Did the atomic bomb really end the war?

August 6, 1945 – August 9, 1945
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki/Periods

How did the atomic bomb change war forever?

The development and usage of the first atomic bombs has caused a change in military, political, and public functionality of the world today. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revolutionized warfare by killing large masses of civilian population with a single strike.

What really ended the war in Japan?

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed.

Did Hiroshima save lives?

Lewis estimates that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to the extent that it induced Japanese surrender, saved the lives of roughly 30 million people.

Would the war have ended anyway without the atomic bomb?

But in recent years an entire new argument has emerged: Bomb or no bomb, the war would have ended anyway. Below, some things you may not have known about the momentous events of August 1945.

What were the effects of the atomic bomb on WW2?

The bombings were the first time that nuclear weapons had been detonated in combat operations. They caused terrible human losses and destruction at the time and more deaths and sickness in the years ahead from the radiation effects.

When was the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

On the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the National Security Archive updates its 2005 publication of the most comprehensive on-line collection of declassified U.S. government documents on the first use of the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific.

Did the atomic bomb on the Pacific really save lives?

While U.S. leaders hailed the bombings at the time and for many years afterwards for bringing the Pacific war to an end and saving untold thousands of American lives, that interpretation has since been seriously challenged.