their refusal to end the war. In order to force the Japanese to surrender unconditionally‚ many have argued that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was needed. However‚ I would argue that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima alone would be sufficient in forcing the Japanese to surrender unconditionally. The words “needed to force” in the question implies that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the only measure left while the words “surrender unconditionally” means that there would
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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 to use it rather than an alternative means to peace. This project will explain if it was morally right for the Americans to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why was the atomic bomb dropped?
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Schleicher Wool US history 173 11/30/12 The United States practiced isolationism for many years before entering World War II‚ until the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Government funded atomic weaponry research had begun not long before the attack‚ and this has led people to believe that the Manhattan Project‚ a descendent of the program‚ was a knee-jerk reaction to the bombing. According to writer Brenda Wilmoth Lerner in her article on the Manhattan Project for the Encyclopedia of Espionage‚ Intelligence‚
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Student Name Mr. Insert Name History Date Research Paper Outline: The Atomic Bombing of Japan I. Introduction A. Background Information 1. Atomic bombing of Hiroshima occurred on August 6‚ 1945. a) Estimated 140‚000 casualties in the attack and aftermath b) Nuclear weapon named “Little Boy” 2. Atomic bombing of Nagasaki occurred on August 9‚ 1945. a) Estimated 74‚00 casualties in the attack and aftermath b) Nuclear weapon named “Fat Man” 3. August 15‚ 1945 – Japan announced
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Hiroshima and Holocaust Perspectives World War II is an event that has marred the lives of people from all different races‚ cultures‚ and continents. Two of the most terrifying and grim incidents happened during this war: the Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Germany wiped out the Jewish population in Europe‚ while the United States shocked the world with its weapon of mass destruction that destroyed two industrial cities of Japan. Although it is very difficult to actually
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Tanimoto . The words of Mr. Tanimoto‚ a Reverend who survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima‚ is a parallel of my initial response to reading Hiroshima. I cannot fathom the atrocity that the victims and survivors of Hiroshima must have felt‚ but my immediate response to the book Hiroshima written by John Hersey was that the suffering of the Japanese could have been avoided if the United States would have enforced proportionality. The atomic bomb itself was disproportionate because it not only hurt the
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Debate: The bombing of Hiroshima‚ Nagasaki was an unnecessary war crime. Human civilization 2 4/9/2014 The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki involved two nuclear attacks against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America (USA) under USA President Harry S. Truman. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ followed on August 9‚ 1945 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki‚ for the first and only time
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 President - Harry S. Truman Diary Entry 10/8/1945 I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941‚ this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour‚ against those who have starved‚ beaten and executed
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build an atomic bomb‚ Americans began to concentrate on their research about creating an atomic bomb more heavily. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Manhattan Project‚ which included a group of top scientists‚ under General Leslie R. Groves‚ who worked around the clock to try to develop an atomic bomb within three years (Bondi 493). The Americans and the British combined their efforts to research the development of the bomb and created plants and factories to work in ("The Atomic Bomb "
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Joseph Acosta 5/24/11 Pd: 1 Test 7 Essay Many have debated whether President Truman may or may not have committed crimes against humanity by deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Some would say it was unnecessary and uncalled for and others would say it was totally necessary and called for. President Truman did commit crimes against humanity by dropping bombs on Japan. President Truman’s crime can be described as three steps--his reasoning for the dropping of the bombs‚ the explanation
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