On August 6‚ 1945‚ a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb‚ Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima was a very industrial city; it had a military base and had not yet been bombed. The U.S. military thought Hiroshima would be a good target to display the destructive power of their new super bomb. Harry S. Truman‚ the president of The United States from 1945 to 1953‚ decided to drop the atomic bomb due to several reasons. First‚ he wanted to end the war as soon as possible‚ second
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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 is the subject of much controversy. Since its first detonation in 1945‚ the entire world has heard the aftershocks of that blast. Issues concerning Nuclear Weapons sparked the Cold War. We also have the atomic bomb to thank for our relative peace in this time due to the fear of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). The effects of the atomic bomb might not have been the exact effects that the United States was looking for when they dropped Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Pearl Harbor On a sad day pearl harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Pearl harbor was located in Hawaii‚ december 7 1941(Arizona). The Japanese sent 33 ships and 350 planes and aircrafts. He sent the planes and aircraft north of oahu early in the morning(Pearl Harbor). The mission was to sink 8 battleships that were among 180 vessels anchored in pearl harbor. There was a ship named the Arizona and it was one of the 8 battleships. It was shot down by a 800 kilogram bomb(Arizona). This completely
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A few years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Truman and the US military responded with dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hard decisions were made with this war strategy and some important lessons were learned from this. Based on the circumstances‚ the US was justified in military action against Japan‚ however; dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki shouldn’t have happened. Thousands Civilians were killed over two cities of no real importance in gaining ground
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When asked what the singular most important event in United States‚ a lot of different suggestions come to mind‚ raging from the invention of the iPhone to the Civil War. I believe that the most important event was the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have
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After World War II many more wars were started and negatively impacted many countries for a multitude of years. The Cold War began after World War II and although no actual fighting occurred the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for over 40 years. In the beginning the Cold War was focused on all of Germany. After World War II Germany was divided into 4 zones‚ each region was controlled by a different Allied power. This was done to rid Germany of Nazis and to bring
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All Were there any injury phases on the people who survived the Atomic Bomb horrific? The injury phases on the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who survived The Atomic Bomb were horrific because most people were instantly vaporized or had the high risk of Cancers‚Blood Disorders‚ and Tumors. There were also risks of being badly burnt and having skin injuries that caused life long disorders to the body. The Atomic Bomb was so powerful that it caused more than 7 decades of death and agony to the people
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United State bombing of the Marshall Islands Branden Pascual Pd.1 5-15-13 The bombing of Marshall Islands‚ which Marshallese people will never forget. An awful act on the United States for testing nuclear weapons. People on the Marshall Islands were terrorized because of this. They suffered dramatic loses between families. And remorse that will never be forgiven. Having this coming from the United States was fair because of the war they were going into. It would be beneficial
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During the Hurricane Katrina in 2005‚ it is believed that leaders decided to blow up the levees to save the cities and places that brought in the most money and instead try to direct the water towards the wetlands and marshlands. There are different ideas regarding this topic. It is said that leaders promised restitution to the people who would lose their homes. Many people heard explosions and reported it. Officials said they were transformers blowing up. There is more evidence that the levees were
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