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    It wasn’t necessary to drop the bombs on Japan. It wasn’t justified for many reasons. One reason being that Japan was already on the brink of surrendering. They killed innocent people just for the sake to end a war when there could’ve been other diplomatic ways to end it. It was all immoral. US also wanted to show off the power that they had. They knew just how powerful and how much damage it was going to cause‚ but they took the chance. Before the bomb decision was made‚ an “Allied demand for an

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    war’s pressure caused this abominable leader to make the gratuitous decision to drop a ghastly atomic bomb on the innocent people of Hiroshima. President Truman’s imprudent decision to squander the atomic bomb against the Japanese city of Hiroshima was pure butchery‚ was the result of his vulgar racism towards other nations‚ and was immorally unnecessary. Some critics may argue that the use of the atomic bomb was completely the last option the United States had because “the Japanese military was refusing

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    This investigation evaluates whether or not the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary to make Japan surrender unconditionally. To assess the extent to which the deployment of nuclear weapons affected the Japanese decision to surrender unconditionally and if Japan was already prepared to do this prior to the use of the atomic bombs. The details and motivations of the United States to drop the bombs are explored as well as Japan’s peace negotiations with the United

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    were left dead (Rossenfeld‚ n.d.). The causes of all of this were two atomic bombs dropped by the United States. At first glance‚ it may seem that dropping these two bombs was a terrible and horrific thing to do. However‚ the use of atomic weaponry was actually a necessity in how well our conflict with Japan played out. Without the bombs‚ we would have fought longer‚ and more lives would have been lost. Dropping the atomic bombs on

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    America has always‚ and most likely will always place a high value on American lives. In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy‚ American leaders had to make a very tough decision‚ whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This act would essentially be trading Japanese lives for American lives. The Japanese‚ who were the aggressors‚ much like the Germans‚ were not sympathized with. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of American casualties in

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    the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ and then on August the 9th‚President Truman announced “sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy” and then on August the 9th three days later another American bomber plane dropped the second bomb on the industrial section of the city of Nagasaki‚ these two bombed completely destroyed most of the cities. There were lots of consequences of the bomb being dropped

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    *Insert bomb falling sound* BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM! The Manhattan Project; big ominous name right? Makes you think “Oh whatever could it be?”‚ or “I like tacos!”. It was founded by the US with a little help from our friendly neighborhood Canada‚ and Britain. If you’re scared of the big‚ bad title‚ don’t worry‚ I’m here to tell you the what‚ the why‚ and the what about the not so friendly Manhattan Project! The reason why it was made is because of Fear of Nazi Germany making nuclear weapons had

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    cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with newly developed‚ top secret atomic bombs. In the many years following this event‚ arguments have transpired as to whether this action was ethical‚ and whether it was really necessary to end World War II quickly. However‚ due to the wartime situation and Japan’s extreme cruelty‚ the United States were predominantly justified in their decision to drop the atomic bombs. Dropping the atomic bombs in Japan was a strategic method to finish the Second World War‚ and

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    The Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project was a United States government research project where they produced the first atomic bomb. The project started in 1942‚ with only six thousand dollars in funding‚ and ended in 1945‚ when the first atomic bomb was produced. “ The atomic bomb took four years to produce about two billion dollars” (Moss 22). Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified‚ that is why we dropped the bombs. The dropping of the atomic bombs saved many American

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    The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb 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

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