bomb on Hiroshima (nicknamed little boy and weighed nearly 8000lbs. This was the first time man had used a nuclear weapon against his fellow man. It was delivered by a US B29 nicknamed Enola Gay. The bomb contained Uranium 235‚ and exploded about 580m above the ground. Three days later on August 9th the US dropped a second bigger atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki (nicknamed Fatman). It was delivered by a B29 nicknamed Bockscar. It weighed nearly 9000lbs. The causes for the bombing of Hiroshima and
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Y9 Hiroshima PLP On August 6‚ 1945‚ a new step in technological warfare was taken when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. The impact of the bomb alone killed at least 66‚000 people. This was an event that would not soon be forgotten in history. The Americans‚ who knew the devastating effects of their new weapon‚ still chose
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to 1945 a detrimental War broke out creating World War II among many ethnic nations worldwide. Many lives were lost during World War II up to 600‚000 innocent Military and Civilian casualties who fought bravely in the War. On August 6‚ the United States commanded Japan to surrender over to America and if failed to do so‚ the United States threatened to attack Hiroshima’s city with lethal atomic bombs. August 9‚ the United States dropped another lethal bomb over the Nagasaki city and killing thousands
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big city‚ I begin thinking about how time goes by very fast and how finally doing a lot on my own. It felt good to be independent! We had to fill up the tank for the first time. Never in my life have I argued with my best friend about the stupidest thing. Who‚ is going to pay for the first gas fill-up? After about 10 minutes of arguing we finally decided to flip a coin to see who would pay. Turns out there are some rules about coin flipping that I didn’t know about. We just had a mutual agreement
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dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hard decisions were made with this war strategy and some important lessons were learned from this. Based on the circumstances‚ the US was justified in military action against Japan‚ however; dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki shouldn’t have happened. Thousands Civilians were killed over two cities of no real importance in gaining ground within the war. Of those included eleven US Navy pilots imprisoned in Hiroshima. Truman himself also stated
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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 to end World War II. The two bombs that were
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World War II was a very gruesome battle between the Allies and the Axis. Millions of people were killed because of this war. It was also one of the most destructive wars because it destroyed many cities in the process. During this war people started working on ways to kill the enemy faster. They found sufficient ways to drop many bombs on targets‚ But the standard bomb was not good enough for the U.S. The U.S. worked hard and developed the most deadly and destructive weapon ever made. They created
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April 29 2013 Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki The atomic bombings on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. These two bombings were both conducted by the United States in an attempt to force surrender from Japan. It is estimated that as many as 200‚000 Japanese civilians died as a result of the two bombings‚ thousands more were also killed by radiation poisoning following the actual bombing. This violent act of war by the United States was
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Debate: The bombing of Hiroshima‚ Nagasaki was an unnecessary war crime. Human civilization 2 4/9/2014 The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki involved two nuclear attacks against the Empire of Japan by the United States of America (USA) under USA President Harry S. Truman. On August 6‚ 1945‚ the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ followed on August 9‚ 1945 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki‚ for the first and only time
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The goal of the investigation is to determine whether the use of nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. President Truman was the best option to end World War II. The investigation will begin by researching other options available to President Truman‚ which were debated during the war. Then Truman’s options will be analysed for limitations‚ such as real-life practicality‚ as well as reliability of the source which presented the options. Some of the issues which will
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