On May 7th Germany had surrendered unconditionally but the war with Japan raged on in the pacific. The Americans were war weary. They had seen the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Kamikaze attacks‚ and horrible casualties in Okinawa and Iwo Jima. There had been reports on things like the Bataan death march. Newspaper photos had shown American POWs beheaded by Japanese soldiers. Ending the war and preventing further loss of life is all that mattered at this point. With the surrender of Germany at the beginning
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American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage
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Bombings are brutal‚ deadly‚ and very sad. It’s very destructive and a waste of precious life. They could destroy families‚ towns‚ lives. Bombings now days can be from things like terrorist attacks‚ wars‚ or battles. A battle is brutal with lots of death and destruction but at times it’s necessary to accomplish the goal of ending a war. The USA will do whatever they can to protect their people like inventing the atomic bomb which they used to end World War 2. To drop the atomic bombs to stop the
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density eventually becomes super dangerous causing a deadly explosion to happen. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified because these bombings ended the war‚ more civilian lives were saved‚
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common whether the plane was from home or from the enemies. The initial thought for this promiscuous plane is that the military is practicing with aircrafts. However‚ when this aircraft drops a peculiar object‚ the thought changes into an enemy plane bombing us. Then the next thing the people of Hiroshima knew‚ the beloved city was gone within seconds‚ replaced with a sight that will haunt then into the afterlife. During World War II‚ the United States bombed a large city in japan called Hiroshima. Trying
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unarmed and were not part of the police force. This act was not a reasonable resolution to the war‚ it was a genocide that occurred because of a poor decision. Killing civilians during war is a serious violation (The United States war crimes). The bombing of Hiroshima was an unreasonable act that took the lives of thousands of innocent people‚ the majority being civilians. This act was repulsive‚ especially because it was a governmental order.
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On April 23‚ 1995‚ William J. Clinton delivered the awe-inspiring speech “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address.” The speech was given in response to the detrimental bombing that occurred in Oklahoma City only four days prior. This presentation was delivered to the family‚ friends‚ and community of the victims. The speech is considered to be one of the top rhetoric speeches in American history‚ and it is deemed as such because of its beautiful array of literary devices and appeals present. At the
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can provide a deep and comprehensive understanding and analysis of this historic event. th In addition‚ the source was written in 2012 which marked the 67 anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is different from those analyses which were written years ago or right after the bombing. This indicates that after decades of the atomic bombing‚ the author can analyse the whole thing based on abundant research and investigation conducted throughout the 67 years from a new and longterm point of view
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WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI JUSTIFIED? A bomb which was equal to 13‚000 tonnes of highly-explosive bombs‚ used to make the Japanese surrender‚ but also killing many lives‚ cannot be justified. When the highly-explosive bombs were dropped in Dresden‚ everyone had thought of this as very affective. But imagine how bad the atomic bomb would be‚ which could destroy a city only just by its radiation‚ let alone the actual explosion. President Truman of America made a decision of
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Three...two...one…¡#@%^! Instantly‚ 80‚000 are dead (Hall). Near the end of World War II on August 6th of 1945‚ American B-29 aircraft Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb‚ ‘Little Boy‚’ on the unsuspecting city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Tens of thousands of civilians were instantly killed from the explosion and as time passed‚ the death toll almost doubled due to exposure to radiation and other aftereffects from the bomb (LeMay & Tibbets). To this day‚ historians debate over very controversial
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