was necessary to shorten the war. A full scale invasion of the Japanese main land‚ would cost the lives of a lot of American soldiers‚ and using the atomic bombs as a threat of total destruction was a more favourable strategy. 2. The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ showed the Japanese the error of their ways‚ and have paid them reparations and helped rebuild the whole country after the war. It was fair that Americans bomb Japan in return. 3. The Manhattan Project expense required use of the
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President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the direct cause for the end of World War II in the Pacific. The United States felt it was necessary to drop the atomic bombs on these two cities or it would suffer more casualties. Not only could the lives of many soldiers have been taken‚ but possibly the lives of many innocent Americans. The United States will always try to avoid the loss of American civilians at all costs‚ even if that means taking
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World War II was a terrible occurrence in history that resulted in multiple genocides and terrible consequences that still affect our world today. Narratives Hiroshima‚ written by John Hersey‚ and Schindler’s List‚ written by Thomas Keneally‚ are both books that cover events of WWII. Though one focuses on the dropping of atomic bombs‚ and the other on the Jew’s escape from Nazism‚ they are both written based on first hand accounts. This gives the reader the facts of the situation‚ as well as an inside
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki In the 1930’s Hiroshima was a transportation center point as well a key Military city with a population of around 200‚000. Nagasaki was a naval port for the Japanese military with an even bigger population of 240‚000. The Japanese involvement in World War II began with their conflict with China‚ and the forming of the Axis alliance that included Germany as well as Italy. The United States at this time was a neutral country and was not involved in the war. A surprise attack
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the story? Use proper spelling and grammar. What I have read so far in my book is that after the explosion‚ three of the main characters got very ill do to radiation sickness. Father Kleinsorge is walking through the city to deposit money in Hiroshima when he suddenly becomes weak and barely makes it back to the mission. Mrs. Nakamura’s hair begins to fall out‚ and she and her daughter become ill. At the same time‚ Mr. Tanimoto‚ weak and feverish‚ becomes bedridden do to the radiation sickness
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had begun. Hiroshima had faced the world’s most devastating military attack in history‚ demolishing the city‚ and the country as a whole. This was a horrific‚ but necessary part in the ending the war in the pacific. We can look at what the bomb was made for‚ the after effects and really think about the pros and cons to determine the importance of the bombing. If scientist in the United States had not mastered the skill of nuclear power then they may have shared the fate of Hiroshima instead. In
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On 6th August 1945‚ 8.15am America dropped the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan because Japan would not surrender. 130‚000 people were killed by the initial blow‚ mostly women and children and the Atomic bomb caused many more deaths afterwards due to radiation. 3 days later‚ 9th August America dropped another bomb‚ which was much more powerful than and just as devastating as the first‚ on Nagasaki in Japan killing 70‚000 people. Since 1940 scientists in the U.S.A had been working on a new
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Atomic Controversy The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ two events that will always lie in infamy‚ because World War II was ended right after those two dates and the bombings introduced nuclear weapons to modern warfare. The bombings killed over two hundred thousand people and destroyed two Japanese cities‚ but in exchange for all that the Japanese were sparred a homeland invasion which could have easily surpassed the death toll that was seen in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As horrendous as they
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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 Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on August 6‚ 1945. The world would never be the same. This paper will discuss the significance of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and how they led to the success of the Allied forces. It will also discuss how the United States developed the atomic bomb‚ the decision to drop the bomb‚ the weakening of Japan‚ the actual bombing an destruction of both cities‚ the surrender of
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