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    attack Hiroshima’s city with lethal atomic bombs. August 9‚ the United States dropped another lethal bomb over the Nagasaki city and killing thousands of innocent people and creating many damages in the city from the bombings. A few days later Japan publicized their surrendering to the world‚ and helping to create a peaceful end to World War II. Throughout 1945 the War has had an a negative effect on many people in the nearby area of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as many damages done to the city

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    The Atomic Bomb

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    The Atomic Bomb: Beneficial or Disastrous? Was dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II the most affective action that the United States could have taken? In the American eyes it was a good punishment on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7‚ 1941. The way the Japanese leaders launched the fighter planes that came in a destroyed many U.S. naval ships and took thousands lives‚ including soldiers and innocent bystanders‚ was a completely immoral

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    American Media Coverage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings On August 6‚ 1945‚ an atomic bomb was dropped over the city of Hiroshima in Japan‚ to be followed by a second bomb over the city of Nagasaki‚ three days later‚ by the American military. The fatal consequences of the dropping the world’s first atomic bombs (with power equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT explosives) over these cities‚ the mass destruction and loss of life‚ both short term as well as long term was magnanimous. The reportage

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    Bombing of Hiroshima During World War II‚ the United States was working on the Manhattan Project – the development of the atomic bomb. The U.S. had several reasons to create and use this new weapon‚ including the obtaining of accurate effects‚ attempting to bring an end to the war with Japan more quickly‚ and to show America’s true power to the rest of the world in order to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its sphere of influence. After much consideration‚ the first atomic bomb was dropped

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    The Horrors of the Atomic Bomb I think President Truman’s decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was wrong. I understand that many people feel this was the right decision and there was no other way to end war but here are a few reasons why I think the bomb droppings was a mistake. One reason is because the United States didn’t even leave a warning for Japan to get ready or give them a chance to surrender from the world’s harshest war weapon (Primary source packet #2). In another document

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    The Atomic Bomb‚ Through the Eyes of William D. Hassett William D. Hassett became the President’s secretary at the start of 1944‚ five years into World War II‚ and three years into America’s involvement. He served as President Roosevelt’s and then President Truman’s secretary until 1952. Hassett was born in Vermont on August 28‚ 1880. He attended Clark University from 1902 to 1904 and after two years became a reporter for the Burlington Free Press. He served as an assistant secretary to the president

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    INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result

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    world. I believe that the Atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in World War II were one of the most heinous crimes. The bombs were inhumane‚ thus causing much suffering. Even if there was no other way to end the war I feel that there should have been more publication and publicity about the atomic bombs. The American people were mislead when the bombs were dropped. In addition‚ I believe the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was dishonorable. All in all‚ I believe the atomic bombs were unnecessary

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    Near Failure at Nagasaki MGT 3300 Case study 1 Prof. James Walsh 09/29/2014 facts Mission was planned for August 11th but was changed to the 9th due to bad weather Primary target was Kokura and Nagasaki was secondary Bomb to be dropped was called Fat Man‚ a plutonium bomb more complex than the one dropped on Hiroshima 509th commander‚ Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. choose Maj. Charles W. Sweeney‚ commander of the 393rd Bomb Squadron to command the mission Six B-29s was sent to

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    Flight By Alice Hoffman The author uses a number of symbols through the novel. The most prominent of the symbols is of course the owl. It can be interpreted in 2 different ways but the one dos not necessarily exclude the other. It can be seen as a symbol of how important freedom and the possibility to doing what we love means to us. When the owl comes in the possession of our narrator it is no longer able to go flying freely as it loved to do with Eugene. The other way to read the meaning of the

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