*Insert bomb falling sound* BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM! The Manhattan Project; big ominous name right? Makes you think “Oh whatever could it be?”‚ or “I like tacos!”. It was founded by the US with a little help from our friendly neighborhood Canada‚ and Britain. If you’re scared of the big‚ bad title‚ don’t worry‚ I’m here to tell you the what‚ the why‚ and the what about the not so friendly Manhattan Project! The reason why it was made is because of Fear of Nazi Germany making nuclear weapons had
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airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima‚...That bomb had more power than 20‚000 tons of TNT...which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare”. By the summer of 1945‚ millions of soldiers and citizens of the world had died after years of fighting in the Second World War. Although Europe’s involvement in the war had come to an end‚ the War in the Pacific between the United States and Japan had not found its conclusion. The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have come
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One interesting event from 1960 was the testing of the first atomic bomb by France. Between 1960 and 1966‚ seventeen bombs were tested by France. These bombs leaked radioactive materials that are still affecting citizens near the bomb sites in the Sahara Desert. It is estimated that hundreds of soldiers and nearly thirty million civilians were knowingly exposed to the radioactive areas. The bomb testings and radioactive exposure were reportedly meant to “study physiological and psychological effects
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There were a series of events that lead to the decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan which included: Pearl Harbor‚ Battle of Midway‚ Iwo Jima‚ and Okinawa. The first event that led to the decision to bomb Japan was driven by retribution for the Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands and destroyed the majority of military resources located in the area. The second event that led to Truman’s ruling was‚ the Battle of Midway‚ this battle signaled that without interference Emperor
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By dropping the atomic bomb‚ we were able to put an end to a war that could have continued for many more years. Though there was much controversy over the bomb‚ Truman‚ our president at the time‚ apprised America saying he was quite thankful for it and celebrated the scientific achievements of the minds that created it. America was the first country to create something of this caliber and he wanted us to realize how great it was. The pragmatic decision helped America to establish its military power
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Did the USA need to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? On the 6th of August 1945‚ the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100‚000 people‚2with the bulk of the destruction pertaining to innocent civilians. Three days later‚ the Americans repeated their action at Nagasaki. The aim of the US was not‚ however‚ to cause complete annihilation of the Japanese‚ but to seize the fierce nationalism within
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The atomic bomb is a nuclear bomb that was used in the World War 2 and had a positive impact on both sides of the war. The U.S would save more soldier lives if they used the bomb‚ but if they were to invade Japan they would lose a huge amount of soldiers.The U.S warned Japan to surrender to help the lives of the Japanese people because the atomic bomb would abolish many lives that were in the city of Hiroshima. This shows the positive impact the atomic bomb had for the U.S and Japan. As a result
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Homework I believe that we should not have homework.We have 7-8 hours of school every day 5 out of 7 of the week.We have longer then a hour per class for the teachers to teach us what need to teach.Then we get sent home with more work and most of it is just repeating what we learned.The teachers take 7-8 hours of our day and then take more hours just to have us write down what we learned. One reason I think we should not have homework is because we homework every day and we work on it for hours.We
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 am‚ American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This fatal bomb wiped out 90% of the city and 80‚000 people immediately‚ however‚ tens of thousands more later died from extreme radiation exposure. When no surrender was filed by the Japanese‚ three days later‚ August 9‚ 1945‚ Major Charles Sweeney flew another B-29 bomber‚ on Nagasaki at 11:02 am‚ killing an estimated 40‚000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced
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Should we have exams? Exams are taken all around the world. They are taken in high schools‚ universities and colleges. Exams are also mandatory. Some students think that taking an exam is not fair or useful. I think that exams should be taken because‚ exams help students with their studies further‚ and they review what the student has learned one last time‚ in case they forgot anything. Also exams and tests show how much students have paid attention in their classes. Firstly Exams help students
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