Research Paper Samuel Overton 40827123 25 March‚ 2013 History 111 Dr. Julien Vernet On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the atomic bomb “Fat Man” was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Only three days later‚ a second atomic bomb‚ “Little Boy”‚ was dropped on the city of Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two bombs marked the end of World War II and the conflict with Japan‚ remaining as the only use of nuclear weapons to date. In their destructive path they left up to 210‚000 people dead1‚ and
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The nuclear bombings of Japan are a very controversial topic‚ and is highly discussed and researched by scholars and the general public. The nuclear bombings are not just a small part in military history‚ but a lesson in reality and the destruction possible of man to achieve their goals; these bombings have raised a whole host of ethical issues and concerns‚ which must be taken into consideration. There are many reasons why the actions taken by the United States and specifically President Truman
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Y9 Hiroshima PLP On August 6‚ 1945‚ a new step in technological warfare was taken when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. The impact of the bomb alone killed at least 66‚000 people. This was an event that would not soon be forgotten in history. The Americans‚ who knew the devastating effects of their new weapon‚ still chose
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Hiroshima Paper The book begins with the telling of what the main six characters were doing before‚ during‚ and shortly after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The book goes on to show how the people believed that it only affected the general area‚ and how they realized that it affected the entire city. Many people were injured and scorn. Some people were even trapped under buildings. It continues to show when the Japanese Emperor announced on the radio that Japan was going to surrender to the
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Miss Toshinki Sasaki One of the 6 major characters that had survived the Hiroshima bombing was Miss Toshinki Sasaki‚ a real survivor. Miss Toshinki Sasaki was a twenty-year-old lady. She was very impatient‚ selfish‚ and controversial‚ however‚ she was also very innocent and caring. She was currently living with her two brothers‚ sister‚ mother‚ and father in Koi. Miss Toshinki Sasaki had worked at the East Asia tin works and was a sales clerk. She had a handful of responsibilities at her household;
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over 100‚000 innocent souls. On this day‚ an American aircraft dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. This was the first atomic bomb ever used in the history of warfare. In the non-fiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey‚ first hand six survivors of this horrific event describe accounts of the bombing and its effects in vivid detail. The atomic bomb affected civilians of Hiroshima and the city’s environment in that people began acting irrationally‚ suffered from injuries and deaths
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 President - Harry S. Truman Diary Entry 10/8/1945 I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941‚ this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour‚ against those who have starved‚ beaten and executed
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Hiroshima traces the experiences of six people who survived the atomic blast of August 6‚ 1945 at 8:15 am. The six people vary in age‚ education‚ financial status and employment. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ a personnel clerk; Dr. Masakazu Fuji‚ a physician; Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura‚ a tailor’s widow with three small children; Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge‚ a German missionary priest; Dr. Terufumi Sasaki‚ and the Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto are the six Hersey chose from dozens of people he interviewed. The book
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Alfred P building was bombed in Oklahoma city. The bombing happened on April 19 1995‚ killing 170 and injured about 400 others. Civilians that were inside the building say that they have no idea what happened all they heard was a blast‚ and some of them have been launched out of there chairs whiles they were at work. Within this building they was a children center and in the mass cayuse disputers were trying to dispatch units to go to the children center. People could not believe that this is happening
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One of the world’s greatest conflicts occurred when President Harry Truman decided to drop atomic bombs onto the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ thus causing a great conflict. On August 6th and 9th‚ 1945‚ two nuclear bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were detonated‚ destroying the cities and killing thousands. It was one of the most lethal attacks with a single weapon in history. There were many reasons behind this: to end World War II quickly‚ to save American lives‚ and finally to prove
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