In August of 1945‚ by the end of the Second World War‚ the world witnessed for the first time the extreme power of atomic weapons‚ in an unprecedented attack on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although‚ for many‚ the use of that new piece of weaponry had been essential and only done to eliminate Japanese threat toward the United States‚ specialists in the subject expose possible other reasons for such attacks‚ which will be further analyzed. In a speech addressed to the nation of the
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Written By: Nicholas Phandoe World War II began on September 1st‚ 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland and then ended on September 2nd‚ 1945 with the signing of the surrender documents from Japan aboard the American Battleship USS Missouri. During the course of 1941 when the US joined WWII‚ and 1945 when it ended over 291‚000 US American
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refused to surrender‚ why the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The atomic bomb was first used in warfare at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in august 1945‚ and the bomb played a key role in ending World War II. The Atomic bomb created the Manhattan project. The Manhattan project was first exploded at the top secret base of Alamogordo on July 16th 1945. The bomb that dropped on Hiroshima was code-name “little boy”. What good did it bring the U.S people when
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THE ATOMIC BOMB: Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ after 44 months of increasingly brutal fighting in the Pacific‚ an American B-29 bomber loaded with a devastating new weapon appeared in the sky over Hiroshima‚ Japan. Minutes later‚ that new weapon—a bomb that released its enormous destructive energy by splitting uranium atoms to create a chain reaction—detonated in the sky‚ killing some 70‚000 Japanese civilians instantly and leveling the city. Three days later‚ the U
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The Manhattan Project During World War II‚ a scientific discovery was made that would alter the course of history. German scientists learned a new method in which the splitting of a uranium atom became achievable. This would ultimately lead to the possibility of a foreign power utilizing that energy to produce a weapon with the capacity of causing irreplaceable damage. In 1939‚ Albert Einstein‚ having come across this information‚ wrote to the United States President Franklin Roosevelt to warn
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There has always been a debate on the necessity of the bomb‚ but its implications were so severe that such an attack has never been carried out again. Through the Mock Trial‚ Harry S. Truman was put on trial for crimes against humanity. At the end of the three day trial‚ and after much deliberation the jury came to the decision that Harry S. Truman was guilty of crimes against humanity. I was not fully content with this decision‚ however‚ I am able to understand why the jury came to the decision
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disaster is caused by the use of nuclear weapons. If we go back to the history of 1945‚ we come to know the history of 1945; we come to know the worst type of nuclear disaster the world had witnessed. On August 6‚ 1945 an atom bomb was dropped on HIROSHIMA in Japan‚ which devastated the entire town killing 66‚000 people and injuring nearly 69‚000. On August 9‚ 1945 another atom bomb was dropped on NAGASAKI. This bomb killed nearly 39‚000 people and injured more than 25‚000. Nuclear weapons are thus
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atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima‚ and Nagasaki‚ marking the only time nuclear weapons were used in warfare in all of U.S. history. It roughly killed about 129‚000-246‚000 or more people. Using a weapon of such untold destructive force‚ it made Japan finally announced its surrender to the Allies. Was America justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan? I think that America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary
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“Conflict is a destructive force in our lives” What is the real explanation of conflict? A struggle or destructive force.” This description of conflict only scrapes the surface of what it really means. People encounter these conflicts almost on a daily basis‚ whether it being self inflicting conflict‚ conflict with scheduling religions‚ age‚ sex‚ family‚ friends or even the experience of a war. Conflict is an unavoidable force; we will all face conflict in one form or another throughout our lives
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What was the Manhattan Project? The Manhattan Project began in 1939 after Albert Einstein learned of the Germans plans to take the splitting of a uranium atom and turn it into a weapon‚ Einstein warned the U.S President‚ who took the upcoming threat seriously enough to begin the construction of the world’s first atomic bomb. Creation of the bomb began in 1942 and ended in 1946 after the United States dropped a bomb on Nagasaki and ultimately killed 200‚000 people. The construction of the weapon involved
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