Why World War Ii Was a Watershed Event

The birth of the Atomic bombs was during WWII, when the nations around the world were fighting against each other, due to disagreements between one another. At the beginning of the war, America was at a stalemate because they did not want to get involved in the war. Even though they were not involved in the war they were helping friendly allies with food supplies and ammunition. And then there was island to the east of the Korean peninsula, also known as Japan, who suddenly decided to send a full blown aerial attack on american territory. In december 7, 1941 Japan launched a full blown attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base. This was the turning point of WWII because this spark America to enter into a war. What the enemy did not know, was that the U.S. had a secret under their hands, and that was the weapon that would bring an end the war. An According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. the first Atomic Bomb was build in Los Alamos New Mexico during WWII under the Manhattan Project ("Atomic Bomb." Encyclopaedia Britannica”). But after the bombs were drop the suffering of the Umany people, gave way for the questioning of the actions, some of these questions were : was it the right thing to do, what effect it had in the places that the bomb were dropped, how was America affected before, during, after and the bombs were dropped, what effect did the people had after experiencing the explosion, but the most important

Nuclear weapons are one of, if not the most dangerous weapons in the world today and they are one of the biggest issues the world faces at this current moment. They have the capability of destroying entire cities and then some that could result in millions of deaths within seconds. Radiation from the blasts would kill even more people throughout years to come. They were first used in 1945 at the end of World War II, when the United States dropped Little Boy and Fat Man in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ‘save’ the lives of American soldiers. Since then, a nuclear arms race was born and it’s becoming more of a concern as time moves forward. Albert Einstein, who was the creator of the nuclear bomb once said “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Countries should not have access to nuclear weapons because it destroys the environment, there is a possibility of a nuclear war that will end in mass destruction of the world, and countries could save both revenue and resources.

     When the first atomic bomb was detonated in Alamogordo New Mexico on June 16, 1945, all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project understood the great destructive power of radio-active isotopes. Although the atomic bomb was a very destructive force our world would not be as good without it. Because of the government funding involved in the project coupled with the need for an atom bomb, much research that otherwise may not have occurred took place in the US. The Manhattan project opened the door to nuclear advancements and applications.

The Atomic Bomb or known Atom Bomb was created by a scientist, which assembled the first bomb. He and General Leslie Graves officially and successfully tested it in New Mexico, July 21, 1945. Despite this, two refugees from Italy and Germany in the early 1940’s, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard were the first to ever produce a controlled chain reaction. The bomb was created to use during WW2 and end it. This was big for America as president Franklin was notified that Germany was working on a similar weapon to use on America and its Allies. This bomb was needed to win the war and it took approximately 160,000 lives as a result while also having many affects on the people then, the people today, and the environment (Henretta, Edwards, & Self, 2012). The US was the first and only country to this day to drop an atomic bomb on another country, not once, but twice. This did end the war; however, the results were quite devastating to Japan. The environment and lives lost were all greatly impacted however, the world as a whole would be impacted for years to come. It also had its political reasoning behind it to show the global power of America. The devastation caused by the bombs also created deterrence from using them in the future at the time. Furthermore, now as other countries have improved technological

In this weeks article of Taking Sides the question is asked “Was The World War II Era a Watershed for the Civil Rights Movement?” In the introduction it describes a “watershed” event as an event that marks a change of course from the past that can be considered either positive or negative depending on the point of view. Writer Neil A. Wynn debates that the era was a watershed; wheres writer Harvard Sitkoff argues that it was not. In my opinion, After reading both arguments, I agree with Wynn. In 1939, African Americans were segregated from the white men and were only allowed to serve in the four regular army units that had been established after the civil war. A year later, Walter White (NAACP), A Philip Randolph (BSCP), and Arnold Hill (advisor to National Youth

Well, the Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb on August 29th, 1949. Edward Teller used fear and a strong national security policy to convince the United States Government to start a hydrogen bomb program to stay ahead of the Soviets. Eventually President Truman agreed to build a thermonuclear weapon involving nuclear fission and nuclear fusion; the program began in January of 1950. Stanislaw Ulam proved that Tellers’ design would not work, and so Teller sought more physicists to make a working design. Edward and Ulam eventually came up with a design that worked and was detonated on November 1st, 1952. Edward Teller was not present to see the test, but his long time obsession with the hydrogen bomb was now validated as he saw the results via

In August of 1942, the American government began the Manhattan project to develop and build the first nuclear weapon. On a Monday morning, July 16th of 1945, this weapon was tested at New Mexico, and was a success. Shortly after, in August of the same year, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, and three days later another bomb over Nagasaki, Japan. An estimated 140,000 peopled died in the first blast, and 80,000 in the second, with untold numbers later dying of cancer and other radiation effects. (It should be noted that these cities are once again inhabited, though the location of the nuclear reactor meltdown in Chernobyl, Russia is not. The Chernobyl incident contained much more nuclear fuel—the largest bomb, which exploded over Hiroshima had 140 pounds of uranium, two of which actually reacted, while the Chernobyl reactor had 180 tons, six tones of which escaped.)

