Guthrie Michael A. Joyner English 112 25 0ctober 2014 The Atomic Bombings Were Necessary To the dismay of many people on August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atomic bomb was used in the history of mankind as a part of warfare. Many people died as a result of these bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ and because of the bombings‚ Japan knew it had been defeated‚ so it soon afterwards surrendered to America. I believe that the bombings were necessary in order to make Japan surrender because Harry Truman‚ the
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August 6‚ 1945‚ the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the United states. “Hiroshima‚” a book written by John Hersey‚ details the lives of Hibakusha (Translated to English meaning “explosion-affected persons”) before‚ during‚ and after the bombings. In the book Hiroshima‚ the aftermath of the bombings from the perspective of the Hibakusha was recorded 40 years in response to the initial devastation. Hersey writes‚ “A surprising number of the people of Hiroshima remained more or less indifferent
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Towards the end of World War II‚ the Allies were winning territory from Japan‚ but at terrible costs. A drastic measure was required to end the war quickly: the atomic bomb. Although the Germans were working on the atomic bomb years before‚ American scientists were the first to create one that was full-functioning. In the summer of 1945‚ President Truman decided‚ after consulting with his advisors‚ that the atomic bomb would be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Due to Japan’s persistent
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THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA The atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War 2. There can be no doubt of that. While they brought death and destruction on a horrifying scale‚ they averted even greater loss – American‚ English and Japanese. In answer to the question ‘was the development of the atomic bomb by the United States necessary?’ I reply unequivocally‚ ‘Yes!’1 Regardless of General Grove’s speech to the world in 1962 that the use of the world’s most destructive weapon was completely
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The Bombing of Hiroshima August 8‚ 1946 will be a day etched into the memories of the many people that survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. John Hershey wrote a book titled‚ Hiroshima‚ which told the stories of six survivors from that day. The stories that are told by these brave people are heart wrenching‚ horrific‚ and almost painful to even read. Two survivors‚ Akihiro Takahashi and Eiko Taoka‚ tell a story about the air raid and what they saw after the large red flash had hit the ground
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Hiroshima Picture starting off a normal day‚ cleaning medical tools or being a high schooler driving a bus filled with other people going to work or running errands. Gazing up into the sky and seeing an airplane was common whether the plane was from home or from the enemies. The initial thought for this promiscuous plane is that the military is practicing with aircrafts. However‚ when this aircraft drops a peculiar object‚ the thought changes into an enemy plane bombing us. Then the next thing the
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Understanding the Decision to Drop the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki http://csis.org/blog/understandingdecisiondropbombhiroshimaandnagasaki Why is the source reliable and useful? This source is provided by CSIS Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is a prominent American think tank based in Washington‚ D.C.‚ in the United States. The center conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political‚ economic and security issues throughout the world. So the article provided by them is professional and dependable which
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Dropping the Bomb The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event‚ over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans
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Hiroshima Pearl Harbour was one of the most terrible acts in history. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombed a naval base in Hawaii that was called Pearl Harbor. After this incident the U.S. declared decided to declare war on Japan. After a number of years in battle the U.S. was forced to make a major decision to invade Japan or use the atomic bomb. The U.S chose to drop Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan because they wanted to completely end the war with Japan. The U.S. thought this would end the war
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“Was Slavery a Necessary Evil?” km Slavery wasn’t a necessary evil‚ proven by the fact that quality of life for African Americans and poor whites improved after the Civil War. In the early North American colonies‚ there were plenty of poor whites and their were also many poor european countries but‚ despite this fact Africans were captured from there countries and families‚ devastating many lives. The inhumanity of this is only the beginning of a long period of exploitation and harsh labor
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