CRJ 313 19 February 2012 Truman: Bomb Dropping It was August 6‚ 1945 when the first ever atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later another was dropped on the city of Nagasaki‚ Japan and this let to the surrender of Japan in World War II. The surrender would have not occurred so soon if it had not been for President Harry Truman’s decision to use the first ever nuclear attack on another nation. His decision changed history and the way the world worked. This meant
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ASIA Asia is the world’s largest and most populous continent‚ located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth’s total surface area and comprises 30% of its land area. With approximately 4.3 billion people‚ it hosts 60% of the world’s current human population. Asia has a high growth rate in the modern era. For instance‚ during the 20th century‚ Asia’s population nearly quadrupled. Asia is defined as comprising the eastwards four-fifths of Eurasia. It is located
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09/29/2014 facts Mission was planned for August 11th but was changed to the 9th due to bad weather Primary target was Kokura and Nagasaki was secondary Bomb to be dropped was called Fat Man‚ a plutonium bomb more complex than the one dropped on Hiroshima 509th commander‚ Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. choose Maj. Charles W. Sweeney‚ commander of the 393rd Bomb Squadron to command the mission Six B-29s was sent to the mission Sweeney and Bock switched airplanes‚ with Sweeney flying Bockscar and Bock
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we intake the wrong type of radiation unknowingly. During World War Two the Japanese were the most exposed to nuclear radiation due to the atom bomb. The atom bomb was one of the first bombs to be dropped in any war. Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ two of the most populated cities in Japan‚ sadly were introduced to a large nuclear radiation illness called Leukemia. Leukemia was one of the most devastating illnesses introduced to Japan due to the nuclear atom bomb. Leukemia is cancer of the
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of Japan‚ 2008). President Truman knew that American casualties would be high if they invaded Japan without the use of the atom bomb. On August 6‚ 1945 a uranium bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. The total dead surpassed 68‚000 from the blast at Hiroshima. Just three days after this explosion‚ another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ killing 40‚000 people (The Atomic Bomb and the Surrender of Japan‚ 2008). These essentially were the final blows to Japan’s ability to continue
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At the end of the war they went into World War II. They decide to drop t nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to get revenge on Japan’s bombing on Pearl Harbor. We killed over fifty thousand men and women and children on the bombing of Hiroshima Nagasaki. The war ended soon enough as it should have. Pearl Harbor Tours is proud to feature a number of exciting historic tours to the site of the United States entrance
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World War II & the Atomic Bomb The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the end to the world’s largest armed conflict. Many debates have surfaced over the ethics of such an attack. The bomb itself caused massive amounts of casualties while the unknown effects of radiation caused many more deaths amongst the survivors of the blast. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon‚ it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman‚ who authorized
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U.S. History 03/24/13 Essay When one looks back in American history to the mid 1940’s it is almost impossible to not mention the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was a shocking worldwide event that will be passed down through each generation in nation’s history. But what many overlook and forget is all the stress‚ planning‚ and pressures our thirty-third president‚ Harry S. Truman had to go through when making this extremely difficult decision. When President Truman first found out about
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Was The Use Of The Atomic Bomb Justifiable? "The use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender..." Admiral William D. Leahy (Alperovitz‚The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb‚ date of publication unknown) There have been many issues involved with the use of the atomic bomb because of the high cost of lives‚ and that it was considered to be immoral and unethical. However it
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to ensure the end of the Pacific War with minimal US casualties. Upon rejection of the Potsdam Declaration and calls for unconditional surrender by the Japanese‚ the US in direct retaliation deployed the atomic weapon ‘Little Boy’ on the city of Hiroshima in August 6‚ 1945 and continued by bombing Nagasaki with ‘Fat Man’ on August 9th. The Allies had concluded the European front by capturing Berlin and defeating the remainder of Axis forces in May 1945. The Pacific front however remained and was different
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