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    the end of the World War II. The U.S. President Harry Truman had made an important decision in such action. Two Atomic bombs dropped on the Empire of Japan cities, one on August 6, 1945, on Hiroshima and another on August 08, 1945 on Nagasaki. This event shows how devastating nuclear weapons can be for the humanity and also, change the history of the world (Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - HISTORY.com, n.d.). The U.S. government fund nuclear weapons research called The Manhattan Project. On…

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    Hiroshima Essay It has now been a little over seven decades since the catastrophic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unleashed and nuclear warfare was unveiled to the world. This attack took place toward the end of World War II, in which the United States dropped “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on the Japanese, resulting in detrimental losses, and an inevitable surrender from Japan, but at what cost? The devastation that was caused not only affected Japan, but the entire world at the time.…

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    The drooping of the bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the World War 2. The devastation from the bombs did untold damage then and years after the bombs had dropped. However, the bombs maybe would have never been dropped if the Japanese had not drag America into the war. With the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had inadvertently caused their own destruction. The act of retaliation by the United States was a double edge sword. It ended the war, but the death of some many…

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    be known as an atomic bomb. The first atomic bomb to ever be used in warfare was used in 1945 on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These events killed and injured many Japanese citizens and left their cities damaged and destroyed.…

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    The decision of dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was one of the most controversial issues of the 20th century. Little Boy and Fat Man were the two atomic bombs that were used against Japan in August 1945. They were created for the Manhattan Project in 1942, which was a secret military project to produce the first U.S. nuclear weapon. The U.S. decided to build and use nuclear weapons, as they feared the Nazi Germany might build one before them and use it during World War II.…

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    entirety of the world was set into a new age of paranoia and fear, the fear that at any moment, they could be wiped out instantly. That day was August 6. 1945, when for the first and only time since Nagasaki, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by America. Within a split second, the near entirety of Hiroshima was turned from a well-built populated area, into nothingness. All that remained were the ashes of men, women, and children, the memories that came with them, and the crumbled wood…

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    destruction, warning the world never to take the path of nuclear weapons. This was the testing of an atomic bomb, a model for a bomb that may demolish the innocent souls of those living in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The building of the bomb to detonate on Japan is a point of much controversy. Many claim that America will unjustly murder innocent lives, while others still believe that bombing Japan will ensure Japan’s surrender and an end to the war. The decision to bomb Japan will result in…

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    the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Over 90 per cent of the city is destroyed and more than 80,000 people killed in what is known as the beginning of the end of World War II in the Pacific. This bomb changed the world’s perception of war, as this was the first time nuclear weapons had been used in armed combat. Just three days later, a second B-29 bomber drops another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. These bombings did not only cause the…

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    would shorten the war against japan and save American lives. However, Truman made a decision to use the bomb on to cities in japan. It was not justifiable to the U.S., was the bombing necessary to end the war, and the tension that increases on the moral way for the united states. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war. The justifiable to united states even to date. President Harry S. Truman decided to use the bomb when things were getting poor, and he knows it will lead…

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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki stand as the worst atrocities ever committed in the history of warfare. The United States committed the most terrible mistake in its history, that they could not foresee all these catastrophic consequences and radiation of the atomic bomb. Only after this historical event, people gained a knowledge about the atomic weapon itself and about its horrifying impact on the life. Albert Einstein said that ‘‘I know with what kind of weapons World War Three will be fought, but…

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