United States dropping on atomic bomb on Hiroshima was one of the most controversial topics of 1945. Many believe that the United States decision to drop this atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ was a diplomatic measure intended to scare the Soviet Union after the Second World War; however‚ this is untrue. The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was done entirely to scare the Japanese army‚ and force them to surrender. The United States choice to drop the atomic bomb‚ strictly for the Japanese
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APUSH DBQ As World War II was coming to an end during 1945‚ the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon‚ known as “the atomic bomb‚” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate‚ unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas
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Atomic Bomb DBQ In August of 1945‚ the United States launched two atomic bombs on Japan; the first‚ in Hiroshima on August 6‚ and the second in Nagasaki a few days later. Despite the obvious diplomatic advantage to implementing one of the most intimidating weapons of that time‚ the United States’ tactics and goals behind dropping the atomic bombs were purely military oriented; the political benefit was merely an added bonus. The atomic bomb was necessary due to the Japanese’s refusal to surrender
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Truman and his advisors made the decision to drop the atomic bomb‚ they thought it would end the war. The dropping of the atomic atomic bomb had many successful tactics. It created great peace for the US from the fact that it ended total war. After the US had lost millions to the war‚ it was ready to make a change to end all war. Good things did come from the atomic bomb‚ like the fact that it ended World War II. The amount of peace for the US got for dropping the bomb was significant. It kept peace
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History 1302 Dr. Cox Atomic bomb In 1945 Harry S. Truman decided to use the atomic bomb not only once‚ but twice to finish World War Two. The first bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima August‚ 6th killed upwards to around 80‚000 people and the second bomb dropped on Nagasaki August‚ 14th killed 40‚000 people. The controversy of the atomic bomb is because of the amount of innocent people that were killed in Japan. Nobody will ever know the outcome of the war if we never dropped the bomb‚ but we do know
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9/25/13 Orange America’s Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan a good decision? In July 1945 the U.S. dropped the atom bomb on Japan saving hundreds of thousands of American lives. By dropping the atom bomb on Japan America was able to end WWII earlier saving lives on both sides. In WWII the US should have used the atomic bomb on Japan because it saved American lives and helped end the war earlier. The dropping of the atom bomb on Japan saved American
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Union was at its peak in history. It was a time when the hatred against communism and the idea of nationalism were growing exponentially. Meanwhile‚ Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested for the accusations of helping the Soviets create the atomic bomb‚ which was the United States’ only advantage over the Soviets. Their arrest eventually led to the first ever execution of espionage in United States history. However‚ the justification of their execution is still being debated to this day. Did
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humans have resorted to war in times of conflict or disagreement. Nevertheless‚ humans have never had tremendous annihilation power up until WWII and the creation of the atomic bomb. Dropping such bomb would ensure thousands of people would lose their lives some of who were innocent and some not. Although‚ the decision to drop the bomb is controversial it was necessary due to the stakes of sovereignty‚ ethnic cleansing prevention‚ and the end to Hitler’s regime. One cannot merely justify killing alone
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His decision statement was to end the war in Japan and his decision criterion was to have Japan surrender unconditionally. Based on this statement and criterion‚ he then developed alternatives to end the war. These alternatives were to continue the conventional bombings‚ conduct a ground invasion‚ drop the atomic bomb‚ or conduct a demonstration of the atomic bomb to the Japanese (National Park Service‚ 2017). Once these alternatives
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The bombs caused survivors to have detrimental psychological ailments which followed them for the rest of their life. Because the atomic bombs were much more powerful that any other bombs dropped before it‚ the consequences were much more serious and widespread. Many survivors of the attacks describe the aftermath of the bombings as a sight of hell‚ or even a “nuclear apocalypse” with the flash of the bombs being so bright and the dust covering bodies‚ both dead and alive (Nicholls‚ 66). The radius
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