The United States decided to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. This bombing created devastation and death that the world had never seen before. The use of the atomic bombs has been a topic of intense debate for years following the bombing. Several reasons for such outcry pertaining to the use of the atomic bomb were the moral dilemmas behind the bombing‚ the mass destruction caused by the bombing‚ the horrible physical and emotional effects on the citizens of Japan‚ and strained
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President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the direct cause for the end of World War II in the Pacific. The United States felt it was necessary to drop the atomic bombs on these two cities or it would suffer more casualties. Not only could the lives of many soldiers have been taken‚ but possibly the lives of many innocent Americans. The United States will always try to avoid the loss of American civilians at all costs‚ even if that means taking
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GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR BOMBS According to the movie‚ TRINITY AND BEYOND: THE ATOMIC BOMB MOVIE‚ on July the sixteenth year 1945‚ at a site called "Trinity"‚ a plutonium bomb ’ was piled and taken up the top of a tower. This plutonium bomb ’ was exploded thereby generating a very high measure of flash light and a fireball that radiated through 0.6 kilometers (0.37 miles) in 2 seconds. The detonative energy or power was equivalent to 18.6 kilotons of TNT. This fume grew up
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U.S. chose to use the atomic bomb against Japan in hopes of ending the war swiftly and obtaining ultimate power over post-war decisions. They failed to realize the consequences that would follow their detrimental decision. Not only would the bomb kill thousands of innocent lives‚ consequently it would trigger an effect that would create a desire for other countries to possess an atomic bomb as well. Alternatives to the bomb were present‚
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proton and an electron? (1) They have the same masses and the same charges. (2) They have the same masses and different charges. (3) They have different masses and the same charges. (4) They have different masses and different charges. 3 The atomic mass of an element is the weighted average of the masses of (1) its two most abundant isotopes (3) all of its naturally occurring isotopes (2) its two least abundant isotopes (4) all of its radioactive isotopes 4 Which statement is true about
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Is Population Still a ‘Time Bomb’? By Rachael Cage In the face of uncontrolled population growth‚ international relations theorists have long regarded overpopulation as a serious challenge‚ which if mishandled could lead to a dire catastrophe. This paper will focus on Thomas Malthus and Paul Ehrlich who have been very influential in the population debate. Malthus established positive and preventative checks which naturally try to counteract the population increase and warned of an incapacity
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more casualties than any other war previously. The second world war was undoubtedly‚ a terrible war and on August first‚ 1945 the war seemed far from over‚ however‚ after the United States utilized two atomic bombs on the Japanese‚ they announced their surrender. The United States utilized two atomic weapons which did kill thousands‚ but created a peace between us and Japan which lasts to this day. If we weigh the pros and cons‚ the usefulness of a limited arsenal‚ is much higher than the downsides
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Persuasive Essay The Return of the Rams: The Rams will make their long anticipated return to Los Angeles Table of Contents Introduction Page: 1 Why St. Louis? Why not expand? Page: 1‚ 2 Can Los Angeles Support a team Page: 3‚ 4 Farmers Field Page: 4‚ 5 Summary Page: 5 Introduction The NFL and AEG Financial Services have come to terms of an agreement to move the St
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1. Atomic and Molecular Structure a. Students know how to relate the position of an element in the periodic table to its atomic number and atomic mass. The Periodic Table organizes elements by their atomic number - from hydrogen (1) to whatever is the highest one currently known (>105). It is arranged so that similiar members fall in a list such as Chlorine Bromine etc.. The average atomic weight is usually shown with each element‚ but due to isotopes (caused buy nuclear varations)
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there are many gray areas and blurred lines. In Bosnia the genocide that took place there never involved any real genocidal acts (Document I). When the United States and NATO took action to stop the crimes being committed in Bosnia‚ they sent many bombs in hopes of stopping this genocide. Over 200‚000 people were killed and over 2.3 million were left homeless‚ many of which could have been innocent civilians (Document J). Although it is an atrocity of humanity‚ Genocide will always be a problem of
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