just surrendered. President Truman had decided to drop atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There’ been a debate ever since on whether or not his decision was reasonable. Japan was ready to surrender and on the verge of collapsing. One could argue that the bombing was barbaric and unnecessary. President Along those lines‚ Truman’s decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unjustified. Japan had considered surrendering before the two atomic bombs were dropped. According to "United States
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The End of World War II The United States Decision to drop the Atomic bomb has been a controversial topic since the day the first bomb was dropped August 6‚ 1945. President Harry Truman made the ultimate decision to use the atomic bomb‚ to him it was a clear decision that this would end the war with America’s most hated enemy: Japan (Nathan‚ 2012). There had been thousandths of bloody deaths up to-this-point in the war‚ Japan was destroyed‚ they had just about nothing‚ their country was in starvation
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Civilians The former president‚ Harry Truman had to make one of the most crucial decisions of his life. On August 6‚ 1945 during World War II‚ he decided to drop the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan. The first bomb that dropped on Hiroshima was nicknamed “Little Boy”. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the Hiroshima and immediately killed an estimation of 80‚000 people; thousands more people would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later‚ a second bomb dropped another on the city of Nagasaki
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of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have been lost‚ and the war could have dragged on for many more years. If “Operation Downfall”‚ the massive land invasion of Japan had occurred‚ the US predicted they would lose a million men in the process. President Truman decided
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Truman and the Atomic Bomb On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the atomic bomb‚ named “Little Boy”‚ was dropped over Hiroshima‚ Japan. There were reasons for this act against Japan‚ one of which having to do with Russia. These included strategic‚ moral‚ and political reasons that would benefit the US in the war and ultimately help them win. The US also wanted this to end World War 2. As we look back on this historical event‚ many would argue if dropping the atomic bomb was the right choice. Strategically and politically
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My topic is the atomic bomb. Two questions I have are one‚ why did the atomic bomb happen? Two‚ how did the atomic bomb change the world? The sub-topics introduce the Manhattan project. Japan 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
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were a questionable decision by Harry Truman‚ the president of The United States of America. Throughout the years‚ it has been a heated debate in terms of whether the decision was morally correct and justified. Historians have analyzed and presented many arguments. In this short essay‚ I will attempt to expand on how historians feel about the decision by Truman to use atomic bombs. The revisionists bring into perspective and question the motivations of Harry Truman claiming he had more on his agenda
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What was the fuel used in the first nuclear bomb test? Plutonium 2. What was the nickname of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb? . Fat Man . 3. Which president authorized creation of the atomic bomb? Harry Truman 4. What was the code name of the project to develop the atomic bomb? Trinity 5. What process generates the heat and energy in present day nuclear power plants? nuclear fusion 6. When was the last U.S. nuclear bomb test? 1991 7. How many nuclear power
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America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear proof that atomic bomb was an effective way to end the war. Even if it did kill many people it might actually have killed less people then if we had kept the
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creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was going to be the answer to the end of World War II and the final factor that would solidify the United States as a true superpower. With the creation of the atomic bomb‚ no one would stand in the way of the United States. The United States became the "New Rome‚" and with the power of the Atomic Bomb behind them‚ no other nation stood in their way. "My God‚ what have we done?" - Robert Lewis‚ the co-pilot of the Enola Gay‚ the B-29 that dropped the first
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