above the ground. Three days later on August 9th the US dropped a second bigger atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki (nicknamed Fatman). It was delivered by a B29 nicknamed Bockscar. It weighed nearly 9000lbs. The causes for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were: the bombing of Pearl harbor‚ to prevent Operation Downfall‚ and to prevent the war from going on any longer. On December 7th‚ 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor (Overview of the Pearl Harbor Attack‚ 7th December 1941). It resulted in
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There are dozens of nuclear facilities scattered in population centres around Iran; therefore‚ bombing these facilities would kill large numbers of Iranian civilians. This may be hard to believe but “the Iranian people are more pro-American than any population outside Israel.” A good example of this is the fact that they held candle-light vigils for America in the streets of Tehran after 9/11; however‚ bombing Iran would change all that. A pro-American population would rally around the flag against a
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DajahNell THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING “I reached the decision to go on the offensive-to put a check on government abuse where others had failed in stopping the federal juggernaut running amok” (qtd. in BBC News)‚ were the words of Timothy McVeigh who took it upon himself out of the act of rage to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building on April 19‚1995. His actions were due to his anger with the government for what happened at Waco. This tragic event known as the Oklahoma City Bombing‚ was the most devastating
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History of the Bombing The atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred in August 1945 when the Second World War was at its final stage. An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6‚ 1945 over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion practically killed 80‚000 people wiping out 90% of the Hiroshima city. Many other people died later as a result of the radiation exposure. A second United States B-29 bomber dropped another A-bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki which
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[Type the company name] The Oklahoma City Bombing Domestic Terrorist‚ Timothy McVeigh Juan Sanchez United States was reminded that usually the worst comes from within‚ that was the case on the morning of April 19‚ 1995. In the days following‚ Americans realized that this dreadful misfortune may have been caused by a fellow citizen who belonged to a patriot group. Before this incident Americans generally thought of terrorism as an overseas problem that could not conquer this mighty country
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The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was an historical event in New Zealand that occurred on July 10th 1985 at Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour when French secret service agents planted two bombs on the hull of Greenpeace’s flagship‚ the Rainbow Warrior which sunk the flagship killing one crew member. It was caused by the French bombing Greenpeace’s flagship because of Greenpeace’s decision to protest against the French testing nuclear weapons in Maurora and by New Zealand’s unpopular position on the nuclear
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There is also other justification of suicide bombing. If they admit the Israeli occupation of the country‚ it means that they will lose their identity and religion. People of Palestine will lose their rights and dignities. When Said and Khaled are preparing for bomb plan‚ Jamal who is one of the executives of the group refers “What can you do when there is no justice or freedom? The individual has to fight for it. If we give in to the law‚ that the strong devours the weak then we reduce ourselves
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Joe DeCerchio I-Search Bobbie & John 29‚ April 2013 The Boston Marathon Bombings The Boston Marathon is an annual race that has been taking place on Patriot’s Day‚ which is the third Monday of April‚ since 1897. The race usually attracts about 20‚000 participants and more than 500‚000 spectators! On April 15‚ 2013 the Boston Marathon was targeted by two radical Islamic brothers‚ Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev. At approximately 2:49 PM on that day‚ two bombs were detonated at the home stretch
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Jennifer Mr. Ehrlich U.S Military Pd:7 June 7‚2013 There may be many reasons as to why the United States dropped a bomb in Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese to initiate United States entrance into the war‚ just four years before‚ was still fresh on the minds of many Americans. A feeling of justification and a desire to end the war strengthened the resolve of the United States to quickly and decisively conclude it. President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal
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INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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