World War II: History Of Humankind

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

Atom bomb is a new bomb invention during the WWII. “Begin in 1944, some young Japanese men chose to become kamikaze pilots who undertook suicide missions, crashing their explosive-laden airplanes into American warships” (Ellis Esler 588). Because of this team, Japan won a lot of battles and it made the United States angry. Some scientists offered a new way to end of the war. They invented a new bomb, this new bomb was super powerful than any bomb before, and this project is called the Manhattan Project. In July 1945, American successfully tested the first atom bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Then they told president about this project, during that time, the president of America is Harry Truman. And he found that atom bomb was a really useful weapon to end the war, so he decided to use it to against Japan. They gave Japan a warning about that surrender or “complete destruction” and “utter devastation”. But Japan even didn't care about this. Then, the hell was coming. On August6, 1945, American dropped the first atom bomb “little boy” over the city of Hiroshima. “The bomb flattened four square miles and instantly killed more than 70,000 people” (Ellis Esler 589). We can find that the atom bomb was a definitely destruct weapon, it killed 70,000 people at the same time. "We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud...

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

World War II was and most likely will be the largest and most great war to ever appear on this earth. Although it brought so much death and destruction with a striking total of over 60 million deaths, it is also the deadliest conflict to ever have happened as well. Out of all the horror that was WWII it did create a lot of advancements like the boost in advancements in technology. As well there were great social changes in the United States. Also there were significant boosts in medical sciences. There were economical advancements in the United States. Finally there were advancements in world peace never seen before. Though war should never be defined as good, World War II created many beneficial advancements for the United States and the world.

During World War II, the U.S., Germany, and Japan we’re all at war. Germany expanding, Hitler rising in power, Japan fighting, and the U.S. At the start of the war, the bomb was not yet invented. People realized that one of the only ways to defeat the others in war was by large explosions, but nobody had that kind of technology yet. There was a task set for scientists. With the approval of president Franklin D. Roosevelt, they began the Manhattan project. This was the creation of the Atomic Bomb.

Towards the end of the war, it was clear that Japan wasn't giving up anytime soon. This began the manhatton project, which started the research and development of the Trinity, Little Boy, and Fat Man nuclear bombs. The Trinity was the first nuclear device made, and was used for testing. After the confirmed test of Trinity, Little Boy and Fat Man were cleared for use on Japan. Both were dropped successfully on Nagasaki and Hiroshima Japan. They killed tens of thousands of people both initial and post blast.

In July 1945 in a remote location by Alamogordo, the first bomb was successfully tested causing a mushroom cloud 40,000 feethigh and showing that the United States would now be a force in the power race. The other sites being in Tennessee, Washington, and even in Canada all working on the best possible delivery system for the new weapon that was been created. When the bombs had been made, bomb number one was a uranium basednamed Little Boy and bomb number two was a plutonium based and called the Fat Man. The bombs were loaded on panes and would be sent to overseas bases were they would be prepped for one final flight for Japan the first one would be dropped on Nagasaki (Fat Boy) and the other on Hiroshima (Little Boy)causing the Japanese to with draw form the war. The United States would then move in to Japan and help rebuild their infrastructure. At this point in the war the Army Engineers would now be in Europe, Japan, Russia, and home in the U.S.With the full force of the military being put on display for the world to see this would bring WWII to a end. With the war over even more work could begin on the studies of nuclear weapons and the capabilities that could be used by understand uranium, plutonium, and the separation of atoms. The project would move to the privately owned organization and making

This is how the atomic bomb was developed and what happened because of the U.S. dropping these bombs. In 1939, Albert Einstein warned Roosevelt that the Nazis had the power to build an extremely powerful bomb. Scientists from the University of Chicago created the world's first nuclear reactor that created such energy that it had the potential of creating a powerful bomb. After the bomb was tested in Alamogordo, President Truman ordered the use of the bomb. On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. A few days later, the U.S. dropped another bomb in Nagasaki. As a result, Japan had no other choice then to surrender, and on September 2, Japan signed the formal surrender aboard the battleship Missouri.

