Tragedies in Hirosima

TRAGEDIES IN HIROSHIMA: HOW THE JAPANESE OVERCAME THE MASSIVE ATOMIC BOMB DROPPING.

OVERVIEW

Why did the United States bomb Japan?

World War 2 the Japanese sided with the Germans, who were trying to kill all of the Jews and other minorities who would ruin their idea of a "perfect race"
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, a naval base outside of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The Japanese feared that the United States would halt their efforts to conquer all of the South Pacific.
About three months of fighting the Japanese after the Germans surrendered, the United States decided to finally end the war by dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE BOMBING

In December of 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor because the United States were the biggest threats to the Japanese conquering all of the South Pacific
In 1942, J. Robert Oppenheimer starts to work on the "Manhattan Project", a United States government program that was founded to build and test atomic bombs that were at first going to be used against Germany
July 16, 1945, the United States successfully sets off the first atomic bomb in the desert of New Mexico‹, now the bomb was ready

THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA

"Little Boy", the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon, was dropped from the Enola Gay, on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 am
The bomb explodes 2,000 feet in the air, immediately killing 80,000
After the bomb was dropped, an estimated 20,000 more Japanese civilians were killed due to radiation exposure
Nine days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the Japanese announced their surrender

HOW HIROSHIMA HAS OVERCOME THE BOMBING

By late 1947, most buildings, roads, and shops were rebuilt
Water and Hygiene structures were not effected by the bomb
Since the bombs exploded in the air, not much radiation was spread
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law; a law that advocated for the construction of peace memorial buildings and other necessities like roads and bridges‹

MODERN DAY HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima is a thriving port city that has goods come through the Hiroshima Port and the Hiroshima International Airport
Mazda gets their cars and car parts made in Hiroshima
Hiroshima has two major sports teams, the Hiroshima Toya Carp (Baseball) and the Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Football)
Hiroshima University is currently ranked 12th in Japan
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (shown below) was named one of the ten most important memorial museums in the world

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Websites:

1. Taylor, Adam. In Japan and America, More and More People Think Hiroshima Bombing Was Wrong. The Washington Post, WP Company, 10 May 2016, www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/05/10/in-japan-and-america-more-and-more-people-think-hiroshima-bombing-was-wrong/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0ba8d3ae8aeb.
   This source gave us insight on whether people in Japan and the United States, do or don't support the atomic bomb dropping.
2. Snow, Dan. Was It Right to Bomb Hiroshima? BBC IWonder, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zq7yg82
   This source gave us interactive ways to learn about Hiroshima. This source also showed us the different options that the United States had to end the war.
3. Waxman, Olivia B. How Japan and the U.S. Reconciled After Hiroshima, Nagasaki. Time, Time, 6 Aug. 2018, www.time.com/5358113/hiroshima-nagasaki-history-reconciliation
   This website showed us how Japan and the United States became allies after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
4. McCamy, Laura. Here's What Hiroshima Looks like Today - and How the Effects of the Bombing Still Linger. Business Insider, Business Insider, 3 Aug. 2018, www.businessinsider.com/what-hiroshima-looks-like-today-2018-7.
   This source showed us how Hiroshima works and functions today. It also explained to us that Hiroshima promotes peace.
5. 25 Shocking Facts About Hiroshima And Nagasaki Today. List25, 15 June 2017, www.list25.com/25-shocking-facts-about-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-today/.
   This source just gave us some quick facts about Hiroshima that we can use.
6. History.com Editors. Hirohito. History.com, A&E Television Networks, 21 Aug. 2018, www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/hirohito-1.
   This website explained Japan's involvement in World War II.
7. History.com Editors. Battle of Midway. History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Oct. 2018, www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway.
   This website explained the start of the Japanese's downfall in World War II.

Books:

1. Langley, Andrew. Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Fire from the Sky. Compass Point Books, 2006.
   The book Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Fire from the Sky helped to tell us that the Japanese citizens are very peaceful. The book also told us what the Japanese do to remember the bombing.

Primary Sources:

1. Burr, William. The Atomic Bomb and the End of WWII. 5 Aug. 2005, https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
   This is the National Archive dedicated to Hiroshima. It was 76 different primary sources in the archive.

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