Why did the Truman Administration decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? There has been much debate as to why Truman elected to drop the atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. Historians have long debated the true purpose to which the atomic bombs were designed to fulfil upon there deployment. The Alperovitz thesis of the 1960 was accepted for many years. The thesis revolved around the idea that the atomic weapons were deployed as diplomatic tools to intimidate
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Atomic bombs‚ a never before seen or used weapon in the eyes of the public. Sixteen hours after an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was dropped‚ President Truman announced this astonishing event. Many people were shocked by this and were wondering‚ what led Truman to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. The U.S. entered the war when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was an atomic bomb using uranium 235. "Fat Man‚" the bomb dropped on Nagasaki‚ was a plutonium bomb
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common whether the plane was from home or from the enemies. The initial thought for this promiscuous plane is that the military is practicing with aircrafts. However‚ when this aircraft drops a peculiar object‚ the thought changes into an enemy plane bombing us. Then the next thing the people of Hiroshima knew‚ the beloved city was gone within seconds‚ replaced with a sight that will haunt then into the afterlife. During World War II‚ the United States bombed a large city in japan called Hiroshima. Trying
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6th 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Three days later‚ they dropped a second one on another Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. Those two bombs were first and only atomic weapons ever used in actual combat. Until atomic bombs were reported in “The New York Times”‚ most American citizens had never heard of atomic bombs. Ordinary bombs had been an important part of World War II‚ and they brought much destruction to both sides. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of
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YEAR 10 HISTORY THE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA The atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War 2. There can be no doubt of that. While they brought death and destruction on a horrifying scale‚ they averted even greater loss – American‚ English and Japanese. In answer to the question ‘was the development of the atomic bomb by the United States necessary?’ I reply unequivocally‚ ‘Yes!’1 Regardless of General Grove’s speech to the world in 1962 that the use of the world’s
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Three...two...one…¡#@%^! Instantly‚ 80‚000 are dead (Hall). Near the end of World War II on August 6th of 1945‚ American B-29 aircraft Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb‚ ‘Little Boy‚’ on the unsuspecting city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Tens of thousands of civilians were instantly killed from the explosion and as time passed‚ the death toll almost doubled due to exposure to radiation and other aftereffects from the bomb (LeMay & Tibbets). To this day‚ historians debate over very controversial
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Genocide The main causes for the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was because of Japan’s decision to attack the U.S at Pearl Harbor. Then following that attack they invaded the Philippines which was under the United States control at the time. The purpose of the bombs was to essentially shorten the war and to reduce the number of americans that could have been killed. This happened in the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6‚ 1945 the united states bombed
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Broadcast- News Reporter: Sorry for the interruption. We have breaking news pertaining to the Cold War. The Soviets have developed an Atomic Bomb. Now the Soviets being our enemies could drop the bomb at any time. So you viewers out there need to be prepared. We are now going to show you three scenarios in how to protect yourself against an Atomic Bombing. Scenario 1 (screens shift from News broadcast to Person cooking in kitchen) Raianne voice over: Scenario 1. You’re preparing
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5 Introduction Hiroshima is the largest island of Japan. It is known for the disastrous atomic bomb that had been thrown by the American’s in 1945‚ on the 6th of August‚ at 8.15 in the morning. The bomb killed many people and destroyed many buildings and houses. The effects of the bomb are still present today‚ resulting in disabled or mutated children. America is blamed for the drop of the atomic bomb but the Americans play to be innocent. They don’t want to be proved wrong nor take the blame
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Hiroshima In response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated‚ “December 7‚ 1941-A date which will live in infamy”. On December 7‚1941‚ the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at 7:55 in the morning(A Day of Infamy). The United States was‚ “suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” More than 2‚400 people died by the “unprovoked” attack made by the Japanese and more than 150 aircrafts were destroyed(Clancey). This attack‚ which was
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