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    article‚ Ending The War Against Japan: Science‚ Morality And The Atomic Bomb‚ the author provides information on the war in the Pacific which involved the United States and Japan. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the United States entered the second World War in 1941. United States gained control of Okinawa in 1945 which meant that the U.S had control‚ in the months of May through August there were major air attacks on Japan‚ the Manhattan Project and the two atomic bombs the United States

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    World War 2 Timeline

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    World War Two TimeLine Key: -Pact/Treaties -Meetings/ Conferences -Important event -Agreements/ Acts -Attacks/Battles The Holocaust Begins: 1933 Nazis made a persecution government policy They passed laws forbidding Jews to hold public office 1935 The Nuremberg Laws passed‚ with deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship jobs‚ and property. November 9‚ 1938 The night of the Broken glass occurred also known as the Kristallnacht This was the first act of

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    Introduction Did you know that you probably used an electric motor today? Yes‚ that’s right. If you put on clothes that were washed in a washing machine‚ rode in a car‚ ate food from a fridge‚ warmed up lunch in a microwave‚ or played a video game‚ you used an electric motor! Try this science fair project and you’ll learn how to make a simple electric motor by having two magnets "talk" to each other. As they interact‚ they will alternate between "liking" each other (being pulled together)‚ and "disliking"

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    Atomic Theories

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    ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)

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    Was the Atomic Bombing Justified? The Atomic Bomb made a very serious statement at a time when the world was in disarray (“Manhattan”). World War II was one of the most destructive times in history causing over 50 million deaths and leaving behind mental and physical casualties of war. (“World War II”) It started in September‚ 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and continued on a destructive path through Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Two years prior in 1937‚ the Sino Japanese

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    I am fighting for my future. Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to write on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard‚ the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone. I am afraid to breathe the air because I don’t know what chemicals are in it. And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every

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    United States dropping on atomic bomb on Hiroshima was one of the most controversial topics of 1945. Many believe that the United States decision to drop this atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ was a diplomatic measure intended to scare the Soviet Union after the Second World War; however‚ this is untrue. The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was done entirely to scare the Japanese army‚ and force them to surrender. The United States choice to drop the atomic bomb‚ strictly for the

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    Canada’s Military Contributions to World War I‚ World War II and Korean War Every 11 hour‚ 11 day of the 11th month we express our gratitude to those Canadian soldiers who fought courageously in the wars of World War I‚ World War II and the Korean War. In World War I‚ the battle of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele recognized Canada as a strong independent army. During World War II Canada became a supportive ally to Great Britain and United States. In the Korean War‚ Canada joined United States to stop

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    year of World War Two‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly and devastating invasion of the Japanese mainland. This was preceded by a U.S. firebombing campaign that destroyed 67 Japanese cities and the Battle of Okinawa‚ wherein almost 100‚000 civilians died. Having developed the world’s first nuclear weapons in the Manhattan Project‚ the US Government made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever

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    The Second World War changed the history of the world forever.  Super powers emerged and other countries crumbled.  Economies changed and new ways of life were becoming present.  The United States emerged from the war as a world leader in government‚ economy and industry.  Most credit is deservingly given to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the success and victory for the United States in the war.  But in April of 1945‚ Roosevelt’s term came to an end with his unexpected death‚ and the weight

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