The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Written By: Nicholas Phandoe World War II began on September 1st‚ 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland and then ended on September 2nd‚ 1945 with the signing of the surrender documents from Japan aboard the American Battleship USS Missouri. During the course of 1941 when the US joined WWII‚ and 1945 when it ended over 291‚000 US American
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Harbour‚ President Truman (U.S) requested that Japan surrender‚ but they didn’t. So President Truman responded by dropping 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So therefore‚ President Trumans’ decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was completely justified and rational. It was also the best possible option at the time because first of all Japan started it‚ also‚ war is such a hassle to deal with and we wanted to avoid that‚ and we couldn’t just let Japan keep stalling when we asked them
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On 6th August 1945‚ 8.15am America dropped the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan because Japan would not surrender. 130‚000 people were killed by the initial blow‚ mostly women and children and the Atomic bomb caused many more deaths afterwards due to radiation. 3 days later‚ 9th August America dropped another bomb‚ which was much more powerful than and just as devastating as the first‚ on Nagasaki in Japan killing 70‚000 people. Since 1940 scientists in the U.S.A had been working on a new
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World War II is known for acts of heroism on both sides‚ as well as controversial decisions. One major event that has long been debated was the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The reason Japan was threatened by the U.S. with the Atomic bomb was to force them to surrender. The war would have taken much longer had an invasion been attempted. An invasion would have cost more lives for both sides than the bombings. The Allies were justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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destroyer of worlds’?” These were the word that Mr. Robert Oppenheimer used after the Manhattan Project was successful. Mr. Oppenheimer was one the scientist who help create the nuclear bomb that was later‚ dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb name was “Little Boy” which help end World War II. So‚ I believe that it was necessary to drop the bomb on Hiroshima because the war was still going strong and Japan wasn’t showing no sign of surrender. The war was costing a lot of American lives‚ the end was nowhere
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I. Manhatten Project (C)before German & Japanese‚ Pearl Harbor opportunity‚ Japan already defeat‚ Hiroshima (70‚000)‚ Nagasaki (40‚000)‚ “complete destruction” “utter destruction” a. Through many see the bombing as immoral‚ the atomic bombings actually saved lives of both Japanese and U.S. people‚ weakened Japan who wasn’t as innocent as many believed‚ and ended the devastating WW II. II. Save many lives a. U.S.A. i. No invasion of Japan ii. Many casualties: battles
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S. use the atomic bomb? The years leading up to World War II and the dropping of the atomic bombs were hectic and disordered‚ from the rise of Hitler in 1933‚ U.S. isolationism in 1934‚ to the death of U.S. President Roosevelt. The war showed no signs of ending and the security and freedom of nations around the world were in danger. Order was nowhere to be found‚ and the decision to even consider using the atomic bomb was unpreventable. The U.S. used the atomic bomb because it was the only way
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Jong Heon Yoo 10B Hiroshima Project Essay Essay Question: “To what extent was the U.S. justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?” The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped or not‚ were ones of the man-made disasters that occurred on August 6 1945‚ and August 9 1945 respectively. The launching of the atomic bomb has numerous opinions and aspects on whether United States of America should be justified for launching atomic bombs on those cities or not. The essay question
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Hiroshima Essay Boom! Just like that‚ the war was over. The atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war that started in 1941. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. This act of terrorism led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan and joining World War II. In 1945 the United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb and ended the war (Walker 1). The United states then began the Manhattan project developing an Atomic bomb to end the war. Two bombs were developed
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“The Weimar Republic was doomed from the moment it was created” To what extent do you agree with this statement? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nicolai DP1 History The Weimar Republic was created in 1919 after Wilhelm II abdicated. The new government consisted of the ones who signed the Treaty of Versailles‚ and so nationalistic Germans thought this to be traitorous. The severe consequences given by the treaty
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