Since the begging of time humans have resorted to war in times of conflict or disagreement. Nevertheless‚ humans have never had tremendous annihilation power up until WWII and the creation of the atomic bomb. Dropping such bomb would ensure thousands of people would lose their lives some of who were innocent and some not. Although‚ the decision to drop the bomb is controversial it was necessary due to the stakes of sovereignty‚ ethnic cleansing prevention‚ and the end to Hitler’s regime. One cannot
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3.3. Atomic H/C and O/C ratio The Atomic H/C and O/C for heavy oil obtained from different HDO solvent is presented in Fig. 2. Conversion and removal of unstable acid‚ aldehyde‚ sugar and water might reduce the O/C ratio. The atomic ratio was calculated by the value of water excluded heavy oil‚ since H/C ratio could also decrease‚ despite hydrogenation. Compared with that of bio-oil (0.9)‚ atomic O/C ratio was effectively reduced via HDO reaction (0.2-0.8)‚ H/C ratio reduced 1.0-2.0 (compared with
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a display of unimaginable power in the form of an atomic bomb being deployed by the United States on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Innocent citizens heard an imaginable thunder‚ that was nothing short of earth-shattering. The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was not taken lightly. The Manhattan Project‚ a top-secret American scientific endeavor‚ worked tirelessly to develop a weapon of unprecedented power. The successful test of the first atomic bomb‚ codenamed "Trinity‚" on July 16‚ 1945‚ marked
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what to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear proof that atomic bomb was an effective way to end the war. Even if it did kill many people it might actually
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected.“ The atomic bomb was a crucial And an enormous event in history. People’s actions can affect everyone; good or bad. Globally‚ the atom bomb affected everyone socially‚ economically‚ psychologically. To start with‚ it was the only nuclear attack in history and was known as “The Manhattan Project” because they were committed to speeding up the process in which They would build an atomic bomb. They dropped nuclear weapons on Japanese cities of Nagasaki and
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then developed alternatives to end the war. These alternatives were to continue the conventional bombings‚ conduct a ground invasion‚ drop the atomic bomb‚ or conduct a demonstration of the atomic bomb to the Japanese (National Park Service‚ 2017). Once these alternatives were developed‚ the risks were analyzed. In the end‚ Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb. On the outside this may seem like a rational decision but the closer you look‚ the more you realize that this decision was skewed by bias
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Running head:Truman and The Atomic Bombs 1 Truman and The Atomic Bombs Viviana Rodriguez-Rico Westview High School Bethel University History 212 Truman and The Atomic Bombs 2 Abstract One of the most historical events that occurred during World War II was the bombing in Japan. After‚ being attacked by Japan the thirty-third President of the United States‚ Harry S. Truman‚ made a immense and catastrophic decision. President Truman was not going to hold back and watch
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Had the Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb “On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the American B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later another B-29‚ Bock’s Car‚ released one over Nagasaki. Both caused enormous casualties and physical destruction.” (Maddox 1). These disastrous events have weighted upon the American conscience ever since that day in history. Even though there are some people that disagree with the dropping of the atomic bomb‚ President Truman’s
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debating over the issue of US using the atomic bomb on Japan. Some may feel that United States was justified and others might feel that US was not justified. The usage of atomic bomb in Japan might seem wrong today‚ but it was the best option during the war. The United States was justified in using the atomic bombs against Japan in World War II. Some may feel that the United States was justified in using atomic bombs against Japan. The US was obligated to use the atomic bomb‚ because‚ after the Potsdam
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The Atomic Bomb In 1945 the United States made history by dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan. This was due to an attack on Pearl Harbor and other territories in the Pacific Ocean led by Japan during WW2. The United States had no choice but to retaliate‚ and consequently released an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ killing 140‚000 civilians. It was justified and necessary for the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan because they wanted to end World War II‚ impress Russia
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