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    indolent order to drop the two atomic bombs out of the Enola Gay and on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe that the United States was not justified to drop the atomic bombs. Theses bombs killed up to 140‚000 innocent Japanese citizens and injured thousands more. Thousands more innocent lives suffered third degree burns and many other type of injuries. The two bombs destroyed many houses‚ buildings‚ and crops. The United States also invested 2 billion dollars in these bombs. Was it worth it to

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    Question: Was the 1973 war part of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union? Background: The United States and Soviet Union pursued a policy of “détente” or thawing of tensions from the late 1960s until 1980. This policy was intended to reduce the risk of a military confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. One of the central aspects of détente was communication between the two governments. Détente was pursued during the Nixon‚ Ford and Carter administrations

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    nineteen-thirties war had come to multiple countries‚ causing the Second World War. Numerous people lost their lives‚ friends‚ and even family members‚ which contributed to many Americans feeling unguilted about the atomic bomb. When the United States made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan‚ there were mixed feelings over the morality of using it to end our war‚ but an overall sense of relief to bring the war to an end after such exhausting years. In nineteen thirty-nine‚ Germany orchestrated

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    Great Invention Of The Atomic Bomb Darion Mealing English 12 Mr. Owens Block 4 02/06/14 If you were asked what the greatest invention to help or impact mankind‚ what would you say? Most people would begin to talk about automobile‚ engines‚ and other machinery. Weapons are also a major reason we are what we are today. A special weapon stands out as the big advantage of why we won the battles in World War II‚ It’s called the Atomic Bomb. It is a great invention

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    Since World War II‚ America has been defined and shaped by the atomic bomb. In the documentary film Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States‚ the atomic bomb‚ it’s history‚ role‚ and it’s place in shaping the history of the United States is explained. But to understand the atomic bomb’s history and role in America‚ morally and policitally‚ World War II must be known‚ because it all really began with the start of World War II. Although a slow start of war‚ and with many historians disagreed

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    President Truman not to Drop the Atomic Bomb Con Notes: Joint Chiefs of Staff never formally studied decision to drop bomb‚ never recommended the President to drop the bomb or not Every top U.S. Military leader said bomb was unnecessary Use of bomb had no assistance in the war‚ Japanese were already defeated Decision to use bomb was made at a political‚ not military level First bomb was unnecessary experiment There was not one target in East Asia worth blowing up Idea was proposed to the Secretary

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    The Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb is a powerful‚ explosive nuclear weapon. It is fueled by the fission of the nuclei of specific amounts of plutonium or uranium‚ in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by one of these bombs is equal to the strength of an explosion created by thousands of tons of TNT. The atomic bomb was first created in the early twentieth century. Physicists in the United States and Europe had discovered that the fission of uranium could be used to create

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    background) News Broadcast- News Reporter: Sorry for the interruption. We have breaking news pertaining to the Cold War. The Soviets have developed an Atomic Bomb. Now the Soviets being our enemies could drop the bomb at any time. So you viewers out there need to be prepared. We are now going to show you three scenarios in how to protect yourself against an Atomic Bombing. Scenario 1 (screens shift from News broadcast to Person cooking in kitchen) Raianne voice over: Scenario 1.

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    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 atomic bomb had on Japan itself

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    On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. On August 9‚ 1945‚ the second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Thousands died instantaneously while many more died from radiation exposure from the bombs. The use of the atomic weapons was unnecessary due to the fact the Japan’s military was greatly weakened and ready to surrender‚ thousands of innocent lives were sacrificed simply for political power‚ and there could have been alternatives

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