Drop a Nuclear Bomb in Japan? I decide to write about the nuclear bomb incident happened at the end of World War II. The United States dropped two nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. The United States was one of the United Nations‚ while Japan was one of the Axis Powers. They were on the opposite military alliances during the World War II. In order to end the war shortly‚ the United States under the command of President Truman dropped two nuclear bombs in Japan. After
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Then the question of the ethical use of the bomb emerged. Many scholars agreed that “it is clear that alternatives to the bomb existed and that Truman and his advisers knew it.” Men like Barton J. Bernstein began to counter many arguments for the use of the atomic bomb‚ including using the bomb to intimidate Russia. https://www.nps.gov/articles/trumanatomicbomb.htmHowever‚ the Truman was given four alternatives which included conventional bombing of the Japanese home islands‚ ground invasion of
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“Baker”) that the United States government did under the name of “Operation Crossroads”. If you were to go to Google and type in the words “Atomic Bomb” you would come up with a list of over 12‚700‚000 links‚ with the vast majority of them being about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While‚ Hiroshima and Nagasaki are very important in the history of the atomic bomb; there is another significantly more important location that many people have never knew existed. That other place is Bikini Atoll‚ which is a part
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Was the atomic bomb truly as diabolical despite putting an end to WWII and saved much more millions in the process? After defeating two out of the three main Axis powers (Italy and Germany)‚ Japan‚ the remaining main Axis power‚ still had no intentions of surrendering. The United States was forced to be in the position in which they drop the atomic bomb on Japan and sacrifice Japanese lives for their own or reconsider forming another plan to bring Japan to mercy. Ultimately‚ the U.S. was in favor
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Truman’s Decision to Drop the Atom Bomb HIS/120 Truman’s Decision to Drop the Atom Bomb On August 6‚ 1945 the B-29 Bomber the Enola Gay dropped the first Atomic bomb on the Japanese City of Hiroshima. Three days later the second atom bomb was dropped off the city of Nagasaki causing the conditional surrender of the Japanese. Weighing the Outcomes The Japanese were a very fierce adversary‚ the culture in which the only purpose of Japanese people was to support their Emperor. The ruler of
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Japanese attacked. Indeed an extremely melancholy day for the citizens of America. However‚ all was not lost‚ after some time in the war‚ two major events immediately changed the tide of the war. The Invasion of Normandy‚ and the creation of the Atomic Bomb were both determining factors in the Allies winning the war. The Invasion of Normandy was one of the most major turning points in the war. Set in June of 1944‚ the invasion lasted two months of constant fighting. Allied
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surrounded by people we don’t share the same views with‚ we feel even more secluded. This theme is present in both “The Cherry Orchard” by Antonin Chekov and “St. Lucy’s School for Girls Raised by Wolves” by Karen Russell. In the works‚ main characters Madame Ranevsky and wolf-girl Mirabella are forced to adapt to a change they don’t want to undergo. Madame Ranevsky‚ who lived her life on a cherry orchard‚ is being asked to sell her home and to move on to a new life‚ one more urban and less extravagant. Mirabella
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Roosevelt at the time‚ began a secret plan called the “Manhattan project‚” which would become the most pivotal dangerous weapon on earth and become the saving grace of the war? What were the leading factors in the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ Japan? The U.S. made its decision‚ these causing factors; to end the war quickly as possible‚ they lived by the Bushido code‚ the "Pacific Theater of Operations" was grueling and an insurmountable mountain to climb in duration
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Truman and the Atomic Bomb On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the atomic bomb‚ named “Little Boy”‚ was dropped over Hiroshima‚ Japan. There were reasons for this act against Japan‚ one of which having to do with Russia. These included strategic‚ moral‚ and political reasons that would benefit the US in the war and ultimately help them win. The US also wanted this to end World War 2. As we look back on this historical event‚ many would argue if dropping the atomic bomb was the right choice. Strategically and politically
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Why is the event still important today? On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United .States . dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb destroyed most of Hiroshima‚ killing an estimated 130‚000 people. Nicknamed Little Boy‚ the bomb had a force equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT. On August 9‚ a second bomb called Fat Man was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki killing roughly between 60‚000 - 70‚000 people. On August 15 Japan surrendered. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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