to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear proof that atomic bomb was an effective way to end the war. Even if it did kill many people it might actually have
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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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President Truman’s Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki During World War II the war in Europe ended after the unconditional German surrender at General Eisenhower’s Headquarters in Reims‚ France‚ May 7‚ 1945. "After the unconditional German surrender in Europe the war shifted to Asia and the Pacific. As the war continued against Japan the Allied forces captured islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinaawa close to Japan brought the Japanese homeland within range of naval and air
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the Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb “On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the American B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later another B-29‚ Bock’s Car‚ released one over Nagasaki. Both caused enormous casualties and physical destruction.” (Maddox 1). These disastrous events have weighted upon the American conscience ever since that day in history. Even though there are some people that disagree with the dropping of the atomic bomb‚ President Truman’s decision
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The Atomic Bomb In 1945 the United States made history by dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan. This was due to an attack on Pearl Harbor and other territories in the Pacific Ocean led by Japan during WW2. The United States had no choice but to retaliate‚ and consequently released an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ killing 140‚000 civilians. It was justified and necessary for the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan because they wanted to end World War II‚ impress Russia
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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 lives. If
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Harbour surprisingly which displease America. This forced Amercia to implement “Manhattan Project” and produce atomic bombs to fight against Germany and Japan in 1942. After 3 years‚ the projects succeed that two atomic bombs “Little boy” and “Fat man” were thrown to Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively under the order of President Harry Truman in 6th and 9th August 1945‚. Under the atomic bomb attacks from America‚ Japan surrendered which also led to the end of WWII finally. For the total death toll
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eye of the enemy. One of these weapons was the Atomic Bomb‚ which was created through the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was created in response to fears that German scientists were working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s. In a remote desert location near Alamogordo‚ New Mexico‚ the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated. It created an enormous mushroom cloud some 40‚000 feet high and ushered the world into the Atomic Age. In 1945 the United States had a decision
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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 were developed‚ the risks were analyzed. In the end‚ Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb. On the outside this may seem like a rational decision but the closer you look‚ the more you realize that this decision was skewed by bias‚
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the beaches. The war In Europe Would be officially over the next year. A year later the War in Asia would end due to atomic bombs bring destruction and death to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The WWII was won with the price of many lives and brilliant minds. Some main contributors to the war ceasing were Allan Turner’s Enigma code breaker‚the famous D-Day and the success of the atom bombs. No deed was independent each was impacted by events which resulted from consequences precipitated by these main events
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