World War II in the Pacific ended when the USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.  These were the most destructive weapons ever created by man. Upwards of 90,000 people where killed at Hiroshima. Many of those people were vaporized off the face of the earth by the atomic blast. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons in history. Thousands more who survived the blast would later die as a result of radiation related illnesses and cancer from the blast.  The effects of the radiation also cause birth defects in future generations. 

The bombs effectively and quickly ended the war as Japan surrendered when confronted by the massive destruction. However, America’s use of atomic bombs were controversial at the time and to this very day. You will engage the debate for this essay. 

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