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    Was the dropping of the atomic bombs justified? I have carefully selected six different sources which are either for or against the USA dropping the bombs on Japan. I have tried to find ones which support or oppose the dropping for their own separate reason. Source 4 is against the dropping of the bomb. It is an eye-witness account from a five year old girl; I think this is a reliable source because a five year old girl has no reason to lie about the events. It is sad because a girl of that age

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    think of the words “Little Boy” you think of innocence and incorruptibility‚ but the atomic bomb targeted for Hiroshima carrying the code name “Little Boy” was anything but‚ and was one of the last straws for Japan is World War II. The bomb caused massive destruction and three days later when another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan couldn’t take it and surrendered. If today I was asked to drop an atomic bomb on an enemy I would have to consider a lot before accepting the mission. When the

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    Corps of Engineers (Schlager 408). Frist‚ the initiative was put into motion because of the growing fear that Nazi Germany might be developing an atomic bomb following a number of their advances in science (Kraft). President Roosevelt eventually started the project after Einstein sent a letter to him‚ urging the development (Manhattan). When the atomic bomb was successfully created‚ the reasons for detonation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan included “ending the war as quickly as possible (to save

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    On the morning of August the 6th 1945‚ an American bomber plane dropped 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

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    one swift stroke Japan had silenced yet enraged the whole of the United States. To avenge all those American lives lost‚ the United States launched the Manhattan project‚ developing the greatest weapon created at that time‚ the Atomic Bomb. On August 6th‚ 1945‚ The Atomic Bomb was first unlatched from a bomber above the city of Hiroshima‚ reducing the city to rubble. Three days later‚ the next bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ marking the quick yet gruesome end of WWII. There has been a big debate and

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    Ali 1 Mr.Dadd CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the

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    well as controversial decisions. One major event that has long been debated was the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The reason Japan was threatened by the U.S. with the Atomic bomb was to force them to surrender. The war would have taken much longer had an invasion been attempted. An invasion would have cost more lives for both sides than the bombings. The Allies were justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first reason the bombing was justified was that it

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    history 138w-38 | Why did Truman use the atomic bomb against Japan? What did his decision say about priorities of American foreign policy? | Truman decision and reasons behind deployment of the atomic bomb | | Min Yong Jung | 11/2/2010 | | Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd President of the United States‚ deployed the atomic bomb on Japan to ensure the end of the Pacific War with minimal US casualties. Upon rejection of the Potsdam Declaration and calls for unconditional surrender by the Japanese

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    The atomic bomb is a nuclear bomb that was used in the World War 2 and had a positive impact on both sides of the war. The U.S would save more soldier lives if they used the bomb‚ but if they were to invade Japan they would lose a huge amount of soldiers.The U.S warned Japan to surrender to help the lives of the Japanese people because the atomic bomb would abolish many lives that were in the city of Hiroshima. This shows the positive impact the atomic bomb had for the U.S and Japan. As a result

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    President Truman made the correct decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. There were various events that led to his correct decision starting with Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt. In his letter‚ Einstein warned President Roosevelt that Germany might develop and use atomic bombs. These bombs were capable of mass destruction because of the energy released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material

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