Should We Have Dropped The Atomic Bomb Essay

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    fuel. The United States used the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end the war they entered when Japan, without warning, bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because it would end the war by Japanese surrender sooner, it would prevent the United States from asking the Soviet union to help, and ending the war would potentially save American lives. The United States was already going to win the war against Japan, do use of the atomic bomb only decreased the length of

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    August 6, 1945 a B-29 bomber dropped the first deployed atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This day an estimated 80,000 people were instantly killed when the bomb was dropped , 90% of the city was destroyed and thousands died afterwards from radiation exposure. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and about 40,000 were killed there, forcing Emperor Hirohito to an unconditional surrender. A question still lingers about today “Should we have dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?”, now one could

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    its people will always have opposite options about. Even though World War II is coming to a close, it is also the day the United States dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. People were going about their daily business, however, even after the all clear was given a bomb would be dropped. Neither Japan or the United States would be the same after the. Even though there were two other options presented to the United States they still decided to use the atomic bomb. It is difficult to say

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    States shocked the world by dropping an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. (www.grolier.com) Hiroshima was a major industrial city with an estimated population of almost 400,000 people. A B-29 bomber was loaded with the Atomic Bomb and left the United States Pacific air base at 2:45 a.m. local time and dropped the bomb at 8:15 a.m. The bomb was detonated one minute after being dropped. The atomic bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy", which was dropped on the Hiroshima City, exploded at an

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    The Atomic Bomb Is The Worst Idea Of Mankind As a Canadian civilian, I don’t think the Atomic Bomb should be dropped on Japan. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is going to have uncontrollable major after-effects, set an inferior example for the world, as well as result in a more extreme form of an already existing arms race. The United States DOES NOT deserve to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan! In 1940, the United States of America, influenced by German research, began funding the atomic weapon development

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    In 1945, at the order of President Harry Truman, the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which triggered controversy worldwide. The debate arose between two sides, with one favoring the decision and the other calling it inhumane. Those favoring the decision agreed with President Truman, that dropping the atomic bomb was justified because it ended World War II. Those in favor also believed the bombing was justified because the US had given

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    The Atomic Bomb was needed to be Used then, but not now Cullen J. Babcock I002 FALL 15 HIST 102 Dr. Lilia Anand American Military University Abstract 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

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    On August 6, 1945, a bomb with the force of 20,000 tons of TNT, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later a similar bomb was dropped on the city Nagasaki. Both cities were effectively eradicated and so was there people. Six days after that, Japan surrendered, thus ending World War II. Americans supported the action of Truman, that is until they saw the images of the destructive power of the bomb. The horrific images showing the victims of radiation and of burns that are caused

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    the United State dropped the first atomic bomb on Japanese city, Hiroshima seventy thousands of Japanese citizens vaporized. Three days later another bomb was dropped on Japanese city, Nagasaki eighty thousands Japanese citizens perished. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, lead many historians and policy analyst to questioned if president Truman was correct in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. In my opinion, President Truman was correct in his decision to drop the atomic bomb. First

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    The Morality of the U.S. Bombing Hiroshima On August 6 and 9, 1945, the only atomic bombs ever used in warfare were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The mass destruction and numerous deaths caused by those bombs ultimately put an end to World War II. Was this the only way to end the war, however? Could this killing of innocent Japanese citizens had been avoided and the war still ended quickly. This paper will go into this controversial topic.

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