President Roosevelt at the time‚ began a secret plan called the “Manhattan project‚” which would become the most pivotal dangerous weapon on earth and become the saving grace of the war? What were the leading factors in the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ Japan? The U.S. made its decision‚ these causing factors; to end the war quickly as possible‚ they lived by the Bushido code‚ the "Pacific Theater of Operations" was grueling and an insurmountable mountain to climb
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box that was shaping the world. The Enola Gay prepared to drop the bomb that president Truman hoped would end the war. We listened as the plane approached the target site. A city of over 100‚000 people. They would hear the bombers approaching and prepare for an attack -- hiding under desks or crouching in basements as they had been taught -- but there was no hiding from this one. As our lead scientist said when we tested the bomb‚ "Now I am become Death‚ the destroyer of worlds.” The countdown began
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb Although Japan had an estimated army of 5‚000‚000 men‚ they were on the verge of imminent collapse and the two atomic bombs that were dropped on them were not necessary to obtain Japan’s surrender. America’s primary reason for using the atomic bombs on Japan was to intimidate the Soviet Union so that the Soviet Union would stay out of the war with Japan and to demonstrate our world dominance‚ rather than dropping the bombs solely to induce Japan’s unconditional surrender
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Was the atomic bomb truly as diabolical despite putting an end to WWII and saved much more millions in the process? After defeating two out of the three main Axis powers (Italy and Germany)‚ Japan‚ the remaining main Axis power‚ still had no intentions of surrendering. The United States was forced to be in the position in which they drop the atomic bomb on Japan and sacrifice Japanese lives for their own or reconsider forming another plan to bring Japan to mercy. Ultimately‚ the U.S. was in favor
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Why is the event still important today? On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United .States . dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb destroyed most of Hiroshima‚ killing an estimated 130‚000 people. Nicknamed Little Boy‚ the bomb had a force equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT. On August 9‚ a second bomb called Fat Man was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki killing roughly between 60‚000 - 70‚000 people. On August 15 Japan surrendered. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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and morale low the U.S. military decided to unleash the most destructive weapon the world has ever seen. The atomic bomb was a newly developed weapon able of causing destruction beyond any weapon before it. Two of these bombs were dropped on Japanese cities. The first on Hiroshima on August 6th‚ 1945 and the second on Nagasaki on August 9th‚ 1945. The immediate devastation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the only display of power that would cause the surrender of Japan. The psychological
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The Atomic Bomb Should Not Have Been Dropped Cayla Dunaway Sims 1.29.13 We have come a long way since we decided to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. It is amazing that we continue debating on this subject today. The US should not have decided to drop these atomic bombs. This decision was totally unnecessary. Thousands of people died who did not need to die‚ and many more became sick from radiation poisoning. The bombs wiped two entire cities off the map. How can anyone
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and the Atomic Bomb"‚ written by George Orwell in 1945‚ Orwell goes into a discussion about the new weapon and how it could change the world societal structure. As well as‚ how we wage war as humans. In 1945‚ there were two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which days later ended one of the bloodiest wars in history. Many conflicts arose due to the casualties and long-term affects created. Orwell wrote “You and the Atomic Bomb” shortly after this occurrence. The atomic bomb was an overall
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Analysis Due: 3/3/14 The title itself‚ “Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War‚” simply depicts the true cause of this international standstill. Although the writers introduce the audience to the underlying background behind this war‚ such as increasing political tension between a soon-to-be-called Anglo-American alliance and the U.S.S.R during and previous to World War II‚ the main focus of this composition is exemplified by the impact which the atomic bomb had on establishing an international
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During the August of 1945‚ America dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. The ethical debate on this topic may never be resolved‚ but one cannot possibly deny the negative effects. The Atomic bomb caused mass destruction‚ and it was a highly risky move to begin with. The Kamikaze raids were destructive‚ but not on the same scale as the as the atomic bomb. We have ended World War 2 ‚ but at what expense? Constantly fearing for the safety of our own country‚ as well as others? If a situation develops
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