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At the point of the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan was still refusing to surrender. This was not some stretched inference, but a blatant statement by the Japanese government in reply to the "Potsdam Proclamation." The Island Hopping campaign fought by the allies had practically only Japan left to assault. The few islands left held by Japan were not of major political or military significance. The Allies, through extensive planning and consultation determined that an attempted invasion of Japan would cost 1,000,000 casualties, on the American side alone. The bombing of Hiroshima was on the 6th of August, 1945, and Nagasaki was not for another 3 days, during which time Japan once again refused to surrender.
The combined immediate casualties of Japanese within the two cities are about 230,000 people. These are estimates of deaths caused by the blast with in one year. In the next fifty years it is extremely likely, practically guaranteed, that a significant amount of the survivors lives were cut short because of radiation, injuries, burns, etc. But these number vary to huge amounts. Even if every person in each city died because of effects of the bomb, which is an impossible, and erroneous assumption, the death rates would be far under 1 million. That number would only be 450,000.
Comparing 1,000,000 to 450,000, I prefer the latter. Also, the Americans were very humanitarian in their treatment of Japan and Germany, spending millions to rebuild each country. So bringing this ridiculously long answer to a close, it saved lives, that's the pure and simple truth.
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What good did hiroshima do for the world?
Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the last action take in World War 2.
What was the second city bombed by an atomic weapon?
Hiroshima, Kokura and Nagasaki. Some people say Tokyo but that citi was bombed and destroyed so the US would not waste a good weapon in destroyed grounds.
How many POW's died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Good question. Actually, little is known that twelve American prisoners of war lost their lives by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima. That is the number.
Why was nagasaki chosen as the second target?
Short answer is no, if you want to know the whole story here it is. The Target Committee for the Atomic Bombs had chosen five targets based on numerous factors. These factors included: the city needed to be three miles in diameter, the city needed to be capable of being efficiently damaged by the blast, the target needed to be untouched by previous bombing missions, and the target had to have a large psychological effect on the Japanese. The targets that were decided on were Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Kokura Arsenal, and Niigata. The idea of bombing the Emperor's Palace was talked about, but the decision was made not to recommend it. Kyoto was a one million strong industrial center that was growing as refugees from other cities came to it, because of this it was determined to be the first choice for bombing. Hiroshima was a large army depot and port as well as the surrounding hills would amplify the effect of the blast making this a great choice as number two. Yokohama was an urban industrial area that made aircrafts, tools, docks, and electronics. It was a good target but a large body of water in-between high priority targets made it only number three on the list. Kokura Arsenal was one of the largest Japanese arsenals, and it had the bonus of being surrounded by industrial complexes. It was target number four. Niigata was a port city that was becoming more important to the Japanese as other ports were destroyed; with the added bonus of oil storage around the port it made a good target coming in at number five. Kyoto was removed from the list by Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Hiroshima became first on the list and was bombed on August 6, 1945. Three targets remained on the list; until, to replace the removed Kyoto, Nagasaki was added to the list. Nagasaki was a shipbuilding city with a military port, but it had previously been bombed so it was decided that the primary target for the second bomb would be the Kokura Arsenal with Nagasaki as the secondary target. Once the bombers got over the Kokura Arsenal it was discovered that the city was coved by clouds. After three passes it was decided to go to the secondary target: Nagasaki. On August 9, 1945 Nagasaki was bombed.
Is it a good idea to bomb other country?
No. Bombing other countries are not the best idea. Never try bombing other country and never do it at all.
What good did hiroshima do for the world?
Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the last action take in World War 2.
What was the second city bombed by an atomic weapon?
Hiroshima, Kokura and Nagasaki. Some people say Tokyo but that citi was bombed and destroyed so the US would not waste a good weapon in destroyed grounds.
When did atomic bombing of world war 2 take place?
August 6 in 1940 was the day Hiroshima, Japan was bombed. On August 9 they bombed Nagasaki since the Japanese refused to surrender. After that Emperor Hirohito decided to surrender. Good answer, except for the year quoted!
How many POW's died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Good question. Actually, little is known that twelve American prisoners of war lost their lives by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima. That is the number.
Why were atomic bombs dropped only in nagasaki and why hiroshima out of the whole of japan?
doesn't really answer your questionduring the closing stages of the war against japan, japan was extensively fire bombed by the Americans. all the major industrial cities were basically destroyed. hiroshima kokura and nagasaki all had something in commonthey were coastalthey were surrounded by mountainsthey had minor military factories and portsthey had approximately 250,000 in populationthese cities were left basically untouched by the Americans during all of the bombings of japan. why?being surrounded by mountains it would contain the blasthaving ports and military targets gave a good reason for bombingsif you bombed Tokyo or Osaka you would kill a million plus civilians (not acceptable in public opinion) but believe it or not 250,000 is acceptable.they were dropped on those cities because they were perfect test sites for the atom bomb. you may ask what has kokura to do with it. kokura was the secondary target for the hiroshima bombing and the primary target for the nagasaki bombing. the bombs need to be dropped in fine weather for bombardier accuracy and to take arial phots of the effects. luckily for the people of kokura on the day of the hiroshima bombing it was fine in hiroshima and on the day of the nagasaki bombing it was overcast in kokura so they missed out.i hope this answered your question.Those two bombs were enough to kill thousands and thousands of people and to bring Lapan to it knees.
What were the possibilities on bombing hiroshima?
All the possibilities were good which brought back the Enola gay whole after dropping the atomic bomb.
Why was the bomb in hiroshima a good thing?
The whole world wanted the war to end.
Why was it good that the US dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
It avoided a land invasion of Japan which would have been extremely bloody with a high death toll for the attacking forces
What are a few good modern protest songs that you could use for a project?
War - Edwin Starr, Before the Deluge - Jackson Browne, Hiroshima Nagasaki Russsian roulette - Moving Hearts.
Was the Hiroshima bombng a good thing to do?
Probably. As one Japanese general pointed out after the war, "If we had it we would certainly have used it". Using the simple calculus of the death toll anticipated from an invasion of Japan's home islands, the Hiroshima/Nagasaki casualties were very small in comparison. On the other hand, Japan might have surrendered in any case. From the evidence of Japanese preparations for invasion, this is highly unlikely, and an invasion would have resulted in about a million American casualties and tens of millions of Japanese casualties. From a personal point of view, as the descendant of member of the US Marine 1st Division, it was a very good thing, because that division was one of the spearhead divisions for the planned 1946 invasion, and it's men would have suffered near 100% casualties. From the perspective of the terrifying nuclear age that began with Hiroshima and Nagasaki , it was a tragedy.
Was England bombing japan a good thing?
It was the United States that bombed Japan to finish the war.
Why did president Truman not do a good job?
Wither or not he did a good job is an opinion. He dropped the atom bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which is why most people think he did a "bad job" even though he ended WWI by doing so.
