The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima because the U.S  wanted the Japanese to surrender. They thought the war was lasting too long. The atomic bomb was dropped on August 6th,1945. Along with the bombing on Hiroshima, we also dropped one on Nagasaki. When the bombs that were dropped were not necessary to ending the war. The bombing showed the power of the U.S along with their stupidity. These bombings were too far.

By the end of the bombing on Hiroshima, the skies were no longer colored black. fighting their enemy and praying for their survival, the U.S got through it all. President Harry Truman was fed up. He did not want to risk any more lives of the American soldiers. Truman told the United States military that if the Japanese had not surrendered, then we must bomb Hiroshima. For Truman, the long war was not only very long, but exciting. Exciting being able to use a weapon that would be the first to be used in the world. The U.S knew that if the Japanese did invade, then we would not only struggle to fight them to get it back, but we would have a bad reputation. That bomb was the only way President Truman saw a way to avoid an invasion.

One other worry that the US had was communism spreading. The US could have made a better decision than dropping the bombs because Stalin could have helped defeat Japan. Stalin declared war on Japan August 8, 1945. With two powerful countries against them, Japan would have probably surrendered. Having Stalin involved would have also helped because of the fact that Japan wouldn’t want communism. Japan would have surrendered to the US because they didn’t want any communism in their country. By not dropping the bombs we could have proven that we were more powerful because we had not only stopped Hitler but also defeated Japan.

The heat and explosions of the atomic bomb, although it did help us with communism and victory, it still affected Hiroshima. The U.S didn’t entirely think about the after effects of this bomb. Many people who were within the reach of the explosion, suffered from multiple things. Injuries were one thing, glass would shatter and get into your skin. Many people had suffered from Leukemia (cancer), burns that scolded your flesh, and nuclear radiation. Many died right away from instant impact. Many wildfires started out of no where, and every water source was poisoned; to this day many still are. This proves that the bombing was not worth it. The amount of damage done to those people is still affecting them today.

The harm done to Hiroshima and Nagasaki was over the top. Even though it did help the U.S get through war and communism, the damage done is probably ten times worse than it was in Pearl Harbor. The U.S is a strong country, and we were not proven wrong. But we did not think hard about the damage done to us, compared to what we could do to them. President Truman’s decision was not thought out. All in all the U.S was happy from getting to use the bomb first, but maybe we could of thought of something else that was a first, but not as harmful.