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    President Truman’s Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki During World War II the war in Europe ended after the unconditional German surrender at General Eisenhower’s Headquarters in Reims‚ France‚ May 7‚ 1945. "After the unconditional German surrender in Europe the war shifted to Asia and the Pacific. As the war continued against Japan the Allied forces captured islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinaawa close to Japan brought the Japanese homeland within range of naval and air

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    Klaus Fuchs The race to develop the atomic bomb had begun around the 1940’s. World War II was still taking place‚ and its creation would change the game of war forever. Whoever could create it first would have the power to threaten to destroy entire regions and roll over their enemies. The information that was found during research was vital‚ and worth so much. Spies at the time were playing a very dangerous game because of the seriousness of the information they were giving away. A few were arrested

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    Manhattan Project was a success‚ Japanese rejected the Potsdam Declaration. He then made one of the most difficult decisions to drop the atomic bomb. August 6‚1945 the first atomic bomb Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and 70‚000 residents died instantly. August 4‚ the second bomb Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki killing 20‚000 instantly. The fatal atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected the country of Japan politically‚ economically‚ and medically. Soon after the bomb was dropped. “Hirohito

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    Truman: Bomb Dropping It was August 6‚ 1945 when the first ever atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later another was dropped on the city of Nagasaki‚ Japan and this let to the surrender of Japan in World War II. The surrender would have not occurred so soon if it had not been for President Harry Truman’s decision to use the first ever nuclear attack on another nation. His decision changed history and the way the world worked. This meant that nuclear power was out there

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    most dangerous game” Rainsford was justified in killing general Zaroff. Rainsford was a writer and a hunter and he was on a boat they were near by a island called “ship wreak island” they crashed but only few died but Rainsford was the only one to live after the terrible ship wreak Rainsford swam to the island than he found a house but it was more a big one than he went there wondering is anyone was there and that where he met general zaroff‚zaroff was also a hunter but he hunted all

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    Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of

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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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    Was President Harry S Truman right or wrong in deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan (thesis) and why (evidence)? On the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan killing 70‚000 citizens instantly and a further 10‚000 perished from burns and radiation sickness1. President Harry Truman was wrong to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. One of his reasons for dropping the bomb was to end an ongoing war; his reason behind this was that to end the war in such a

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    Was the bombing of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen

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    When Was Hitler Justified

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    meaningful debate. He was not a social giant and kept as few friends as possible. Furthermore‚ history decorates him as a person who could not build a sustainable intimate relationship opting to casual engagements. In as much as this may be true‚ Hitler only tried to bring sanity back to Germany. Before taking power many Jews had invaded Germany‚ coming from various countries. Some were seeking asylum while other came to exploit the rich resources. Because of the invasion‚ the country was losing its moral

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