On August 6‚ 1945‚ Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Hiroshima was a city of southwest Honshu‚ Japan‚ on the Inland Sea west of Osaka. There were about a hundred thousand casualties at this time. However‚ there were six survivors. Pain affected the people of Hiroshima physically‚ emotionally‚ and mentally. Were the people of Hiroshima capable to stay calm in the time of destruction? Pain affected the people of Hiroshima physically. When the atomic bomb dropped
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This investigation will explore the question: To what extent was President Truman’s decision to the drop atomic bomb to save lives and hasten the end of World War Two? The pressures and outcomes of dropping the explosive on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945‚ will be the focus of this investigation. The first source is Thomas Holmes article‚ “The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan”‚ published in 2005 in the United States. The origin is valuable because Holmes is an American historian and social studies
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Albert Einstein was great scientist who help many right now people who made the atomic bomb move by sending a letter to the president franklin roosevelt saying that they should build the bomb. Albert made many things like the famous equation E=mc2 and had the theory of relativity. Albert Einstein was born march 14‚1879 in ulm germany Europe and moved to munich with his jewish parents and attended munich elementary school. Albert Einstein did good in mathematics and science and did poorly in other
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Hindenburg: The Lifting Power of Hydrogen and Helium The Hindenburg is famously known for being the largest airship that ever flew before its devastating disaster in 1937. The Hindenburg wasn’t just a tragedy or disaster it is known for now. Scientists of that time admired it. The development of this aircraft has a great impact on the scientific community. The Hindenburg was completed in 1936 in Friedrichshafen‚ Germany by the Nazis. It was modeled LZ-129. The LZ-129 was approximately 804 feet
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As World War II raged on‚ the U.S. began to devise ways that could perhaps conclude the war quickly before it carried on anymore. Surrendering was not something Japan would do‚ they informed the countries involved in the war on this and would fight till the finish to defend their region of the Pacific. The U.S. chose to use the atomic bomb against Japan in hopes of ending the war swiftly and obtaining ultimate power over post-war decisions. They failed to realize the consequences that would follow
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The USA‚ led by president Harry S. Truman‚ with the Enola Gay‚ dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6ht and 9th of august 945. This was after the attack on pearl habour‚ December 7th 1941. Evidently‚ this has opened many debates arguing whether the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was justified. Np‚ it was not. The USA responded unnecessarily and brutally. The two atomic bombs caused mass destruction to buildings‚ homes‚ roofs‚ and vast land. Along with
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The Cold War was a result of conflicts between the US and the Soviet Union. These conflicts were both internal and external that could have been prevented. They include the creation and use of the atomic bomb‚ US and Soviet Union world supremacy‚ and the creation of the Truman Doctrine and Containment. The US was the first country to develop an atomic bomb. This bomb was created in case any country attacked the US or another war took place and would be used only if necessary as a military weapon
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In order to understand the Nike system’s effectiveness in defending the US‚ the hostile actions and aerial strength of the USSR must be put into context. The main reason for the creation of the Nike missile system was to defend and deter the rapid technological advances of the USSR. After World War II‚ the USSR was able to acquire German scientists that had been working on the infamous V-2 rockets‚ as well as nuclear research. In addition‚ the USSR was also able to acquire some of the US’s bombers
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It is clear that John Wyndham wrote The Chrysalids as a warning for today’s society. This is based on the comparisons between our current civilization‚ that of the Old Peoples‚ and that of Waknuk. More specifically‚ technological advancements‚ fundamentalism‚ and the pressures to fit into a certain ideal. The events of Tribulation serve as a warning to today’s society. Many current day countries have nuclear weaponry‚ chemical weaponry‚ bombs‚ and other massively destructive tools at their disposal
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Introduction Did you know that the first Nobel Peace Prize for Chemistry was given to Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff in 1901 for his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions? Over the next 115 years it has been awarded to some of the world’s top scientists and chemists. In 1908 it was awarded to Ernest Rutherford for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements‚ and the chemistry of radioactive substances. Ernest lived a very interesting life. Author’s
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