5/17/13 The bombing on Hiroshima: Final Draft The bombing of Hiroshima not only affected Japan‚ but it also affected the world. The long bloody war was ended‚ and soldiers were able to go home. New American citizens should learn about the bombing‚ not only because it was America who had done it‚ but because it was the world’s first atomic bomb‚ and a lot of information can be learned about the aftermath and destruction. We‚ as well as the world‚ have seen what damage it caused‚ and can use
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Hiroshima Peace Day falls on August 6 and Nagasaki Peace Day on August 9. The two days to remind the world of the destruction that a war can wreck. According to estimates the bombs killed a large number of people – with the majority of the causalities having died from flash or flame burns. What happened? In 1945‚ the United States of America dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. On August 6‚ the nuclear weapon “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima because it
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki This is my in depth research on the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ or also called the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These are some unknown facts and details about the bombing of Hiroshima and how it affected the people that live there. This bombing had brought an end to World War Two. But it didn’t end just like that‚ it took a little bit of time. To start this off‚ the first bomb that was first dropped in Hiroshima was called little boy
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The Bombing of Hiroshima August 8‚ 1946 will be a day etched into the memories of the many people that survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. John Hershey wrote a book titled‚ Hiroshima‚ which told the stories of six survivors from that day. The stories that are told by these brave people are heart wrenching‚ horrific‚ and almost painful to even read. Two survivors‚ Akihiro Takahashi and Eiko Taoka‚ tell a story about the air raid and what they saw after the large red flash had hit the ground
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America dropping an atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima had many benefits‚ including: ending the war‚ saving Americans soldier’s lives‚ showed America’s power‚ and made future peace talks much easier. If the bomb was not dropped the war most likely would have continued. If the war had continued‚ then more America soldiers would have potentially lost their lives. After the bomb was dropped‚ other countries would not underestimate America’s power. Once other countries knew the power America had‚
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I chose to read two articles about the bombing of Hiroshima. In my opinion this is one of the most important parts of not only United States history‚ but also the history of the entire world. The two articles that I decided to read from came from two different sources: The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Both Articles were written on the same day August 8‚ 1945. Both articles are very interesting and both show the concern about the dropping of the bomb. Definitely both were written as this
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At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 6‚ 1945 a US B-29 Bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 men‚ women‚ and children. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which was given by order of the President‚ Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ approximately 100‚000 more people died slow and atrocious
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Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima (Then public Explanation 1945) Harry Truman became a president of the United States on April 12th on 1945 upon the death of FDR. Before 1942 United States started to develop their nuclear weapons can make them powerful form other counties. The U.S. spent at least $8.52 trillion in present day terms on nuclear weapons development Between 1940 and 1996‚ And United States is the only country to have used them in warfare with the twice bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
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brought out in the book “Hiroshima”‚ by John Hersey and the movie Barefoot Gen‚ by Keiji Nakazawa. Both of these were made to try to show the devastation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. “Hiroshima” is a book that tries to tell the stories of six survivors. Whereas Barefoot Gen shows the story of one survivor with a detailed plot and character development. The short choppy story segments in Hiroshima leads the reader to feeling less sympathy for the survivors‚
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primary event which historians attribute to this end are the use of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although the bombing of these cities did force the Japanese to surrender‚ many people today ask "Was the use of the atomic bomb necessary to end the war?" and more importantly "Why was the decision to use the bomb made?" Ronald Takaki examines these questions in his book Hiroshima. The official reason given for dropping the bomb was to bring a quick end to tht war and save American
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