6th 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Three days later‚ they dropped a second one on another Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. Those two bombs were first and only atomic weapons ever used in actual combat. Until atomic bombs were reported in “The New York Times”‚ most American citizens had never heard of atomic bombs. Ordinary bombs had been an important part of World War II‚ and they brought much destruction to both sides. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki In the 1930’s Hiroshima was a transportation center point as well a key Military city with a population of around 200‚000. Nagasaki was a naval port for the Japanese military with an even bigger population of 240‚000. The Japanese involvement in World War II began with their conflict with China‚ and the forming of the Axis alliance that included Germany as well as Italy. The United States at this time was a neutral country and was not involved in the war. A surprise attack
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For 1. It was necessary to shorten the war. A full scale invasion of the Japanese main land‚ would cost the lives of a lot of American soldiers‚ and using the atomic bombs as a threat of total destruction was a more favourable strategy. 2. The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ showed the Japanese the error of their ways‚ and have paid them reparations and helped rebuild the whole country after the war. It was fair that Americans bomb Japan in return. 3. The Manhattan Project expense required
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The document‚” The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “was produced during the time period of World War 2 in the 20th century. Both denotations were dropped in 1945. It was an attack that was ordered by the United States on Japanese land because the Japanese had attacked previously attacked the United States. Japan had initiated this conflict and the U.S was determined in ending it. This document states that an overview of the immense damage to Japanese infrastructure‚ population‚ and willpower
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The United States’ decision to bomb both Nagasaki and Hiroshima was not at all justified. Many people know that Japan deliberately attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ in order to strategically weaken the American Army. However‚ the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not
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long decades since the decision was made to bomb Hiroshima‚ much has been written both defending and attacking it. With all the information given‚ this paper should present an argument that the atomic bombings of Japan were wrong. The “wrongness” of the bombing of Hiroshima can be approached from a few different ways. One reason why I am against it is because I feel there were other things that could have been done that were less intrusive than an atomic bomb. Secondly‚ I argue that it was pragmatically
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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 for ending the war: invade the Japanese mainland‚ hold a demonstration of the destructive power of the atomic bomb for Japanese
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Atomic bombs‚ a never before seen or used weapon in the eyes of the public. Sixteen hours after an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was dropped‚ President Truman announced this astonishing event. Many people were shocked by this and were wondering‚ what led Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. The U.S. entered the war when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was an atomic bomb using uranium 235. "Fat Man‚" the bomb dropped on Nagasaki‚ was a plutonium bomb
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American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage
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Hiroshima Australian School of Abu Dhabi (ASAD) 10A Anisa Nakhuda 1722 Words Table of Contents Introduction 3 Historical Background 3 Argument 4 Hiroshima Aftermath 4 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 5 Introduction Hiroshima is the largest island of Japan. It is known for the disastrous atomic bomb that had been thrown by the American’s in 1945‚ on the 6th of August‚ at 8.15 in the morning. The bomb killed many people and destroyed many buildings and houses
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