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    History Atomic Bomb Essay

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    In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240‚000 Japanese citizens1. The popular‚ or traditional‚ view that dominated the 1950s and 60s – put forth by President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson – was that the dropping of the bomb was a diplomatic maneuver aimed

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    now had the ability to bomb Japan. After the United States’ blockading and relentless bombing of Japan‚ the nation refused to surrender. As a final attempt to avoid the invasion of Japan‚ the United States dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima on August 6‚ 1945. Three days later‚ the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded Manchuria. On the same day‚ the United States dropped the second atomic bomb

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    dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; a bomb that completely obliterated both cities. Many believe that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were turning points of the war in Japan. Many people say that this bomb could have saved many lives as well as save the United States economy. However‚ I believe otherwise. Although at first glance‚ it may seem that the Atomic bomb was essential to ending the war in Japan‚ a deeper look into the topic reveals otherwise. The bombings of Hiroshima

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    The Atomic Cafe: Review

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    Cameron Elliott The Atomic Café Review The Atomic Café is a 1982 documentary that portrays the beginnings of the nuclear era through a conglomerate of television and radio programs‚ advertisements‚ cartoons‚ and songs from the era among other forms of media. It begins during the mid-1940s with the dropping of the first two A-Bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II and runs through the early 1960s. The atomic bomb and its effect on American life is the overall

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    (Alperovitz‚ Gar (2010-12-29). The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb (p. 39).)” So if the war were to end the Japanese would have to unconditionally surrender‚ secretary of state James Byrnes said as much‚ “For instance‚ in his 1947 book Speaking Frankly‚ James F. Byrnes declared without qualification: “Had the Japanese Government listened to [Ambassador to Soviet Union] Sato and surrendered unconditionally‚ it would not have been necessary to drop the atomic bomb. (Alperovitz‚ p. 34)” The Japanese refused

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    tables of WWII. The Manhattan Project‚ a plan all over the USA to research and build an atomic bomb. Ranging from 1941-1946‚ General Leslie R. Groves ran the project‚ as J. Robert Oppenheimer ran the research. “Manhattan Project” by Ctbto.org reports‚ “Project research took place at over 30 different sites across the United States‚ Canada and the United Kingdom.”(citation needed) With this‚ the race to the atomic bomb began. Two bombs were made during this‚ Little Boy and Fat Man. Little Boy was similar

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    many friends‚ family members‚ and neighbors are dead. Well this is what many people had to experience in the bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan in 1945. On December 7th 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and as a result the US declared war. The US started to develop the atomic bomb‚ and ultimately bombed Hiroshima. The two perspectives that the atomic bomb was necessary to end the war and the atomic bomb wasn’t necessary to end the war will be addressed. Many people said that the bomb was a quick and effective

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    On 6th August 1945‚ 8.15am America dropped the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan because Japan would not surrender. 130‚000 people were killed by the initial blow‚ mostly women and children and the Atomic bomb caused many more deaths afterwards due to radiation. 3 days later‚ 9th August America dropped another bomb‚ which was much more powerful than and just as devastating as the first‚ on Nagasaki in Japan killing 70‚000 people. Since 1940 scientists in the U.S.A had been working on a new

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    Oppenheimer and the Atomic Age Born April 22‚ 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer‚ an American theoretical physicist‚ was a significant individual of the 20th century for his contributions to the Manhattan Project. Often referred to as the father of the Atomic Bomb‚ Oppenheimer led the scientific research and construction of the nuclear warhead from 1942 to 1945 (www.atomicarchive.com). This bombs’ creation not only had an initial devastating impact on human life but brought about the atomic age‚ causing controversy

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    Taha Elghamudi Mr. Paleczny CHC 2DI-02 June 10‚ 2013 Atomic Bomb Essay Weapons of all kinds have been used by humanity in wars‚ sometimes to instigate‚ and sometimes to make the best of a bad situation. In the case of the atomic bomb there has been a great deal of opposition to it: that it is not necessary to end the war and there are better alternatives to it. In actuality‚ the atomic is necessary to end the war‚ and it is not as “evil” as a weapon in war‚ as many seem to think. It will make the

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