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When was the first atomic bomb dropped and why?
After the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, the Allies bombed Japanese cities including Tokyo. In 1943, the Allies won the Battle of Midway. Shortly after joining WWII (1942) the US started a top secret project known as the Manhattan Project. Led by American scientist J. Oppenheimer, the team worked for 3 years to build an atomic bomb. After officials successfully tested the bomb, they told the Japanese to surrender, or they would face destruction. The Japanese refused to give in. On August 6, 1945, The B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay' dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. They still didn't surrender so another atomic bomb was dropped. On August 14, Japan surrendered. Long story short, the Japanese wouldn't surrender so they dropped the atomic bomb. The Japanese still didn't surrender so they dropped another atomic bomb killing more people and they finally surrendered on August 14.
What was the morality of using the atomic bomb?
The morality presented was that dropping the bomb would end the war and save more lives because the U.S. would not have to invade and fight through the cities there to subdue it. == The standard answer (and arguably most true) is that using the Atomic Bomb stopped the Japanese from fighting a protracted war for Japan. While a horrific thing to be sure the loss of life encountered by the dropping of 2 bombs was probably less than what would have been experienced in an island to island, to the last man war of attrition. Hindsight is always 20/20 and people can say all day that we shouldn't have done it, but the reality is that we did it and it can't be taken back. The other thing to consider here is that we warned Japan repeatedly that we were in possession of a weapon that would change the very face of war as we knew it, and that we were prepared to use it. The Japanese told the US to get bent, basically, and even after we dropped the first bomb they refused to surrender. I guess when you get down to brass tacks there really is nothing moral about war. It is a terrible thing to undertake and I think that the decision to use atomic weapons was the best option we had at the time. ==
What was the original purpose of the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb creates a tremendous explosion that is more powerful than regular TNT bombs and one of the by products of the atomic reaction is radiation. Atomic and hydrogen bombs create different types of damage and effects depending on where it is exploded. If it is exploded underground it has one type of effect. If the bomb is exploded in outer space, then there is no air so the explosion is dispelled in almost pure radiation and light energy. Answer They were also a major scare tactic. Let's face it. If your opponent has something that can wipe out most of an entire city, aren't you going to do as they say?
What measure did the United states take to end the war with japan?
Firebombed Tokyo APEX! They dropped two atomic bombs and killed over one million people or Warned that Japan would face prompt and utter destruction if it did not surrender.
How were the Japanese warned of the atomic bombs?
Truman issued the "Potsdam Declaration". Truman was at the Potsdam Conference, near Berlin in defeated Nazi Germany when he was informed that the prototype bomb had been exploded successfully July 16. About two weeks before Hiroshima, he made the "Declaration", calling on Japan for immediate unconditional surrender, promising that if they did not immediately surrender they would face "prompt and utter destruction", "the like of which the world has never seen". The words" Atom Bomb" were not used. Very few knew what an Atom Bomb was outside university physics departments, and this would have tipped off the Japanese to try to shoot down every single B-29 appearing overhead. The Japanese had gotten to the point of ignoring bombers appearing in ones and twos, thinking they were weather scouts for later mass raids. The Japanese made no reply to the "Potsdam Declaration". A sticking point for the Japanese was the "unconditional" surrender - they wanted to keep the Emperor, whom they had been taught to believe was a living god.
What problems did Truman face when he took office in regards to the use of the atomic bomb?
President Truman considered issues like death toll, atomic fallout, and political consequences before using the atomic bomb. In the end, it was determined that it would save many lives by avoiding a conventional battle.
What challenges did japan face after the atomic bomb was dropped during world war II?
Probably rebuilding there homes and other buildings.
Who was the president who chose to bomb Japan?
President Truman because president after President Roosevelt died before the end of the war. He was informed of the atomic bomb project after the death. He deliberated for months about using the atomic bombs. One was tested and worked. One of Truman's cabinet members or assistants told him he would have to face the Americans if they lost millions of their sons (and some daughters too) if they learned there was a bomb that might have ended the war and prevented the deaths of their sons. Truman decided it was more prudent to try to end the war with the bombs.
What difficulties did the military of japan face when the atomic bombs were dropped on them?
First, by the time the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan caused was lost and the war in that sense was also lost. The only thing left for Japan was the mainland which didn't count for too much either.
When was the first atomic bomb dropped and why?
After the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, the Allies bombed Japanese cities including Tokyo. In 1943, the Allies won the Battle of Midway. Shortly after joining WWII (1942) the US started a top secret project known as the Manhattan Project. Led by American scientist J. Oppenheimer, the team worked for 3 years to build an atomic bomb. After officials successfully tested the bomb, they told the Japanese to surrender, or they would face destruction. The Japanese refused to give in. On August 6, 1945, The B-29 bomber 'Enola Gay' dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. They still didn't surrender so another atomic bomb was dropped. On August 14, Japan surrendered. Long story short, the Japanese wouldn't surrender so they dropped the atomic bomb. The Japanese still didn't surrender so they dropped another atomic bomb killing more people and they finally surrendered on August 14.
Why did the Japanese people refuse to surrender before the atomic bombs were dropped on their country?
Fear of loss of face.
What did the atomic bomb do in World War 2?
