Why Did The United States Drop The Atomic Bomb?
On August 6 and 9, 1945 United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during the end of World War II. The two bombings, killed around 199,000 people, and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese, refused to accept the Allies demands for unconditional surrender, so the Pacific War continued. Seeing as call for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945, did not work, the alternative action was
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Although the reconstruction was a slow process, it was done within a couple years and people began to move back forgetting the memories of the past. The Americans knew what the bomb was capable of. However they underestimated it, and so did many other countries. Consequently many countries all over the world began to research and produce their own nuclear bombs, and today Russia and USA have more than 7000 of these bombs each. Many say that the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized the world, for it subsequently introduced a deadly weapon to the world, on that in theory could bring the end to the world in days. In regard to whether the discovery of this bomb is considered good or bad, it with no doubt has caused an enormous change in the military and brought an end to a world war. The Hiroshima bomb is such an important event in the world history and will continue to be studied in years to go, as it brought an end to a large scale war and began and new Era not only to the Japanese and the Americans but to the whole
Although the reconstruction was a slow process, it was done within a couple years and people began to move back forgetting the memories of the past. The Americans knew what the bomb was capable of. However they underestimated it, and so did many other countries. Consequently many countries all over the world began to research and produce their own nuclear bombs, and today Russia and USA have more than 7000 of these bombs each. Many say that the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized the world, for it subsequently introduced a deadly weapon to the world, on that in theory could bring the end to the world in days. In regard to whether the discovery of this bomb is considered good or bad, it with no doubt has caused an enormous change in the military and brought an end to a world war. The Hiroshima bomb is such an important event in the world history and will continue to be studied in years to go, as it brought an end to a large scale war and began and new Era not only to the Japanese and the Americans but to the whole