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    Atomic Bombing on Japan

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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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    Hiroshima Bombing Timeline

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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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    grolier.com) The long-term effects of the bomb on the environment and children are horrible. Atomic blasts cause many prolonged injuries such as‚ keloids‚ cataracts‚ leukemia and other cancers. (earthbase.org) The total death count for the atomic bombing is estimated at 140‚000. This means that almost as many people died from the long-term effects as were killed in the initial explosion. People who think that dropping the bomb was right say that the bomb was the one event that ended the war. Americans

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    bali bombings responess

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    tackle the terrorist threat on their doorstep. Legal responses for achieving justice after the Bali Bombings include Australia’s enforcement cooperation with Indonesia and the arrest of the Bali bombers where as non legal responses include anti-terrorism campaigns and the memorials and victim support. Legal responses Australian-indonesian enforcement cooperation Within 24 hours of the Bali Bombings‚ the AFP arrived in Bali to assist the Indonesian National Police. A joint operation was launched

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    10 years ago on the 10th of July 1985 2 limpet mine bombs set by French DGSE agents on the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior shook New Zealand’s history forever. A Portuguese Greenpeace crew member Fernando Pereira was killed in the explosions and it is a tragedy that New Zealand will never be able to forget. It all started when the Americans bombed Hiroshima to end the Second World War in 1945. America had also won the race to be the first country to hold the power of the atomic bomb. There

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    Boston Marathon Bombing

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    Boston Marathon Bombing The bombing of Boston Marathon is now the issue about which all people are talking about. It turned to be the theme of many discussions in mass media‚ transportation means and even at home. Looking much deeper upon that terroristic attack‚ we shall find some questions need to be answered regarding this issue. The policy of the U.S should be revised concerning their seeking for those terrorists. The whole issue started when two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston

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    Boston Marathon Bombing

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    Boston Marathon Bombing On April 15‚ 2013 during the Boston Marathon in Copley Square‚ two bombs exploded near the finish line killing at least three and injuring over 170 people. This bombing sent the nation in an uproar and it was immediately recognized as a terrorist attack. When the Federal Bureau of Investigation took over‚ a few days later a surveillance video and photographs of the two suspects were released. After the suspects were named‚ Dzhokar Tsarnaev‚ 19‚ and Tamerlan Tsarnaev‚

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    Oklahoma City Bombing

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    The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19‚ 1995. It would remain the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11‚ 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives‚ including 19 children under the age of 6‚[1] and injured more than 680 people.[2] The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a sixteen-block radius‚ destroyed or burned 86 cars‚ and shattered glass in 258 nearby

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    Hiroshima Bombing Effect

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    The Direct of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima killed over 100‚000 people. John Hersey’s book “Hiroshima” gives a clear picture of what happened before the bombing‚ during the bombing‚ and the aftermath. The story of Hiroshima leaves the world speechless. Japan learned a lot from this and the world has learned even more from this catastrophic event that changed the world. This event kept the world safe from similar apocalyptic atomic weapons. The world saw the effect of radiation that killed people

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    Hiroshima & Nagasaki Genocide The main causes for the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was because of Japan’s decision to attack the U.S at Pearl Harbor. Then following that attack they invaded the Philippines which was under the United States control at the time. The purpose of the bombs was to essentially shorten the war and to reduce the number of americans that could have been killed. This happened in the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6‚ 1945 the united states bombed

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