While Allied military leaders planned for invasion, scientists offered another way to end the war. Since the early 1900s, scientists had understood that matter, made up of atoms, could be converted into pure energy. In military terms, this meant that, by splitting the atom, scientists could create an explosion far more powerful than any yet known. During the war, Allied scientists, some of them German and Italian refugees, raced to harness the atom. In July 1945, they successfully tested the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico. News of this test was brought to the new American President, Harry Truman. Truman realized that the atomic bomb was a terrible new force for destruction. Still, after consulting with his advisers, he decides to use the new weapon against Japan. Truman warned the Japanese that if they did not surrender, they would face "a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has nerver been seen on this Earth." When the Japanese ignored the deadline, the United States took action. On August 6, 1945 an American plane dropped an atomic bomb, "little boy", on Hiroshima and killed between 80-100 thousand people. Japan still refuses to surrender, so 3 days later, August 9, another American plane dropped "Fat Man" on Nagasaki that killed between 60-75 thousand people. Then on August 14, 1945 Japan surrenders.yes, it was during that war that the two nuclear bombs were dropped over Japan.yes!
What did atomic bomb do in World War 2?
While Allied military leaders planned for invasion, scientists offered another way to end the war. Since the early 1900s, scientists had understood that matter, made up of atoms, could be converted into pure energy. In military terms, this meant that, by splitting the atom, scientists could create an explosion far more powerful than any yet known. During the war, Allied scientists, some of them German and Italian refugees, raced to harness the atom. In July 1945, they successfully tested the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico. News of this test was brought to the new American President, Harry Truman. Truman realized that the atomic bomb was a terrible new force for destruction. Still, after consulting with his advisers, he decides to use the new weapon against Japan. Truman warned the Japanese that if they did not surrender, they would face "a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has nerver been seen on this Earth." When the Japanese ignored the deadline, the United States took action. On August 6, 1945 an American plane dropped an atomic bomb, "little boy", on Hiroshima and killed between 80-100 thousand people. Japan still refuses to surrender, so 3 days later, August 9, another American plane dropped "Fat Man" on Nagasaki that killed between 60-75 thousand people. Then on August 14, 1945 Japan surrenders.yes, it was during that war that the two nuclear bombs were dropped over Japan.yes!
How did dropping bombs on japan change the face of warfare?
because they(the us) had used an atomic bomb, almost wiping out the entire population.
Why was bombing Hiroshima wrong?
It was President Truman who made that decision and he had his motives.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Truman actually made no such decision.the decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan was made before FDR died, they would obviously not be needed on Germanythe target selection list was made in a meeting in May 1945 (Truman was not there and made no suggestions)orders were written by the Army to drop the atomic bombs on Japan as quickly as they became availableone bomb was tested on July 16, 1945 to confirm the complicated plutonium implosion design worked as expected, Truman was informed at the Yalta conference of thisthe Little Boy and Fatman atomic bombs arrived on Tinian in early Augustthe field commanders of the 509th composite group selected 3 Japanese cities from the approved list for the Little Boy atomic bombLittle Boy was dropped on Hiroshima (the primary target for the mission) on August 6, 1945the field commanders of the 509th composite group selected 3 Japanese cities from the approved list for the Fatman atomic bombFatman was dropped on Nagasaki (the secondary target for the mission, Kokura the primary was to smoky for the bombardier to see the Aim Point)Los Alamos completed another Fatman type atomic bomb and shipped it to San Franciscothe Japanese indicated that they would surrenderTruman ordered the atomic bombing of Japan to stop (this was Truman's only decision and order related to the use of atomic bombs, up to then he just allowed the previous decisions to remain in place with no interference)when the next atomic bomb arrived in San Francisco it was returned to Los Alamos instead of being flown to Tinian (where it had been planned to drop it on a third Japanese city sometime in late August)Truman's postwar policy was to virtually gut the conventional military forces of the US (to maintain a balanced budget) and depend 100% on atomic bombs in any future war. Unfortunately in gutting the conventional military forces he also significantly crippled both the Manhattan Project (which was still responsible for building those atomic bombs until the AEC took over in 1947) and the aircraft industry that was needed to build the new atomic capable bombers (e.g. B-29 Silverplate, B-36, B-47, B-50). When the AEC briefed Truman in 1947 on the status of the US atomic stockpile, they reported something like "we have parts for about a dozen atomic bombs but nobody that knows how to assemble those into usable atomic bombs and there are no plans to train people to assemble atomic bombs", it is said that Truman's face blanched grey as he realized he actually had neither a conventional military nor an atomic military available with which to defend the US. It seems Truman was expecting a stockpile of 100 to 150 ready to use atomic bombs by 1947, but he had made no attempts to monitor the status of the stockpile from the end of the war until the AEC was established two years later.Truman was an extremely hands off president, leaving many decisions to subordinates and leaving previously made decisions by others stand unless he saw a vital need to "change direction".
Why is mumble the only penguin with a white face in the movie happy feet?
Because he father dropped him when he was an egg
Who said surrender or face utter and complete destruction?
Harry S. Truman said that right after Nazi Germany surrendered, but Japan was still willing to fight. After one success, he gave the ultimatum "Surrender now, or face utter and complete destruction." Japan refused to surrender, and he got sick of all there nonsense, hence, he dropped 2 Nukes on Japan. Then they surrendered.
