On August 6‚ 1945‚ during World War II (1939-45)‚ an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb named the Enola Gay over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is said to have dropped right over Shima Surgical Hospital some 70 yards southeast of the Industrial Promotional Hall (now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome). 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. Crewmembers of the
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During the final stage of World War II‚ the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9‚ 1945‚ respectively. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings‚ which killed at least 129‚000 people‚ remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. In the final year of the war‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly invasion
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as a sight of hell‚ or even a “nuclear apocalypse” with the flash of the bombs being so bright and the dust covering bodies‚ both dead and alive (Nicholls‚ 66). The radius of destruction caused by the barn spanned from the center of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ to the the nearby countryside‚ taking thousands of lives and harming many more. Buildings were decimated‚ with many thousands of people dying under
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On August 6‚1945 the United States dropped a Uranium atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima‚ located in Japan. It was necessary for the U.S. army force to drop the bomb on Hiroshima due to the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the need to impress Russia‚ and to mark the end of a global conflict. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941‚killing innocent lives and causing a mass destruction‚ because of this‚ the U.S. needed to retaliate. The U.S. lost about 2‚390 servicemen and over 1000 were injured. This was an
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Proposal for Extended Essay: Was It Justified to Drop a Nuclear Bomb in Japan? I decide to write about the nuclear bomb incident happened at the end of World War II. The United States dropped two nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. The United States was one of the United Nations‚ while Japan was one of the Axis Powers. They were on the opposite military alliances during the World War II. In order to end the war shortly‚ the United States under the command of President
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Changes in Pressure It was a moment of impact from which life will never again be the same. As described in the “Hiroshima Diary” by Michihiko Hachiya the people of Hiroshima’s lives were forever changed by the drop of an atomic bomb as they found themselves in sudden silence and disarray. A catastrophe is defined as a sudden and widespread disaster. The moment the atomic bomb hit it changed the lives forever beyond any and all expectations. One sudden disaster‚ a few seconds of peace all followed
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Nelly Adamietz Mrs. Davis AP Language and Composition September 28‚ 2007 Hiroshima‚ written by John Hersey is a book that takes account of the August 6‚ 1945‚ bombing in Hiroshima‚ Japan. Hersey writes about the events before‚ during and after the bomb was dropped‚ as well as the effects that it had on six survivors‚ and the city as a whole. Throughout this account‚ Hersey uses numerous rhetorical devices that enhance the reading‚ such as irony and alliteration. Hershey’s intended purpose
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On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima‚ Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20‚000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented assemblage of civilian‚ and military scientific brain power-brilliant‚ intense‚ and young‚ the people that helped develop the bomb. Unknowingly they came to an isolated mountain setting‚ known as Los Alamos
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Michihiko Hachiya‚ experienced the power of the bomb first hand. And touched upon what he had lost the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Hiroshima was no longer a city‚ there was nothing left and it made it seem smaller. And when the bomb went off it was bright and blinding that lead to many people burning to death. The bomb was so destructive that it could level entire cities in seconds
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Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs? The only military use of atomic weapons has been on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and almost certainly brought a prompt conclusion to WW2. However‚ the question of whether it was necessary is still hotly debated 70 years after the event. The answer is no it wasn’t necessary‚ although it is not as simple as you may think because if I had just been a soldier fighting in New Guinea or if I was a POW starving on the Thai-Burma railway [1] then
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