horrific war in the history of human existence. With over 50 million dead in just 6 short years‚ every single chapter of the war has been eternally marked in world history. Two particular incidents that will last over the years would be the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now being considered in hindsight‚ the nuclear attacks have become very controversial topics. In my personal opinion‚ I believe that the bombings were absolutely atrocious‚ but I also think that the bombings were needed for
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Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan. A review of the information related to the subject makes
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Julius Robert Oppenheimer aka the “father of the atomic bomb”‚ led a committee to discuss possible targets of the atomic bomb. Hiroshima‚ Japan became the most desirable first choice; it was home to the Japanese 5th Division‚ the 2nd army headquarters of the military‚ and stationed a crucial port and communications center. Moreover‚ the mountains that surrounded Hiroshima would contain and amplify the blast for more detrimental results. Home to superb war ship and weaponry production‚ as well as a
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importance that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had on motivating Japan to surrender. The author advances the trajectory of the traditionalist arguments by affirming to historians the internal turmoil that Japan faced to surrender. Rhodes states that the turmoil between the government‚ military‚ and civilians led to Japan prolonging the war. Rhodes agrees with Butow by saying that the Japanese citizens felt that the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima placed Japan in a position of surrender
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There are many factors that ended World War II; However‚ The bombs and the ship that dropped them were some of the most important. These bombs were known as the Fat Man and Little Boy‚ and the ship was the Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Enola Gay.” How does an explosive nuclear chain reaction happen? An explosive nuclear chain reaction happens when a plentiful quantity of nuclear fuel‚ such as uranium or plutonium‚ is brought to form a critical mass. The nuclear chain reaction begins when the neutrons
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THE ATOMIC BOMB: Hiroshima and Nagasaki The Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ after 44 months of increasingly brutal fighting in the Pacific‚ an American B-29 bomber loaded with a devastating new weapon appeared in the sky over Hiroshima‚ Japan. Minutes later‚ that new weapon—a bomb that released its enormous destructive energy by splitting uranium atoms to create a chain reaction—detonated in the sky‚ killing some 70‚000 Japanese civilians instantly and leveling the city. Three days later‚ the U
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“Conflict is a destructive force in our lives” What is the real explanation of conflict? A struggle or destructive force.” This description of conflict only scrapes the surface of what it really means. People encounter these conflicts almost on a daily basis‚ whether it being self inflicting conflict‚ conflict with scheduling religions‚ age‚ sex‚ family‚ friends or even the experience of a war. Conflict is an unavoidable force; we will all face conflict in one form or another throughout our lives
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The Manhattan Project During World War II‚ a scientific discovery was made that would alter the course of history. German scientists learned a new method in which the splitting of a uranium atom became achievable. This would ultimately lead to the possibility of a foreign power utilizing that energy to produce a weapon with the capacity of causing irreplaceable damage. In 1939‚ Albert Einstein‚ having come across this information‚ wrote to the United States President Franklin Roosevelt to warn
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There has always been a debate on the necessity of the bomb‚ but its implications were so severe that such an attack has never been carried out again. Through the Mock Trial‚ Harry S. Truman was put on trial for crimes against humanity. At the end of the three day trial‚ and after much deliberation the jury came to the decision that Harry S. Truman was guilty of crimes against humanity. I was not fully content with this decision‚ however‚ I am able to understand why the jury came to the decision
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disaster is caused by the use of nuclear weapons. If we go back to the history of 1945‚ we come to know the history of 1945; we come to know the worst type of nuclear disaster the world had witnessed. On August 6‚ 1945 an atom bomb was dropped on HIROSHIMA in Japan‚ which devastated the entire town killing 66‚000 people and injuring nearly 69‚000. On August 9‚ 1945 another atom bomb was dropped on NAGASAKI. This bomb killed nearly 39‚000 people and injured more than 25‚000. Nuclear weapons are thus
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