On the morning of August 6th‚ in 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima‚ Japan; three days later a second bombing occurred in Nagasaki‚ Japan. These bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only changed the physical and emotional health of the Japanese people‚ they also changed the world. In my essay‚ I’m going to be discussing in what ways the dropping of the atomic bombs was significant and which of these is the most important My first paragraph is going to be about the massive impact the
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Hiroshima: Was Dropping the Atomic Bomb a Military Necessity? On the morning of August 6th‚ 1945 at around 8:16 a.m.‚ the United States dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima. This bomb was given the nickname “Little Boy.” Three days after the first atomic bomb was dropped‚ on August 9th‚ 1945 at around 11:02 a.m.‚ the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This bomb was given the nickname “Fat Man.” These two bombs immensely destroyed these cities and took the lives of many people
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involved‚ including: The United States‚ Germany‚ Japan‚ Soviet Union‚ Britain‚ and many more. The war was ended shortly after the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ but I wanted to know if dropping the bomb was absolutely necessary. Therefore‚ the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the United States wanted to force Japans surrender as soon as possible to save the United States money‚ the United States needed to use the atomic bomb before The
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Lucas Goldoni US2 Mr. Oosting 12/15/14 Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs Essay President Truman was justified in using atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. As commander-in Chief of US Armed forces‚ President Truman was responsible for the men and women in harms way. Americans and Japanese were dying‚ suffering life-altering injuries and experiencing torture and deprivation in prison camps each day the war raged. Additionally‚ it is important to look at the cultural elements
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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 was dropped. In
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Truman right or wrong in deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan (thesis) and why (evidence)? On the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan killing 70‚000 citizens instantly and a further 10‚000 perished from burns and radiation sickness1. President Harry Truman was wrong to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. One of his reasons for dropping the bomb was to end an ongoing war; his reason behind this was that to end the war in such a way would cease anymore-continuous
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another country‚ and the U.S. is still the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb. The U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan on August 6‚ 1945 and dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan on August 9‚ 1945. 70‚000 died instantly in Hiroshima and 80‚000 died instantly in Nagasaki. Even though the U.S. destroyed many Japanese lives the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the right decision. However dropping the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki was probably not necessary to get Japan surrender
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Topic: Atomic Bomb General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the dropping of the atomic bomb Thesis Statement: The creation of the Manhattan Project‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ and the aftermath are events that changed the world forever. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: Boom! Can you imagine a white light that blinds you instantly and a sonic boom that bust’s your eardrums? Probably not because if you
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ a B-29 Super Fortress by the name of the “ Enola Gay” dropped the first atomic bomb code named “ Little Boy” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The Staff at History.com stated‚ “The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80‚000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later‚ a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki
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Masuji Ibuse’s novel Black Rain about the aftereffects of Hiroshima uses many images to convey the reaction and the mindset of survivors. I will be focusing on three particular images; that of the stunned fish (86-87)‚ the burnt rock (103-104)‚ and the bodies at First Prefectural Middle School (154). When discussed alongside aspects of the plot and descriptions of survivors and their actions‚ these images suggest that the survivors reacted in such a way where they were changed mentally— so much so
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