Hiroshima and Miyajima are two very different places‚ but both are historical‚ yet beautiful and unique places to visit. Hiroshima was the first city that had an atomic bomb dropped. (Aug. 6th‚ 1945) The atomic bomb killed 70‚000 in an instant‚ and many more deaths such as cancer and other diseases caused by radiation. About 90% of the city was destroyed. When the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima‚ nothing was left standing in the city but a dome‚ now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku Dome).
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Hiroshima peace memorial N34 22 60 E132 26 60 Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ Asia Hiroshima peace memorial is the only structure left standing in the area that was devastated by the atomic bomb explosion on August 6 1945. It has been preserved ever since the day of the explosion to show the destructive power of nuclear weapons created by man and to encourage peace and the elimination of all nuclear weapons. The Hiroshima peace memorial has been inscribed on the world heritage list as a cultural site for
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Earlier this year‚ the nation witnessed a massive media explosion surrounding the Smithsonian Institution’s planned Enola Gay exhibit. As the 50th anniversary of the August 6‚ 1945‚ atomic bombing of Hiroshima approaches‚ Americans are about to receive another newspaper and television barrage. Any serious attempt to understand the depth of feeling the story of the atomic bomb still arouses must confront two critical realities. First‚ there is a rapidly expanding gap between what the expert scholarly
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ultimately created the first atomic bomb in the history of the world. On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the United States Air Force dropped this bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The initial impact of the bomb killed an estimated 53 percent of the population instantly. Many other people died from burns‚ injuries‚ and falling debris after the initial impact. Three days after Hiroshima‚ the United States dropped another bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ this time killing 33 percent of the cities population. Previous to the
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by dropping an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. (www.grolier.com) Hiroshima was a major industrial city with an estimated population of almost 400‚000 people. A B-29 bomber was loaded with the Atomic Bomb and left the United States Pacific air base at 2:45 a.m. local time and dropped the bomb at 8:15 a.m. The bomb was detonated one minute after being dropped. The atomic bomb‚ nicknamed "Little Boy"‚ which was dropped on the Hiroshima City‚ exploded at an altitude of 580 meters
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INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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5/17/13 The bombing on Hiroshima: Final Draft The bombing of Hiroshima not only affected Japan‚ but it also affected the world. The long bloody war was ended‚ and soldiers were able to go home. New American citizens should learn about the bombing‚ not only because it was America who had done it‚ but because it was the world’s first atomic bomb‚ and a lot of information can be learned about the aftermath and destruction. We‚ as well as the world‚ have seen what damage it caused‚ and can use
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In August 1945 the United States military and political leaders dreaded a bloody invasion of the Japanese main land‚ but few believed it couldn’t be avoided. On august 6th 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Three days later‚ they dropped a second one on another Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. Those two bombs were first and only atomic weapons ever used in actual combat. Until atomic bombs were reported in “The New York Times”‚ most American citizens had never heard of atomic
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I am completely opposed to the bombings on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is understood that the bombs signify the end of war. However people tend to overlook the fact that these bombs were an act of terrorism and left innocents like ourselves in the blunt of it. Imagine if it was us. Would we be so happy then? It is obvious that the atomic bombs were completely unnecessary because they were simply for revenge on Pearl Harbor‚ they were a crime against humanity and nature
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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one of the most controversial aspects in the history of the United States because many people believe that it wasn’t a necessary action to take‚ in order to win the war. While others think that using the atomic bombs on Japan was essential because it saved many American lives. Others believe that it saved American lives because we didn’t have to invade Japan. Albert Einstein sent a letter to President Roosevelt
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