World War II sparked an evolutionary change within societal structure as women’s influence grew and they entered the workforce. Efforts on the homefront brought more job opportunities for women, but the role that they developed was challenged as soon as the men returned. American society expected everything to return to normal when the war finished, and men to return to the factories and women to return to housework. Contrary to popular belief, women took this opportunity to fight against social norms and gain the equality that they deserve. While fighting for what they believe in, feminists also unconsciously changed the accepted culture of American family life and styles of relationship. Many arguments can be made, but there are numerous pieces of evidence that point to feminism as an early cause of this evolutionary change. As time evolved, technology had a greater and more permanent impact on social interactions. No longer is man superior to woman, nor does solely man work for the benefit of their family. Marriage and family are no longer the main goal of a relationship. Social media, technology, and the casual nature of dating challenge the establishment of respect and faithfulness that once existed. The role of women after World War II caused an evolutionary change socially and economically as women’s rise in the workforce challenges chivalrous tendencies built into the roots of American culture, dating trends moved into younger generations sparking newfound social

“The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril” - Winston Churchill. The first submarine used in naval warfare was during the Revolutionary War. The submarine was mostly unsuccessful in taking down British ships, but showed potential for stealth attacks from under the sea. The modern submarine did not rise until the start of WWI. Germany used the submarine during WWI to dominate the Atlantic Ocean and destroy enemy cargo, troops, and warships. The German submarine was called the Unterseeboote, or U-Boat for short, and throughout the war proved to be extremely dangerous. The U-Boats blockaded the United Kingdom and was a huge threat to merchant ships and other warships. The arrival of the submarine created new complexity to warfare shifting from surface warfare (on sea and on land) to multilayered warfare (submarine and aircraft). As submarines became more sophisticated, they forced existing navies to reconsider their strategies both in relation to merchant and battleships and forced innovation on both sides.

Everything has changed, from the way leftover dinner scraps are saved to the way people dress today. Conservation, invention, and advancements that took place during World War II have shaped and affected lives around the world. Although most inventions during that time were made specifically for the war, they managed to find their way into mainstream life (Science). Like an infectious disease, technological advancements boomed and became contagious, spreading around the world. World War II has advanced technology, science, math, and medicine; and it has affected the lives of people now and in the 1940s more than any other war fought.

These were both used by the United States in World War II. The first, code-named “Little Boy,” was a gun-type assembly with a uranium core. On August 6th, 1945, “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima. The explosion had a force of more than that of 15,000 tons of TNT. The second bomb, “Fat Man,” was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945 and was an implosion-type device with a plutonium core. This blast was equivalent to 21,000 tons of TNT. These two bombings killed approximately 200,000 Japanese people—mostly civilians. The atomic bomb is used today as a deterrent. The idea is that if a country's government believes that you are likely to retaliate with atomic weaponry, they will not attack with atomic weapons

In the morning of July 16, 1945, the very first nuclear explosion took place in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This one very specific explosion was the first test of the most damaging weapon ever known to man. These explosive devices took almost six years to research and develop. It took a team of hand selected of the world’s top scientists. This collaboration was famously known as the Manhattan Project. Less than a month after the test, President Truman dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. These weapons were dropped only three days apart. The aftermath was so crucial it made the Japanese finally to surrender.

Through the efforts of the “Manhattan Project” and the scientists within it, several nuclear bombs were created. Two of which, “Little Boy” and “Fat Man,” ended up being dropped on Japan. “Little Boy,” the only uranium bomb created was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 (Batchelder 99-105). “Fat Man,” the second nuclear bomb ever used in warfare, detonated above Nagasaki on August 11, 1945 (Batchelder 95-105). The leaders of the United States, decided that dropping the newly developed atomic bombs on Japan was the smartest action they could take at the time, given the current situation that the United States and the world was in. Dropping the bombs on Japan was mainly motivated by the belief that human lives could be saved. A massive invasion of the Japanese mainland was the only other option if no bombs were going to be dropped. The fact that the Japanese main army of approximately two million had never before been defeated on top of the Japanese terrain which was much better suited for guerrilla warfare than the mechanical ways of the U.S. put estimated American deaths alone well over the deaths at Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined (Batchelder 114-118).

Scientific breakthroughs in the 1930s led the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada to collaborate during World War 2 in an undercover venture named the “Manhattan project” aiming to create weaponry utilising nuclear fission. By 1945 a nuclear bomb called “Little boy” was created, and dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945.