President Truman authorized atomic bombs to be dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The two bombings killed at least 129‚000 INNOCENT civilians. During the following months‚ more people died from the effect of burns‚ radiation sickness and other injuries. Six days after the Nagasaki bombing Japan surrendered
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suicide thus ending the war in Europe. Several months later and after many American deaths President Truman decides to drop atomic bombs on Japan. According to Joel Wooton the first bomb known as “little boy” was dropped August 6‚ 1945 on Hiroshima‚ Japan. “Hiroshima‚ Japan was chosen to be bombed because it was the only city out of the 7 they had saved to bomb that one wasn’t under a lot of cloud cover.” (Wooton) They dropped the bomb out of a B-29 bomber named (Enola Gay) after the piolets mom. The
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benefit them more than the alternative option. It is necessary to show a sense of pragmatism in select situations to move in a forward facing direction. An important example from history that accurately proves Kaplan’s point are the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US that took place on August 6th‚ 1945. Both of these nuclear attacks left catastrophic aftermath
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Gender imbalance will lead to Third world war It was August 1945 when atom bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the cities of Japan‚ during the Second World War. The whole world came to a stand still. Such was the devastation that the effect was felt for generations. Thousands of people lost their lives‚ many became crippled and many got infected with diseases and allergies capable of ruining generations. Though Japan has finally become as one of the most developed nations‚ the even thought
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a nuclear war with “the ground [being] fused into black glass” and the oceans becoming “frozen ink” (Wyndham 179). The author is trying to portray the possible future we may have‚ and such things have occurred already. The 1945 bombing of Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) resulted in thousands of genetic mutations due to radiation‚ which is exactly what occurred to the Old People. With more and more enemy countries acquiring access to nuclear weaponry‚ a devastating war may not be far behind. In many
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The Significance of Dropping the Atomic Bomb Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.‚ who dropped the atomic bomb died in 2007. However‚ the dispute of his action continues and the atomic bomb does not disappear with his death. The main argument people are talking about is that whether it is a right decision for the us to use atomic weapons on japan to end World War 2. It is true that the atomic bomb totally destroyed two cities of Japan‚ causing millions of civilians dead directly. Moreover‚ the nuclear radiation
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At the start of 1942‚ the Manhattan Project‚ which was codename for the creation of the atomic bomb‚ began. The project was to create a high functioning bomb which caused mass destruction. As WWII came to a close‚ with Japan and the United States the only remaining countries in combat‚ neither showed signs of surrendering. Something had to be done to end the war‚ so the United States dropped the atomic bomb. It was justifiable to drop the bomb because neither country showed signs of surrendering
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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‚ and keep the Soviet Union from expanding in Europe. The atomic bomb was
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Japanese meant that they wished to withhold the comment‚ so they can discuss and decide before making a decision; however‚ the Allied translated that word as an ignored answer from the Japanese and decided to end the war by dropping an atomic bomb in Hiroshima‚ Japan. The city was destroyed just because of the mix up word “mokusatsu”. It was a considerable lesson for the Japanese in particular as well as for all of us in general. In addition‚ bewildered words not only misinterpreting people
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destruction a nuclear bomb can cause to people and the environment just proves my point. Not one person should have the power to just be able to push a button and have the ability to tear another country to shreds. When the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan the devastation was evident. The bomb caused fatal burns to people within a five mile radius. Most of the people killed by the bomb were completely innocent. You cannot control the destruction these bombs cause if anyone
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