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    Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? This is a controversial topic that some would argue it was. However the bombing was not justified. The bomb used was the largest bomb ever used yet in history of welfare and was far more destructive than the bomb used on Pearl Harbor. The United States responded brutally, and unnecessarily. Things could have been handled way differently. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unjustified because many innocent lives were lost, the U.S. could…

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    With the invention of the atomic bomb and the rise of the nuclear arms race, the post-nuclear war setting of the novel is reflective of the fears of atomic age society. After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the power of the atomic bomb was one that generated international shock and awe. Many people were afraid of this powerful weapon, and westerners were especially afraid of the Soviets gaining power to this technology. However, the Soviets surprised the Americans by detonating an atomic…

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    the bombs were even dropped on Japan, many scientists, at the Chicago metallurgical laboratory, were against the bomb being dropped on Japan and felt like it would cause the world to be destroyed. The scientists were concerned about the dangers of nuclear power and that it would threaten civilizations. The main reason on why they even wanted to make an atomic bomb was because they felt like Germany already had one and was waiting for the perfect time to use them. Other reason on why many…

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    Hiroshima Book Report

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    Elise Kunik Book Report- Hiroshima The incredible non-fiction book, Hiroshima, written and brought to life by John Hersey in 1946, discusses the truths of the attack and the long-lasting devastation, tragedy, and utter destruction caused by the United States atomic bomb dropping on the Japanese city, Hiroshima. Hersey’s primary intentions for writing the book were to provide a captivating, informative, and emotional narrative of the disaster that resulted from the bomb and give readers a…

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    The title of the story comes from the first line of the Sara Teasdale poem selected by the house to be read aloud. What do the poem and the story have in common? How are they different? Support your answer with details from both the poem and story. In the story, “There Will Come Soft Rains,” written by, “Ray Bradbury,” the story talks about an empty house where an tragic event killed many people. The animals was doing regular things without knowing that there was a war going on. Even…

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    The Necessary Atomic Solution The United States should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan because it was the only way to stop them and finally put an end to World War II, and there were also several smaller conflicts that the deed would have resolved. By the near end of World War II, Japan was the last dictatorial country that needed to be taken care of in order to end it all. The Soviet Union was on somewhat good terms with the United States and the Allies after Hitler attempted to attack…

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    The 1950s is considered by many as the prime of the United States. The rates of unemployment and inflation were low. The so-called “baby boom” was an inclination of how well America was prospering. During that time, the United States had the strongest military force. The country was blooming and life seemed great. However, it was also the time where many controversies occurred. Millions of Americans were beginning to speak up against inequality, racism, and injustice. The ever-so famous court…

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    That day, 140,000 people died. That day, light erupted from the ground, shattering both people’s lives and the air itself. That day.. history was irrevocably changed, and the future was set into an era of dimming lights. That day, the 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.…

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    “My part in producing the atomic bomb consisted in a single act: I signed a letter to President Roosevelt” (On the Abolition of the Threat of War). After World War II, the alliance between the two massive powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, had become rocky. Their distrust of each other had caused the beginning of the Cold War. Although it was just a series of disagreements, the Cold War was a very dangerous time period for the entire world. Because of the looming threat of atomic…

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    Ronald Reagan Opposition

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    and accomplish technological advancements that the Soviet Union could not match. For example, the administration fought a larger naval force with improved technical abilities, deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe, development…

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