Hiroshima day
In world war 2 two nuclear bombs were dropped over Japan. These two bombs were the only recorded nuclear bombs used.
The two bombs landed in the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs were dropped on the 6th and the 9th of august 1945.
Before the bombings the USA wanted the Japanese to surrender but they refused.
In the bombings 90’000-166’000 people were killed in Hiroshima and 60’000-80’000 people were killed in Nagasaki.Most of the people that died were citizens.
In the school the sick people were housed.The school was turned into a hospital and those who died were taken to the school oval where they were burned. Many of the people who survived had cuts,burns and wounds.
Also many of the kids lost their parents and many people lost their family’s.
Many of the buildings were destroyed but the peace dome was still standing and is still standing to this very day.
On august the 15th the Japanese announced their surrender to the US and this ended the pacific war and world war 2.
So now every year on august the 6th we morn and remember those who were lost during the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In a way with out the bombings we might still be at war.
Image: ‘hiroshima genbaku dome‘
Adelaide Dupont said,
September 1, 2011 @ 6:22 pm
Isabella:
A very reflective piece about an important part of Japanese culture and history.
“If we didn’t have the bombings, we might still be at war”, and I remember civil wars which went on as long or longer than World War II.
Some Japanese soldiers, though, thought they were still fighting. The last to surrender did so in about 1980.
Great image of the dome! You can see the wreckage and the survival and the blue sky.
One of my favourite books is called Brighter than a thousand suns and it discusses Hiroshima and Nagasaki fairly extensively from a scientific point of view.
Just a few points: were the people really burnt in/on the school oval?
Yes, they were citizens, but they were also civilians (as opposed to members of the military or the monarchy – Hirohito might have had a summer house in Hiroshima…). A very ethical thought here.
Hopefully the cuts, burns and wounds did not get infected!