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 was the most viable way to force the Japanese to surrender. The Allied offer of the Potsdam Conference on July 26‚ 1945 stating that the war would end only when the
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Y9 Hiroshima PLP On August 6‚ 1945‚ a new step in technological warfare was taken when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. The impact of the bomb alone killed at least 66‚000 people. This was an event that would not soon be forgotten in history. The Americans‚ who knew the devastating effects of their new weapon‚ still chose
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effects of Hiroshima on the “hibakusha” to understand World War II and the everlasting impact of the atomic bombings. In Japan‚ "hibakusha" means "the people affected by the explosion." The devastation left by the atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima served as a reminder of the damage that it can do. The Manhattan Project began the development and research of nuclear weaponry. The dual bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced Japan to surrender to the Allies on August 15‚ 1945‚ unwillingly. The
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Review Why the Allies Won－Richard Overy World of History II 1002C The Second War is the global military battle that started in 1939 and end in 1945‚ involving most of the countries of the world‚ including all the leading powers. Eventually‚ they divided into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Meanwhile‚ this war is the largest and casualties in the history of warfare. For the vast majority of people‚ The Second World War brought an enormous impact to them. As the British
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the Philippines‚ Saipan‚ Guam‚ and many other islands. On December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan bombed a United States naval base on Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. After the attack‚ the United States immediately joined the war. They began setting up bases for long-range bombing against Japanese cities. The houses in Japan were wooden and resulted in firestorms after bombs. On one island of Japan‚ Iwo Jima‚ United States marines encountered the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history while fighting the Japanese. After the
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Why Do Suicide Bombers Exist? Suicide bombing is believed to be one of the ultimate acts of terrorism. It is horrific in its results‚ and the act of bombing itself does not choose who it kills. It kills all‚ adults‚ man and woman‚ children‚ and the saddest thing is that it kills the innocent. The propagation of suicide bombing nowadays has been increasing‚ especially in the Arab world where it seems that peace will not reign there for years or so. That area of the world has been a battleground
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Markusen and Kopf argument that strategic bombing is best understood as an example of a genocidal massacre is rooted in the controversy surrounding the nature and extent of the relationship between total war and genocide. We should note from the outset‚ that in their study ‘Holocaust and strategic bombing’‚ Markusen and Kopf take the position that total war and genocide are not mutually exclusive and that they share important commonalities as two forms of governmental mass killings. We should note
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11/28/12 Zinn‚ Howard. The Bomb. Pollen: City Light Books‚ 2010. Call No. 940.54’2521954 The Bomb gives a unique insight on the bombing of Hiroshima and Royan from the perspective of an air force bombardier World War II veteran Howard Zinn. This two-part book includes Zinn’s essay over the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Zinn’s experiences of the bombing over the town of Royan. Although this book may be a quick read‚ it is an influential and inspiring book. With the introduction being completed
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Edexcel AS History Unit 1 Ideology‚ Conflict and Retreat: the USA in Asia 1950-1973 by Geoff Stewart ------------------------------------------------- Operation Rolling Thunder ------------------------------------------------- Programme of bombing of North Vietnam authorised by Johnson on 13 February 1965 but not begun until 2 March. It was hedged about with restrictions and designed to slowly increase in intensity. This was against the advice of the Air Staff who favoured an all-out initial
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laws‚ treaties‚ customs‚ and practices governing military conflict between belligerent states or parties.” Iwamatsu supports his opinion that the bombing was a war crime under two view points. Iwamatsu viewed the brutal nature of atomic weapons as an act of genocide. The second point of view is that the surrender of Japan was imminent‚ making the bombing an unnecessary action.
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