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    already ended while Japan was still resisting in Asia. Apart from the resist of Japan‚ Japan even attacked Pearl Harbour surprisingly which displease America. This forced Amercia to implement “Manhattan Project” and produce atomic bombs to fight against Germany and Japan in 1942. After 3 years‚ the projects succeed that two atomic bombs “Little boy” and “Fat man” were thrown to Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively under the order of President Harry Truman in 6th and 9th August 1945‚. Under the atomic

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    enormous event in history. People’s actions can affect everyone; good or bad. Globally‚ the atom bomb affected everyone­ socially‚ economically‚ psychologically. To start with‚ it was the only nuclear attack in history and was known as “The Manhattan Project” because they were committed to speeding up the process in which They would build an atomic bomb. They dropped nuclear weapons on Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima (1945) during the last part of World War ll. The bomb costs two Billion

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    a huge amount of energy. Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt and warned him that Nazi Germany might be working to develop atomic weapons. FDR responded by giving his approval for an American program‚ later code-named the Manhattan Project‚ to develop the ultimate weapon: the atomic bomb. Harry Truman only learned of the new bomb’s existence when he became president. The first atomic bomb was exploded in a desert in New Mexico on July 16‚ 1945. President Truman then warned

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    President Truman made the correct decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. There were various events that led to his correct decision starting with Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt. In his letter‚ Einstein warned President Roosevelt that Germany might develop and use atomic bombs. These bombs were capable of mass destruction because of the energy released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material

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    Nuclear weapons were introduced to the Asian continent in 1945‚ by the United States. The United States succeeded in nuclear weapon development all thanks to the Manhattan Project team. Thus the United States developing its nuclear weaponry‚ the fears of the Soviet Union amplified and many other powers joined the nuclear arms race. President Truman at the time‚ approved the August 6‚ 1945 bombing of Hiroshima. Since the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima took place‚ more Asian nations have gone

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    Allies. This was not the end‚ however‚ as both the condition and attitude of Japan showed they were still ready to fight. Military action needed to be taken against them. Luckily‚ the United States had been working on a secret plan called “The Manhattan Project‚” in which they were constructing a military weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. When it was used twice against the Japanese and lead to their unconditional surrender‚ the weapon caused so much destruction that many questioned whether

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    The Use of the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project was a secretive project created by the government to get ahead in the push for a nuclear bomb. After its completion‚ the atomic bomb was secretly tested in the New Mexico desert. The bomb was a success and next came the hardest decision of Harry S. Truman’s life. He was president at the time and he had to decide whether or not the bomb should be dropped. He had to account for the civilian’s lives‚ but also had to think about the outcome of the war

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    The A-Bomb‚ one of the most deadly bombs in history‚ was being researched by Hitler. He would have beaten America to it if it weren’t for Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt. Although Einstein later regretted sending the letter‚ It prioritized the production of the bomb using a famous scientist’s reputation‚ increased interest in a bomb and started work on the bomb. If he had not sent the letter‚ America may have not built the bomb in time to stop Japan‚ possibly not at all. At the

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    During World War II the United States government propelled a $2 billion venture. This venture‚ known as the Manhattan Project‚ was a push to deliver a nuclear bomb. This venture was gone up against by gathering nuclear researchers from everywhere throughout the world. President Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb on the urban areas of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the immediate reason for the finish of World War II in the Pacific. The United States felt it was important to drop the nuclear bombs

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    could make. On 12 April 1945‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of cerebral hemorrhage. Harry S. Truman was the Vice President for FDR. Truman took the office and became the president of being Vice President for only eighty-two days. The Manhattan Project began in 1939 with FDR’s support‚ it was “so secret that FDR did not even inform his

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