Why do many still argue about the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?
Terms in this set (10) Why do many people still argue about the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? The attacks ended the war, but killed many non-soldiers.
Did Japan really surrender before the bomb?
Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn’t. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.
Was the atomic bomb in Japan necessary?
“No. And it wasn’t necessary either. Militarily Japan was finished (as the Soviet invasion of Manchuria that August showed). Further blockade and urban destruction would have produced a surrender in August or September at the latest, without the need for the costly anticipated invasion or the atomic bomb.
What effect did the bombing of Hiroshima have on the war?
“The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II. There can be no doubt of that. While they brought death and destruction on a horrifying scale, they averted even greater losses – American, English, and Japanese”.
Did the US drop an atomic bomb on Japan?
On the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
What was the primary target for the second atomic bomb?
The three potential targets for a second bomb were Kokura, Kyoto and Niigata. Nagasaki was only added to a list of potential targets when Kyoto was withdrawn (it had been the secondary target for a second bomb) because of its religious associations.
Why was the atomic bomb detonated 2000 feet above the ground?
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was probably designed to explode at the planned height through the use of radar. Second, by measuring the air pressure around it, the bomb would not explode until reaching a height of 7,000 feet (about 2,000 meters).
Which landmark was the target of the atomic bomb?
Monument for Hiroshima
Where did the first nuclear bomb hit?
Hiroshima / Nagasaki