USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What metaphor is Godzilla believed to be about
A
Nuclear bombs and weapons
B
A creepy dinosaur
C
A scary dream
D
I saw Godzilla and was happy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Godzilla is a prehistoric reptilian monster awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. With the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Lucky Dragon 5 incident still fresh in the Japanese consciousness, Godzilla was conceived as a metaphor for nuclear weapons.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1954, nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll stoked new fears of atomic energy. An accidental irradiation of Japanese fishing vessel prompted panic and the Japanese press called it “the second atomic bombing of mankind.” These fears manifested themselves in a new horror monster in the 1954 film Gojira (Godzilla).

Detailed explanation-3: -A gigantic, prehistoric, dinosaur-like amphibious creature powered by nuclear radiation, Godzilla began as a metaphor warning against the dangers of nuclear proliferation in the wake of World War II and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Detailed explanation-4: -A producer at Tomo Studios, Tanaka Tomoyuki, was inspired by the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in addition to what was known as the “Lucky Dragon No. 5 Incident” of March 1954, in which a Japanese fishing boat strayed into the U.S. H-bomb testing range of the Bikini Atoll.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Oxygen Destroyer ( Okishijen Desutoroiyā) is a fictional chemical weapon of mass destruction invented by Dr. Daisuke Serizawa and used to kill the original Godzilla in the 1954 film, Godzilla.

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