different suggestions come to mind‚ raging from the invention of the iPhone to the Civil War. I believe that the most important event was the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have been lost‚ and the war could have dragged on for many more years. If “Operation
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final grade. 1. What was the fuel used in the first nuclear bomb test? Plutonium 2. What was the nickname of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb? . Fat Man . 3. Which president authorized creation of the atomic bomb? Harry Truman 4. What was the code name of the project to develop the atomic bomb? Trinity 5. What process generates the heat and energy in present day nuclear power plants? nuclear fusion 6. When was the last U.S. nuclear bomb test? 1991 7
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My topic is the atomic bomb. Two questions I have are one‚ why did the atomic bomb happen? Two‚ how did the atomic bomb change the world? The sub-topics introduce the Manhattan project. Japan refused to surrender‚ why the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The atomic bomb was first used in warfare at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in august 1945‚ and the bomb played a key role in ending World War II. The Atomic bomb created the Manhattan project. The Manhattan
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to drop the Atomic bomb has been a controversial topic since the day the first bomb was dropped August 6‚ 1945. President Harry Truman made the ultimate decision to use the atomic bomb‚ to him it was a clear decision that this would end the war with America’s most hated enemy: Japan (Nathan‚ 2012). There had been thousandths of bloody deaths up to-this-point in the war‚ Japan was destroyed‚ they had just about nothing‚ their country was in starvation‚ the domestic infrastructure was ruined‚ both
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decided to drop the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan. The first bomb that dropped on Hiroshima was nicknamed “Little Boy”. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the Hiroshima and immediately killed an estimation of 80‚000 people; thousands more people would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later‚ a second bomb dropped another on the city of Nagasaki‚ it is estimated to have killed about 40‚000 people. Although the bomb that was dropped on the city of Nagasaki was said to be more powerful
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As a citizen from the U.S.A.‚ I believe that we should not drop the bomb in Japan.The use of the bomb without warning is contrary to the position of the United States as a great humanitarian nation‚ especially since Japan seems close to surrender.More than 60 of its cities have been destroyed by conventional bombing‚ the home islands are being blockaded by the American Navy‚ and the Soviet Union entered the war by attacking Japanese troops in Manchuria. Even general Dwight Eisenhower said that the
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Composition II “You Have Atomic Bombs‚ but We Have Suicide Bombers” In Rohde’s article we learn of his experience as a hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He explains the Islamic cultures and values‚ but shows us his view on them. Their cultures have some similarities‚ but more differences. We both have religions‚ but Americans approach their religion differently and less violently. America’s whole reality and country differs greatly from the Taliban’s society. The Taliban’s reality differs
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The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary. The bombs were the U.S. trying to end a period of darkness in human history. The U.S. made a judgement call to either keep on with the war and putting with pro long war and more casualties‚ or to just end it all and make them surrender the hard way. The use of atomic bombs was something that the U.S. thought was appropriate to save everyone from the costs of more war and the destruction of the world. This was a consequence that was
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Decision to Drop the Bomb By Jung Oh Introduction Of all the political and military decisions in history‚ few have been subject to more analysis and comment than the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Miles‚ 1985‚121). Scholars in the field have grappled with the vexing question of why the United States decided to use the atomic bomb near the conclusion of the Second World War. A careful study of the critical events leading up to 6 August 1945 offers many distinct
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Conventional wisdom has it that America was justifiable after all by dropping a lethal bomb on a city full of civilians and soldiers‚ because their aim was to end the war. However‚ America was not reasonable by underestimating the human values‚ not warning them with the presence of an atomic bomb and leaving ever-lasting effects on a city. The atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed 100‚000 people. The atomic bomb is described as “the most dangerous threat the world has ever
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