Background Information Japan‚ otherwise known as‚ The Land of Rising Sun‚ is located in Eastern Asia and is slightly smaller than California. With a population of 127‚368‚088 the majority of the population are Japanese. The people are 98.5% Japanese‚ .5% Korean‚ .4% Chinese‚ and .6% other. The average age of the people is 45.4 years‚ 0-14 years makes up 13.5% of the population‚ 62.6% 15-64‚ and 23.9% other. Much of the population practice both Shintoism and Buddhism religions‚ while about 9%
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Eisenhower vs Truman IN THE COLD WAR Life‚ Policies and Accomplishments Life‚ Policies and Accomplishments American History LIFE Harry S. Truman was born on May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri. His parents were John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman. He also grew up in a poor family. He only had one brother and one sister. Since he was young‚ he liked history‚ government and reading. He went to school but when he was at college he decided to stop attending to it because
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Option #1 –Truman could have relied on relentless b-29 bombing raids on Japanese cities combine with naval blockade to wear down Japanese resistance and force their surrender. Advantages – 1. Would had led to the Japanese surrender 2. Gained full control over Japanese Disadvantages – 1. Put troops‚ pilots‚ and sailors at risk 2. More Japanese people would have died than in the two atomic raids Option #2 –By demonstrating the atomic bomb it would have shown the Japanese they faced total destruction
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Harry S. Truman Only one president has ever been elected for times. During his fourth term he died in office and the greatest president‚ Harry S. Truman‚ took over presidency.Truman had an average family and he was in the senate. He started his Presidency on April 12‚ 1945. In addition to many of his accomplishments‚ he also declared war on North Korea. Harry S. Truman was the eldest of three kids. He had a sister named Mary Jane Truman and a brother named John Vivian Truman. John A. Truman and
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Kyle Freund History 1302 TTH 10-11:20 11/28/12 Zinn‚ Howard. The Bomb. Pollen: City Light Books‚ 2010. Call No. 940.54’2521954 The Bomb gives a unique insight on the bombing of Hiroshima and Royan from the perspective of an air force bombardier World War II veteran Howard Zinn. This two-part book includes Zinn’s essay over the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Zinn’s experiences of the bombing over the town of Royan. Although this book may be a quick read‚ it is an influential and inspiring
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“Decision Points” is an enlightening reflection by President Bush on his perception of the pivotal decisions and actions he had made during his presidency. In the chapter of “Iraq”‚ Bush recounts his thoughts and explains his rationale in detail why he made the big decisions on implementing a troop surge in Iraq in 2006. He describes how his coercive diplomacy has been a failure in addressing the threats from Saddam Hussein. For him‚ Iraq war seems to be unavoidable to safeguard his nation. As
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because the bombs will create unforeseen damage‚ prompt other countries to produce
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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 using
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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains among the most controversial events in modern history. Historians have actively debated whether the bombings were necessary. What effect they had on bringing the war in the Pacific to an end and what other options were available to the United States. As American policymakers struggled with how to use a powerful new technology and what the long-term impact of atomic weaponry might be‚ not just on the Japanese but on domestic politics
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States decided to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. This bombing created devastation and death that the world had never seen before. The use of the atomic bombs has been a topic of intense debate for years following the bombing. Several reasons for such outcry pertaining to the use of the atomic bomb were the moral dilemmas behind the bombing‚ the mass destruction caused by the bombing‚ the horrible physical and emotional effects on the citizens of Japan‚ and strained relations
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