop bombs and spray bullets. It was only a matter of time before the price was too high for the collateral damage to be worth it. This militaristic milestone was reached by the creation of the atomic bomb in 1945. They decimated the target area, leaving nothing but shadow and ash in its wake. The fallout of the…

"Hell no, no second thoughts. If you give me the same circumstances, hell yeah, I 'd do it again," exclaimed Paul Tibbets. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland which led Britain and France to declare war on Germany, Hitler 's Nazi state, which started the second world war. Due to world war 1, the United States (U.S.) passed Neutrality Acts to prevent involvements in future wars. However, when Japan bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which was an American naval base, the United…