the first atomic bomb in the history of the world. On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the United States Air Force dropped this bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The initial impact of the bomb killed an estimated 53 percent of the population instantly. Many other people died from burns‚ injuries‚ and falling debris after the initial impact. Three days after Hiroshima‚ the United States dropped another bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ this time killing 33 percent of the cities population. Previous to the bombing‚ the United
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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 seen” (allvoices‚ 2011). It literally opened a new era in warfare. Dropping such a bomb can not have any good intentions in it‚ even though it actually made the war end. America suggests that using the atomic bomb was the best solution they had
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Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima” Speech Analysis In the speech “Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima”‚ Harry Truman was the speaker. He was the President of the United States during the time. The audience was the people of the United States of America. In context‚ an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and ended World War II. After this incident‚ the atomic bomb will be looked on the basic power of the universe and will be used to maintain world peace. Considered the subject of the speech
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had every right to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan and therefore force them to surrender. The Japanese had at that time‚ already lost quite a lot of battles against the US and were forced to retreat back to Japan. Yet‚ the Japanese borders were heavily fortified. Had the Americans attacked Japan‚ they estimated their losses to be about 500 000 men. By dropping the atomic bomb‚ an estimated number of 100 000 people died. So in the end you can see that dropping the atomic bomb has saved quite a lot of
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At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 6‚ 1945 a US B-29 Bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 men‚ women‚ and children. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which was given by order of the President‚ Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ approximately 100‚000 more people died slow and atrocious
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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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The Bombing of Hiroshima Hiroshima‚ Japan (1945)‚ a city of industrial wealth and military significance‚ was destroyed by the first nuclear bomb on August 6‚ 1945. Hiroshima was a city that was mainly untouched by the American nightly bombings. A community that carried about as if the war was elsewhere became the center of attention as a mushroom cloud rose above the city on that unforgettable morning. As an American‚ I am unsure of my thoughts concerning this matter‚ but as a human being‚ the
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The United States’ decision to bomb both Nagasaki and Hiroshima was not at all justified. Many people know that Japan deliberately attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941‚ in order to strategically weaken the American Army. However‚ the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not
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For 1. It was necessary to shorten the war. A full scale invasion of the Japanese main land‚ would cost the lives of a lot of American soldiers‚ and using the atomic bombs as a threat of total destruction was a more favourable strategy. 2. The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ showed the Japanese the error of their ways‚ and have paid them reparations and helped rebuild the whole country after the war. It was fair that Americans bomb Japan in return. 3. The Manhattan Project expense required
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