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    casualties we could find that the people died in the land invasion were much higher than dropping atomic bombs in Japan. So‚ using the atomic bomb was the decision that had to do to save many lives. Furthermore‚ the decision to use atomic bombs was desired to save not only American lives but also Japanese soldiers’ lives and civilians’ lives too because Japanese civilians intended to continue to fight if there was an invasion of homeland. If the U.S invasion happened and lasted many months or many years

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    President Truman not to Drop the Atomic Bomb Con Notes: Joint Chiefs of Staff never formally studied decision to drop bomb‚ never recommended the President to drop the bomb or not Every top U.S. Military leader said bomb was unnecessary Use of bomb had no assistance in the war‚ Japanese were already defeated Decision to use bomb was made at a political‚ not military level First bomb was unnecessary experiment There was not one target in East Asia worth blowing up Idea was proposed to the Secretary

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    background) News Broadcast- News Reporter: Sorry for the interruption. We have breaking news pertaining to the Cold War. The Soviets have developed an Atomic Bomb. Now the Soviets being our enemies could drop the bomb at any time. So you viewers out there need to be prepared. We are now going to show you three scenarios in how to protect yourself against an Atomic Bombing. Scenario 1 (screens shift from News broadcast to Person cooking in kitchen) Raianne voice over: Scenario 1.

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    in 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima‚ Japan; three days later a second bombing occurred in Nagasaki‚ Japan. These bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only changed the physical and emotional health of the Japanese people‚ they also changed the world. In my essay‚ I’m going to be discussing in what ways the dropping of the atomic bombs was significant and which of these is the most important My first paragraph is going to be about the massive impact the atomic bomb had on Japan itself

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    During the World War II era‚ which was from September 1st‚ 1939 to September 2nd‚ 1945‚ many countries had conflict with each other and the development of the atomic bomb began. As time progressed in the war era‚ the bomb was fully developed as the United States dropped two on Japan. As the bombs demolished two cities in Japan‚ many people questioned if the usage of the bomb was necessary or not. The atomic bomb impacted the conflicts between the United States and Japan by forcing Japan to surrender

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    death of Roosevelt the United States Airforce flew the "Enola Gay" a B-29 bomber and with its cargo of Airmen piloting‚ navigating‚ and doing their job‚ with them was "Little Boy" the name for the atomic bomb that was ordered to be dropped over Hiroshima‚ a manufacturing city‚ in a ploy to get the Japanese to surrender‚ the first bomb detonated successfully yet the Japanese Emperor Hirohito did not officially surrender until the second Atomic bomb code named " Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki creating

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    The Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb is a powerful‚ explosive nuclear weapon. It is fueled by the fission of the nuclei of specific amounts of plutonium or uranium‚ in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by one of these bombs is equal to the strength of an explosion created by thousands of tons of TNT. The atomic bomb was first created in the early twentieth century. Physicists in the United States and Europe had discovered that the fission of uranium could be used to create

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    God for the Atomic Bomb In Paul Russell’s passage from Thank God for the Atomic Bomb‚ he describes how the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fully necessary. Russell agrees with President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs because of the logical reasons. He gives examples that compare to the overall effect to America‚ and the positive things that happen to America such as the fact that the war would be over. I agree with Fussell’s opinion because the atomic bomb solved many

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    the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Because President Truman made the decision to do that‚ many people began to despise him. But there is a lot that people do not know about what led to him making that horrific decision. In my opinion‚ President Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Japan was justified. First of all‚ the United States did not immediately drop the bomb on Japan. In fact‚ they considered 4 other options that they thought would end the war. Their first option was invade

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    debates about whether or not the U.S. should have dropped the atomic bomb or not. Many people argue that America had already won the war and that the bombs were uncalled for‚ but is this true (Doc K)? The U.S. made the right decision in dropping the atomic bomb because it led America to a victory‚ it ended the war quickly‚ and it saved more lives then it took. During the final stages of the war Germany had surrendered and the U.S. was on their way to victory; however‚ Japan‚ a major enemy at the

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