One interesting event from 1960 was the testing of the first atomic bomb by France. Between 1960 and 1966‚ seventeen bombs were tested by France. These bombs leaked radioactive materials that are still affecting citizens near the bomb sites in the Sahara Desert. It is estimated that hundreds of soldiers and nearly thirty million civilians were knowingly exposed to the radioactive areas. The bomb testings and radioactive exposure were reportedly meant to “study physiological and psychological effects
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America has always‚ and most likely will always place a high value on American lives. In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy‚ American leaders had to make a very tough decision‚ whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This act would essentially be trading Japanese lives for American lives. The Japanese‚ who were the aggressors‚ much like the Germans‚ were not sympathized with. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of American casualties in
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Drop The A-Bomb America has been through a tough and grueling war. We have lost many soldiers and need to speed it up on the Pacific front against the Japanese to change the tide and encourage surrender. America should drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Japan is in this war for the long hall and something has to change so men stop dying every day. Dropping the bomb is the best thing to do for the US and its military at this point. Dropping this atomic bomb could have some benefits to the US
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There were a series of events that lead to the decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan which included: Pearl Harbor‚ Battle of Midway‚ Iwo Jima‚ and Okinawa. The first event that led to the decision to bomb Japan was driven by retribution for the Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands and destroyed the majority of military resources located in the area. The second event that led to Truman’s ruling was‚ the Battle of Midway‚ this battle signaled that without interference Emperor
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 am‚ American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This fatal bomb wiped out 90% of the city and 80‚000 people immediately‚ however‚ tens of thousands more later died from extreme radiation exposure. When no surrender was filed by the Japanese‚ three days later‚ August 9‚ 1945‚ Major Charles Sweeney flew another B-29 bomber‚ on Nagasaki at 11:02 am‚ killing an estimated 40‚000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced
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The atomic bomb is a nuclear bomb that was used in the World War 2 and had a positive impact on both sides of the war. The U.S would save more soldier lives if they used the bomb‚ but if they were to invade Japan they would lose a huge amount of soldiers.The U.S warned Japan to surrender to help the lives of the Japanese people because the atomic bomb would abolish many lives that were in the city of Hiroshima. This shows the positive impact the atomic bomb had for the U.S and Japan. As a result
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as controversial decisions. One major event that has long been debated was the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The reason Japan was threatened by the U.S. with the Atomic bomb was to force them to surrender. The war would have taken much longer had an invasion been attempted. An invasion would have cost more lives for both sides than the bombings. The Allies were justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first reason the bombing was justified was that it was
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think of the words “Little Boy” you think of innocence and incorruptibility‚ but the atomic bomb targeted for Hiroshima carrying the code name “Little Boy” was anything but‚ and was one of the last straws for Japan is World War II. The bomb caused massive destruction and three days later when another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan couldn’t take it and surrendered. If today I was asked to drop an atomic bomb on an enemy I would have to consider a lot before accepting the mission. When the
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After World War II‚ the whole world was waiting to see what would happen next‚ especially when it came to the new weapon being developed‚ The Atomic Bomb. This uncertain time was called The Cold War. This war was very different than the common picture of a war‚ close range battle‚ with trench warfare and heavy fire. The Cold War was fought over great distances‚ and according to the New Oxford American Dictionary‚ the Cold War was “A state of political hostility between countries characterized by
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Not a tough decision right‚but if you were in charge of either losing millions or losing Hundred thousands of people what would you do!Well President Truman was in this position and he did not choose wrong. President truman was justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the Winter of 1941 something very sad and depressing happened.The day was december seventhth and this
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