The atomic bomb killed many innocent people‚ but it was necessary to end World War II. <br> <br>After World War II began in 1939‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced the neutrality of the United States. Many people in the United States thought that their country should stay out of the war. The people wanted the Allied Forces to have the victory. President Roosevelt also wanted an Allied victory because an Axis victory might endanger democracies everywhere. The United States equipped nations
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb Although Japan had an estimated army of 5‚000‚000 men‚ they were on the verge of imminent collapse and the two atomic bombs that were dropped on them were not necessary to obtain Japan’s surrender. America’s primary reason for using the atomic bombs on Japan was to intimidate the Soviet Union so that the Soviet Union would stay out of the war with Japan and to demonstrate our world dominance‚ rather than dropping the bombs solely to induce Japan’s unconditional surrender
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Enola Gay dropped its bomb on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ forever changing warfare. The intent of the bomb was to stop the current war‚ World War Ⅱ‚ from escalating further. However‚ this resulted in another war after the bombs were dropped. This war was called the Cold War‚ and the war was fought between the USSR and the United States. Both countries decided to build their nuclear armament and war was imminent. This ties back to The Codebreaker because the Puppet Master was using bombs and the
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is writing about the tragedy of the nuclear weapons that were recently dropped in Japan. Robert is attempting to make people aware of the tragedies of nuclear weapons and trying to get them to avoid using nuclear weapons ever again. A college professor taking a stroll in the mountains stated "I climbed Hikiyama Hill and looked down. I saw that Hiroshima had disappeared…” Only two days ago‚ the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ two major cities in Japan. These cities were
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Should President Truman have used the Atomic Bombs? World War Two remains to be the deadliest conflict in world history. The United States is arguably the biggest world power to have participated in it; it transformed from a nation of isolationists to one that dictated the results of a world war. After the defeat of Nazi Germany‚ President Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on two cities in Japan. Since then‚ his decision has been hotly debated. Some historians justify the dropping of the bombs
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secretary of state‚ the president of Harvard‚ the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ and the head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. Its purpose was to aid president Truman in deciding whether or not to use the atomic bomb. The committee also heard from many scientists who gave them information and suggestions. (Truman 204-5). May 8‚ 1945‚ Germany surrendered‚ but there were still controversies with Japan. President Truman pleaded with the Japanese government to
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Should the USA have used the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945? 1945 began as a year of increasing tensions between countries as the war extended onto its sixth year. Military groups of the various countries involved were now beginning to seriously consider the conclusion of the war in terms of how the global ceasefire would be carried out and frankly‚ who would win. After the defeat of the Axis Powers in Europe‚ the focus had been turned towards the war in Asia and the Pacific Regions in which the Allied
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after many American deaths President Truman decides to drop atomic bombs on Japan. According to Joel Wooton the first bomb known as “little boy” was dropped August 6‚ 1945 on Hiroshima‚ Japan. “Hiroshima‚ Japan was chosen to be bombed because it was the only city out of the 7 they had saved to bomb that one wasn’t under a lot of cloud cover.” (Wooton) They dropped the bomb out of a B-29 bomber named (Enola Gay) after the piolets mom. The bomb killed an estimated 80‚000-100‚000 people on impact and thousand
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What would happen if America did not release the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Would thousands more of our men’s lives would be lost to fighting this never ending war? President Truman made a decision and two atomic bombs were instructed to be released in Japan to have a more abrupt result in ending World War II. The atomic bombs were sponsored from a foundation named the "Manhattan Project." When the bombs were made‚ they were prepared to release it on Japan. In August 6‚ 1945‚ the B-29
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against Japan‚ President Roosevelt approved of the Manhattan Project which was the creation of the atomic bomb. The United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6‚ 1945 and on Nagasaki on August 9‚ 1945. After the bombs were dropped people throughout America argued on whether or not the United States should or should not have dropped the bomb. The United States should have used the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the Japanese refused to surrender. The fighting style of the
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