Joyner English 112 25 0ctober 2014 The Atomic Bombings Were Necessary To the dismay of many people on August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atomic bomb was used in the history of mankind as a part of warfare. Many people died as a result of these bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ and because of the bombings‚ Japan knew it had been defeated‚ so it soon afterwards surrendered to America. I believe that the bombings were necessary in order to make Japan surrender because Harry Truman‚ the President of the United
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decision to drop an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy” (Truman‚ 1945). The American airplane named Enola Gay dropped the bomb‚ “Little Boy”‚ in the city of Japan (History.com Staff‚ 2010). The bomb that was dropped from above the city was about twelve to fifteen thousand tons and it destroyed five square miles of Hiroshima. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ 1945‚ the
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A-Bomb War Crime or Necessity For Peace For decades now the moral and ethical justification of the US forcing Japan in to surrender by unleashing the wrath of two nuclear bombs on Japan‚ has been a popular debate for not only scholars but everybody to this day. With this topical event we are going to explore the controversy’s behind the decision to unleash this power . we will explore the main two arguments from both opposing sides; - people who were for the dropping of the Nuclear bomb stated
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On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ during the end of World War II. The two bombings‚ killed around 199‚000 people‚ and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8‚ 1945‚ and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese‚ refused to
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truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888). While the bombing of Hiroshima may hold very little justification‚ the brutal attack on Nagasaki‚ just 3 days later‚ lacks any moral substance and cannot be defensible. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan launched an attack
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and was dropped on Hiroshima then Fat Man on Nagasaki.(atomcentral) The pilots of the planes were Paul Tibbets and Charles W. Sweeney.(atomcheritage) Charles W. Sweeney had a co-pilot‚ Charles Donald Albury.(atomcheritage) Little Boy is a uranium 235 comb and Fatman is a plutonium 239 bomb. (atomcheritage) About 80‚000 people died by little boy in Hiroshima. For Fat man around 60‚000 deaths due to it falling in a canyon. (atomcheritage)
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Lucas Goldoni US2 Mr. Oosting 12/15/14 Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs Essay President Truman was justified in using atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. As commander-in Chief of US Armed forces‚ President Truman was responsible for the men and women in harms way. Americans and Japanese were dying‚ suffering life-altering injuries and experiencing torture and deprivation in prison camps each day the war raged. Additionally‚ it is important to look at the cultural elements
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/#.UZIEcfBArIU.> During the final stages of World War II in 1945‚ the United States conducted the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb intended for the purposes of attack. Ironically dubbed as ‘Little Boy’‚ the bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima instantly killing approximately 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ on 9 August‚ a second bomb‚ ‘Fat Man’‚ was descended on Nagasaki killing
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On the morning of August 6th‚ in 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima‚ Japan; three days later a second bombing occurred in Nagasaki‚ Japan. These bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only changed the physical and emotional health of the Japanese people‚ they also changed the world. In my essay‚ I’m going to be discussing in what ways the dropping of the atomic bombs was significant and which of these is the most important My first paragraph is going to be about the massive impact the
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Topic: Atomic Bomb General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the dropping of the atomic bomb Thesis Statement: The creation of the Manhattan Project‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ and the aftermath are events that changed the world forever. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Boom! Can you imagine a white light that blinds you instantly and a sonic boom that bust’s your eardrums? Probably not because if you
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