Manhattan Project he knew what he was saying. Especially since he knew the destructive force of the weapon he helped create. Although it was not the first‚ the atomic bomb was a weapon that the world had never seen before. With the ability to wipe out an area in seconds and leave that said area in shambles for years later. This power gave the atomic bomb the title of a weapon of mass destruction. Even though they are one of the newest threats to the world; weapons of mass destruction are the most dangerous
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(Alperovitz‚ Gar (2010-12-29). The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb (p. 39).)” So if the war were to end the Japanese would have to unconditionally surrender‚ secretary of state James Byrnes said as much‚ “For instance‚ in his 1947 book Speaking Frankly‚ James F. Byrnes declared without qualification: “Had the Japanese Government listened to [Ambassador to Soviet Union] Sato and surrendered unconditionally‚ it would not have been necessary to drop the atomic bomb. (Alperovitz‚ p. 34)” The Japanese refused
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The dropping of two atomic bombs in Japan was a decision that took several years and a countless amount of people. During World War II‚ it was clear that the fighting was ruthless and many political figures felt the only way to stop the war was to drop the bombs. Since the atomic bombs were new technology‚ there were several arguments made about the idea and several outcomes had to be considered. The final decision to drop the bombs in 1945 was made through consideration of several different outcomes
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Design IA Research Question How Does Increasing the Intensity of Exercise Affect Respiratory Rate? Hypothesis My experiment will involve sprinting which is a very demanding and fatiguing sport. In order to increase the intensity of it‚ I will be increasing the weight the subject has to carry as he sprints. My hypothesis is that as you increase the weight‚ the respiratory rate will also increase. At rest‚ the average breathing rate for adults is 12-24 breaths per minute and for new born babies
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July 16th‚ 1945‚ a test bomb was successfully detonated at a test bomb site in Alamogordo‚ New Mexico. Months later‚ on August 6th‚ 1945‚ the first ever atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9th‚ 1945‚ a second atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. In my opinion‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ was not justified. I believe it was not justified because of the effect it had on innocent civilians
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Atomic bombs were the first nuclear weapons to be developed‚ tested‚ and used. In the late 1930s physicists in Europe and the United States realized that the fission of uranium could be used to create an extremely powerful explosive weapon. In August 1939‚ German American physicist Albert Einstein sent a letter to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt that described this discovery and warned of its potential development by other nations. The U.S. government established the top secret Manhattan Project
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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 bomb killed an estimated 80‚000-100‚000 people on impact and thousand
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IB Math Studies Internal Assessment: What is the Relationship between Points per Game Scored and the Height of the Players in the NBA? By xxxxxxxxx Candidate #xxxxxx February 17th 20xx Mrsxxxx Contents Introduction……………………………………1 Chi-Squared Test……………………………...2 Correlation Coefficient Calculations and Line of Best Fit Calculations………………………...3-4 Discussion/Validity……………………………5 Conclusion…………………………………….5 Raw Data……………………………………6-7 Bibliography…………………………………..8 What is the
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The use of the atomic bomb remains controversial to this day. There are academics and policy makers of the time that still disagree on the whether it was justifiable to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They debate if it truly was in the interest of ending the war sooner and with less loss of life. Several issues played together to help form the opinion that Truman acted for more nefarious purposes. Domestic as well as international politics is said to have played a role in the decision of Truman
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decision to drop the bomb on Japan was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s surrender. This is due to the fact that there was a fear of further Soviet involvement in the war as well as the Japan already being defeated almost completely.
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