European colonialism mostly in Africa and Asia‚ the woman’s right and civil rights movements in the US. Mainly‚ the fighters were the Allied (to be continued!) The allies were the winners; indeed‚ they brought to an end to this war by dropping the atomic bomb in two Japanese cities (World War II‚ Historynet). In the following paragraph‚ we will understand the historic context which has led to this event. In 1941‚ with no warning‚ the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The bombardment took just two hours
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Many people today could argue their side and reasons on why they think the United States was justified in bombing Japan. But was Osama in Laden justified in orchestrating 9/11? No one in their right mind would support the killing of innocent civilians on 9/11 on the basis of the argument that Osama Bin Laden and his cohort wanted to end the war between radical Islam and the U.S. So why is it acceptable for the U.S. to have incinerated tens of thousands of civilian men‚ women‚ children and babies
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The Atomic Bomb Should Not Have Been Dropped Cayla Dunaway Sims 1.29.13 We have come a long way since we decided to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. It is amazing that we continue debating on this subject today. The US should not have decided to drop these atomic bombs. This decision was totally unnecessary. Thousands of people died who did not need to die‚ and many more became sick from radiation poisoning. The bombs wiped two entire cities off the map. How can anyone
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these weapons was the Atomic Bomb‚ which was created through the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was created in response to fears that German scientists were working on a weapon using nuclear technology since the 1930s. In a remote desert location near Alamogordo‚ New Mexico‚ the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated. It created an enormous mushroom cloud some 40‚000 feet high and ushered the world into the Atomic Age. In 1945 the United States had a decision to make‚ they either had
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analyze Presidents of the past and ask who are the most famous‚ or who did the best job while in their terms many tend to choose some of the much older Presidents. Many immediately refer to Presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln‚ however in today’s world is it fair to say that these Presidents would have done the same under the pressure of some of our modern day Presidents? While we may never know the answer to such a question is important to honor some of the great Presidents of the
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Atomic Bombing President Truman’s decision of the atomic bombing has undeniably made a huge impact to world’s history events. Throughout decades‚ many individuals’ have encountered diverse explanations as to why it was necessary for the dropping of the atomic bomb. While others believe it was essential‚ some may think that it caused an enormous catastrophe‚ murdering millions of innocent civilians and produced a generation with an atrocious radiation poison. Years has passed by and it continues
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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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The Atomic Bomb In 1945 the United States made history by dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan. This was due to an attack on Pearl Harbor and other territories in the Pacific Ocean led by Japan during WW2. The United States had no choice but to retaliate‚ and consequently released an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ killing 140‚000 civilians. It was justified and necessary for the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan because they wanted to end World War II‚ impress Russia
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Radio Bikini is a movie from 1988 by Robert Stone about two atomic tests (“Able” and “Baker”) that the United States government did under the name of “Operation Crossroads”. If you were to go to Google and type in the words “Atomic Bomb” you would come up with a list of over 12‚700‚000 links‚ with the vast majority of them being about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While‚ Hiroshima and Nagasaki are very important in the history of the atomic bomb; there is another significantly more important location that
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Should We Have Used the Atomic Bomb to Defeat the Japanese in WWII? Despite its destructive consequences‚ the American bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to put an end to the war in the Pacific. President Truman’s choice to release a nuclear weapon on Japan was the fastest solution to ending the United States’ involvement in the Second World War‚ making the decision the most time efficient way out. Hiroshima’s destruction was also‚ very possibly‚ the only way for the United States to win the war
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