Kamikaze

Considering the immediate and long- lasting effects of the Atomic Bomb, President Truman and the United States were justified in using the nuclear weapon to force the Japanese to surrender. To illustrate, the USA was justified for using the atomic bomb starting from the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, in which the US fleet were nearly wiped out. Moreover, 1700 people were wounded, 21 ships and 8 battleships were destroyed. Due to the attack from Japan, the USA was no longer an…

change Japan’s policy, though it did inject a sense of urgency into the peace party’s initiative to end the war.” Though the use of bombs did hurt Japan, they still had the help provided from the Moscow mediation and even began the use of Kamikaze attacks. The Kamikaze attacks demonstrated that the “Japanese hard-liners” were willing to sacrifice themselves and take whatever means necessary to harm the enemy and retain their dictatorship regime. Hasegawa uses these facts to provide realistic…

air support, paratroopers, and radio, the Germans created a flexible and simplistic tactic that achieved results (Noy, n.d.). The Japanese used kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships beginning in 1944. The Japanese sent over 1,321 aircrafts into Allied warships in a desperate attempt to stop the Allies successes in the Pacific. While the kamikaze attacks put a heavy toll on Allied troops, they did not stop the defeat of Japan (Noy, n.d.). These new tactics that both the Allies and…

extremely important and meaningful, it can encourage anyone to do better and persevere. However, this is not the case in many other cultures. An example of this is Japanese kamikaze pilots. Takehiko Ena, one of the pilots who participated in such actions spoke about his experience in The Gaurdian’s article, ‘The Last Kamikaze: Two Japanese Pilots Tell How They Cheated Death’. “We made ourselves believe that we had been chosen to make this sacrifice. I just wanted to protect the father and mother…

Two atomic bombs destroyed the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when two U.S. planes dropped them from above. The bombs, Little Boy and Fat Boy, were intended to end World War II. The annihilation left by Fat Boy, over Nagasaki, made Japan decide to withdraw from the war, thus ending it. The U.S. Navy never authorized the salvage of the USS Arizona was because it is considered a war grave. USS Arizona was destroyed due to a magazine explosion after being hit by a Japanese bomb (Doc A).…

The Manhattan Project team tested the world’s first atomic bomb during the summer of 1945, and after its successful detonation, the United States had a difficult decision to make. Japan had unleashed a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, destroying the Pacific Fleet and killing American citizens. The ensuing war against Japan lasted four long years and cost many casualties, and President Truman was resolved to find a way to end it. Two major options were provided, one that would cost a potential…

Suicide is frequently believed to be an individual act, however, Emile Durkheim proposes it as a social fact that is dictated by society. Suicide is higher for men than women, single versus married, times of peace over war, and Protestants more so than Catholics and Jews. Such examples indicate that genetics are not the sole role for suicide and these differences between demographics are caused by society. Abrupt changes in economic activity are another factor in suicide rates, and,…

Ethan Parks Mrs. Trahan English 2 25 October 2017 The War on Two Fronts The Second World War featured two different theaters of war in the Pacific and Europe. These two theaters had many similarities and differences. These similarities and differences include battles, tactics, climate, and weapons of the war and each nation’s use of these. During World War II the Pacific and European campaigns had a range of battles. Many of the war’s naval battles took place in the Pacific, since ships…

President Truman and the United States justified in dropping the bombs on Japan. This is because the atomic bomb saved thousands American lives along with, believe it or not, Japanese lives. Quite obviously, if the war between the U. S. and Japan went on, both sides would have lost a lot of lives. From the scheduled two land invasions in and other battles that could have occurred as well. It is estimated that more than 80 million more Japaneses and many American lives would have been lost…

synonymous with the earthshattering impact of artillery fire. The wind howled and gusted strongly as to test my steadfastness. Pushing into my chest like an invisible bulldozer. The rain dove down from the mass as though they were a fleet of kamikazes, not falling, but flying down from the mass with harmful intent. Blankets and blankets of rain flew from the mass, swarming down as a hive of hornets, stinging and welting my skin wherever they…