APUSH DBQ As World War II was coming to an end during 1945‚ the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon‚ known as “the atomic bomb‚” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate‚ unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas
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dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan is significant in many ways as it was a start of a new age of warfare. The dropping started a long journey into accepting that the world was going to advance technology. The dropping of the bomb made countries fear each other but it also stopped world war two. The impact of the atomic bomb on Japan is a reason why the bomb was significant because they were the trial run. The atomic bomb was powerful and caused suffering to thousands of people. The first bomb (which was
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During the Cold War‚ Americans lived in a society where the tension between the Soviet Union was at its peak in history. It was a time when the hatred against communism and the idea of nationalism were growing exponentially. Meanwhile‚ Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested for the accusations of helping the Soviets create the atomic bomb‚ which was the United States’ only advantage over the Soviets. Their arrest eventually led to the first ever execution of espionage in United States history
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All Were there any injury phases on the people who survived the Atomic Bomb horrific? The injury phases on the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who survived The Atomic Bomb were horrific because most people were instantly vaporized or had the high risk of Cancers‚Blood Disorders‚ and Tumors. There were also risks of being badly burnt and having skin injuries that caused life long disorders to the body. The Atomic Bomb was so powerful that it caused more than 7 decades of death and agony to the people
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Do the ends justify the means? In other words ‘does a good outcome excuses any wrong doings committed to attain it?’ The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 was the method to end WWII in the Pacific. Although there is justification‚ the attacks did not definitively end the war. There were many alternative ways of ending the war‚ the best being through negotiation‚ or though a combination of conventional bombing and naval blockade. The US war strategy was cruel and the destruction
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this terrible war which lasted from 1939-1945 and all the horrific consequences it had on the world. But do you ever take the time to think about how this war really ended? It obviously had to have taken a very powerful army or leader‚ but that wasn’t the case. What really caused this national turmoil to come to an end was the dropping of the most deadly weapon known to mankind: the atomic bomb. The year is 1939‚ and a world war is on the rise. America really wanted to create a weapon that they
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6th 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Three days later‚ they dropped a second one on another Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. Those two bombs were first and only atomic weapons ever used in actual combat. Until atomic bombs were reported in “The New York Times”‚ most American citizens had never heard of atomic bombs. Ordinary bombs had been an important part of World War II‚ and they brought much destruction to both sides. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of TNT
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The Atomic Bomb: Effects on Hiroshima and Mankind The nuclear bomb was the most devastating weapon ever created by man. It was developed between 1942 and 1945 during the second World War. The project to build the worlds first atomic weapon was called The Manhattan Project. The nuclear bomb was based on the idea of splitting an atom to create energy‚ this is called fission. Three bombs were created‚ "Trinity"‚ "Little Boy"‚ and "Fat Man". "Trinity" was dropped on a test site in New Mexico on July
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Atomic Bomb DBQ In August of 1945‚ the United States launched two atomic bombs on Japan; the first‚ in Hiroshima on August 6‚ and the second in Nagasaki a few days later. Despite the obvious diplomatic advantage to implementing one of the most intimidating weapons of that time‚ the United States’ tactics and goals behind dropping the atomic bombs were purely military oriented; the political benefit was merely an added bonus. The atomic bomb was necessary due to the Japanese’s refusal to surrender
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by acknowledging the conflicting views‚ it will assist in further analyzing and understanding the motives responsible for the bombing. First I will give the perspective of those who believe the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was indeed justified. Operation Downfall was the planned invasion of Japan but it would not be like any normal invasion. The American forces knew that they planned to confront provoked and zealous Japanese‚ which would cause skyrocketing casualties. The majority of the forces
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