The Day That Shook the World - 667 Words

What comes to mind when you hear the word â€Å"bomb†? Is it the Boston Marathon tragedy? Is it the Pearl Harbor Bombing? How about the World Trade Center attack? All of these are major bombings that have happened in the U.S. Sadly, they aren’t the only ones. There have been numerous bombings that our world has survived, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t suffered from their outcomes. The devastation of war on our world is monumental. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima is an important event in history that has affected people greatly throughout the years since that tragic day. The effects of the Hiroshima bombing on Japan were life shattering. Death counts rose as high as 80,000, just after the bomb was dropped, and 50,000 more later died of injuries, radiation contact, sicknesses, and long-term effects such as cancer and birth deficiencies(Counting Deaths). This totaled 130,000 dead. (â€Å"The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki†) â€Å"The plane dropp ed the bomb--known as Little Boy--by parachute at 8:15 in the morning, and it exploded 2,000 feet above Hiroshima in a blast equal to 12-15,000 tons of TNT, destroying five square miles of the city† (â€Å"The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki†). This was the power of just one bomb, the first atomic bomb ever dropped in history. The city of Hiroshima was left in ruins, with nothing left but rubble and bodies. Although the Japanese were affected tremendously, other areas were not as traumatized by the results, but they were still stunned. â€Å"MyShow MoreRelatedTen Days That Shook the World by John Reed667 Words   |  3 PagesDuring this time, underground protestors also began looking for their entrance into the world as the struggle between classes began to erupt. As the winter grew colder, the food grew scarce. The daily allowance for necessary items, such as bread and milk for babies, dropped. 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