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    Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of

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    the atomic bombs necessary to end the World War II? Hiroshima is one of the most well known Japanese cities in the world as it is one of only two cities experienced atomic bomb dropping. I went to Hiroshima a couple years ago and visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. There were many photos of victims of atomic bomb in Hiroshima which I could not even keep my eyes on for seconds as they were really awfully injured. “The hell on earth” is the only way I can describe Hiroshima after the atomic bomb

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    Klaus Fuchs The race to develop the atomic bomb had begun around the 1940’s. World War II was still taking place‚ and its creation would change the game of war forever. Whoever could create it first would have the power to threaten to destroy entire regions and roll over their enemies. The information that was found during research was vital‚ and worth so much. Spies at the time were playing a very dangerous game because of the seriousness of the information they were giving away. A few were arrested

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    291 5 May 2014 Were the Atomic Bombs Used in World War II Justified? The research of the atomic bomb was brought up to President Roosevelt during World War II by Albert Einstein who had fled from Germany and Enrico Fermi‚ who also fled Italy. They both knew how about the atomic technology being researched by the Axis powers and both agreed that the President of the United States should know about it. This information is what started the effort and design of the atomic bomb known as‚ the Manhattan

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    The atomic bomb is the subject of much controversy. Since its first detonation in 1945‚ the entire world has heard the aftershocks of that blast. Issues concerning Nuclear Weapons sparked the Cold War. We also have the atomic bomb to thank for our relative peace in this time due to the fear of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). The effects of the atomic bomb might not have been the exact effects that the United States was looking for when they dropped Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    Declaration. He then made one of the most difficult decisions to drop the atomic bomb. August 6‚1945 the first atomic bomb Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and 70‚000 residents died instantly. August 4‚ the second bomb Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki killing 20‚000 instantly. The fatal atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected the country of Japan politically‚ economically‚ and medically. Soon after the bomb was dropped. “Hirohito insisted that Japan surrendered unconditionally

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    surrounding the United States’ decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. What motives were behind this action‚ and what arguments have been made against it? “I wonder if I can ever have children in the future.” - Words written from a young girl exposed to radiation from the A-bomb – Nagasaki. Hiroki Sato and Kentaro Okada. (-). A-Bomb Radiation Sickness‚ 14 May 2013 <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/13/national/a-bomb-survivor /#.UZIEcfBArIU.> During

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    Through the estimated casualties we could find that the people died in the land invasion were much higher than dropping atomic bombs in Japan. So‚ using the atomic bomb was the decision that had to do to save many lives. Furthermore‚ the decision to use atomic bombs was desired to save not only American lives but also Japanese soldiers’ lives and civilians’ lives too because Japanese civilians intended to continue to fight if there was an invasion of homeland. If the U.S invasion happened and lasted

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    can be used to release extreme heat and radiation. During World War II‚ the United States decided that this would be a powerful weapon‚ so they dropped two fission bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan to end the war. Many buildings were desotryed and thousands of innocent civilians were killed. After that‚ the world viewed nuclear bombs as dangerous new weapons that could devestate entire cities. Also‚ the radiation released from nuclear fission is harmful to living organisms. In 1986‚ a steam

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    ended‚ went through the Korean war‚ and went through part of the Cold war. When Truman took office Franklin D. Roosevelt died about three months after and close to the same time he had to make the choice of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan to end the war. Which to date are the only atomic bombs used in war. Truman had one of the hardest presidencies out of all of them because of all the decisions he had to make that have not been topped. Truman’s political career started in the 1920’s when he ran

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