The Atomic Bomb Abigail Dockstader Senior Division Research Paper The Atomic Bomb The Atomic Bomb is one of the deadliest weapons ever to be created. It has changed the history of the world. The atomic bomb would be the first weapon to bring together the world and shatter it altogether. In 1945‚ the only weapon that could destroy the world was built. This is the story of the history‚ creation‚ and innovation of the Atomic Bomb. In 1905
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In the summer of 1945‚ President Harry S Truman and the United States made the decision to drop an atomic bomb over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings led to the death and destruction of so many lives‚ leaving the death total between the two cities at an estimated 200‚000‚ and a countless amount of others affected by the nuclear exposure. The attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the single most destructive attack carried out in history. People used the excuse that the bomb ended
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that if your country didn’t drop the atomic bomb‚ then you would die? This is what many soldiers were thinking about on August 6th‚ 1945 when the American government decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. By doing this they saved millions of American lives. When they did this Japan surrendered and it won us the war. Also‚ it demonstrated the power of America. America did the right thing by dropping the atomic bomb. One reason the dropping of the atomic bomb was the right thing to do because
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Dresden bombing From February 4 to the 11‚ the allied leaders which were Franklin Roosevelt‚ Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR and discussed bisons of the postwar world. Other than deciding on what part of the German territory would be conquered. The military had little time in the war against the third reign (Bombing of Dresden). “However‚ Churchill and Joseph Roosevelt did promise Stalin to continue their bombing campaign against Easter Germany in preparation for the
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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Was it justified? The bombing of Hiroshima occurred on August 6‚ 1945 and three days later followed by the bombing of Nagasaki. The bombing killed hundreds of thousands of civilians‚ including woman and children as said by Admiral William E. Leahy (Document 2). While the dropping of the bomb had devastating effects on not only the people and the environment‚ it effectively ended the war. The amount of people that died due to the bombs may not even compare
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Debate Intro The pictures in front of you are the gruesome results of the utter destruction after the atomic bombs were dropped on both Japanese cities. Almost half a million victims; equivalent to 13‚000 tons of TNT; a 1.6 mile radius of destruction/bomb (within that radius‚ people were disintegrated‚ leaving shadows where they stood). Housewives and children were incinerated instantly‚ their internal organs boiled and their bones charred into brittle charcoal. 65% of the casualties were nine
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and the entire world outraged. Dropping the atomic bomb is one of the most controversial events in history. Both sides of the argument hold valid reasons‚ and which side is correct becomes a very gray area. Before picking a side‚ knowing what happened is essential. The US made the decision to drop the first weaponized atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. World War II was coming to a stopping point‚ but which side would be the victor. The atomic race had begun‚ and America had to win; the
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After the shift in power from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to President Harry S. Truman in the middle of the most intense war the United States has faced up to that point in time‚ there was still much to settle in the Second World War. The United States was still heavily involved with finishing the battle with the Japanese in the Pacific‚ and there seemed to be no clear end. However‚ after experimenting for years with the Manhattan Project‚ the military was able to develop a nuclear weapon for
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Dr. Turing was a mathematician and logician. During his lifetime‚ he was an innovator in the fields of cryptanalysis‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ and philosophy. The legacy of his work continued in the areas of computer science and artificial intelligence (AI)–a term not invented until a few years after his death. Unfortunately‚ he was not recognized for his accomplishments and inventions until after well after his death. Alan Turing studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and graduated in 1934
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Herbert Hoover once said “The use of the atomic bomb‚ with its indiscriminate killing of women and children‚ revolts my soul.” This is the opinion of not only Hoover‚ but for everyone else in the world as well. An atomic bomb is a dangerous weapon‚ no one can stop the power of an atomic bomb. The first place that America used the atomic bomb was Hiroshima‚ Japan. The bomb was too powerful and it killed thousands of people. The bombing in Hiroshima has been the final attack to Japan that stopped the
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