Before America stepped into World War I and II, nations around the world were not getting along. The fear of radical change and the fear of not having peace and freedom lingered in the air, meanwhile, America did not want to be in any part of both wars. It wasn’t until the U.S. came under attack that they stepped in to help fight off the enemies. America entered both wars in order to bring back peace as well as promote democracy and ideas of freedom, which led them to being a world power.

In conclusion, the discovery of nuclear power was inevitable. Since World War 2, studies of nuclear power continue to grow. The atomic bombs created by America revolutionized science today. But based on what The Manhattan Project was able to accomplish in the 1940s, the atomic bomb must have been further developed and weaponized, threatening our world today. On the other hand, scientists have developed others ways to use fission to our advantage and develop a source of energy. With that being said, one could only hope the nuclear power will be used for good and only

The Manhattan Project was a secret military project created to produce the first US nuclear weapon. However, the United States soon learned that the Germans were nowhere near the full formation of a nuclear weapon. Now, their attentions focused to the Pacific front where they were in a costly war with the Japanese. American casualties were mounting into huge numbers, and Japanese soldiers refused to surrender. The United States knew they risked over a million casualties if they chose to invade Japan. Instead, they chose to launch two nuclear bombs on the Japanese towns of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. This would lead to a new nuclear age in which the world would be in fear of being bombarded by a nuclear weapon. Till this day the grave effects of these first two weapons keep the world’s aim to curb the use of these weapons.

The most important turning point in History covered during World History 2 is World War 2. While there are many major turning points in the history of the world, WW2 stands out the most as the war that changed everything. World War 2 affected the geographical, economical, and social aspects of the world. After World War II ended, a conference was held in Potsdam to create peace treaties between the former Axis and Allied forces. At this conference, it was determined that Berlin, the capital of Germany, as well as Germany itself would be divided into four zones and placed under the control of the United States, France, Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

Though nuclear fission technology was first invented in the 1895, its potential was not revealed until the end of World War II. Nuclear experiments were United States’ secret projects that were not revealed to the world until nuclear bombs were dropped in Japan. The first ever atomic bomb used on Hiroshima, Japan during World War II was named “Little Boy.” “Little Boy” resulted “192,020 deaths in Hiroshima, combining those killed by explosion and those killed from radiation and other aftermath where 80,000 of them died instantly from explosions” (Hall). “Little Boy” flattened everything “within a radius of two km” (Levine).

The Atomic bomb was developed in the early 1940’s as Nazi Germany and the American and allied scientists raced to create the first ever atomic bomb. Still, even today there has only ever been two atomic bombs used during an attack, the Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. Both atomic bombs are what pushed to the end of World War II however, it was at the cost of many innocent lives. The atomic bomb had ended one war but started the “Atomic Age” which would create fear and desperation across many different nations. The creation and development of the atomic bomb were unnecessary because from the past and current world events it has shown that it only lead to fear, destruction, and war, not peace.

This is due to the accidents and mishaps within some countries that happen and affect the whole world due to the devastating and large amount of damage to the ecosystem that these catastrophes cause. Some examples of nuclear accidents are the recent one in Japan a few years ago, and older accidents such as, Chernobyl. These accident cause great exposure to high levels of radiation for people in surrounding areas and can sometimes be carried around the globe under certain atmospheric conditions. There are other dangers as well. So you can see why there is a debate as to the efficiency and practicality of ongoing use of nuclear power.

Following World War 2 in 1945 the Soviet Union began commissioning a secret nuclear reactor site deep in the Ural Mountains as part of an atomic bomb project. This site was built hurriedly and in secret; five nuclear reactors were built to make, refine, and machine plutonium for weapons in just 3-5 years. http://planetliberty.wikidot.com/nuclear-power-incidents. When Mayak successfully produced a nuclear bomb, Moscow demanded more weapons giving less time. In order to deliver, Mayak disregarded basic safety and environmental standards, leading to a series of nuclear accidents.