Operation Crossroads

Japan still did not surrender. United States dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki which made them give up, one of the article stated that 39,000 people were assassinated and 25,000 were injured. A year after World War 2, United States conduct a nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Base on the article, bikini atoll is from Micronesia, 2.3 square miles, and people have been living there for generationss. According on “The Radioactive Atoll” lecture United States decide upon on to use Bikini Atoll for the operation because it was far from the sea and routes. United States wants to improve the nuclear bomb and investigate the effect of bomb on naval ships, aircraft, and experimental rats, goats, and pigs. The United States should not have conducted nuclear bomb tests at Bikini Atoll which had caused the relocation of Bikinians, the radiation problems on the atoll, and the effects of radiation on the ocean. In the first place the Bikinians had to be relocate to go on with the operation crossroad. On March 1946 the Bikinians have been transferred to another Atoll which is the Rongerik Atoll. According to “The Radioactive Atoll” lecture Rongerik Atoll is 125 miles from Bikini Atoll to the east, it was ⅙ size of the previous one, and it was also unoccupied. But base on “Bikini Atoll Reading Packet” article #4 there were some obstacle they had to go through. Rubo Juda said that the fish on the lagoon were toxic "We soon discovered that the fish in the lagoon were toxic from the reef,…

How could one country destroy the land and lifestyle of another in the name of peace? Bikini Atoll is located 850 kilometers northwest of Majuro on the northern fringe of the Marshall Islands and it has more than 23 islands and islets. The four islands are Bikini, Eneu, Nam and Enidrik. Out of the four islands, Bikini and Eneu were the only islands that have had a permanent population. On August 1945, United States dropped two nuclear weapons in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 120,000…

Underwater detonation of 23 kiloton nuclear weapon, 1946 This detonation, known as the Baker Test, was part of Operation Crossroads in Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on warships. The Crossroads tests were the first of many nuclear tests held in the Marshall Islands, and the first to be publicly announced beforehand and observed by an invited audience, including a large press corps. A fleet of 95 target vessels was assembled…

We love to root for our team. As a result, the back and forth between the Air Force and the Navy provided a sports emphasise the public fed into. This rivalry permeated the operation. Operation Crossroads now had two purposes, to learn about the effect of nuclear weapons and to unite American defenses. Another goal that possibly could have been to worry more about the native Bikinians. Shown on cameras and broadcasted, were videos and pictures of natives smiling and waving while leaving their…

Jalol Ikromi HIST 3121-03 Final Paper In June 1941 Nazi attack on Soviet Union started, and to due economic turmoil and Stalin’s reign of terror, Soviet Union forces were weak and were unable to oppose a surprised German invasion, therefore Germany was had early success which hurt Soviet forces even more. However Soviet Union was able to keep fighting, and result successful after 1943. Factors that have contributed to the success of the Soviet Union was an astonishing recovery of the Soviet…

Germany, aimed to essentially rule the world with the Aryan race as its head. Germany’s conflict with the Soviet Union was especially a significant one, and this operation was to mark the beginning of Nazi Germany’s offensive toward the USSR. Although the objective of the operation was to take of the eastern front swiftly in order to focus their personnel on the British, there is something more significant to the matter. There is a lot of history and conflict between the Germans, and Soviet…

Year 10 History Summative Task Mr Roylett 1. According to Source B what was the impact of the Non-Aggression pact on Germany and the USSR? The Non-Aggression pact meant that Hitler was able to, “obliterate Poland and to drive victory in the west.” where he expects victory to surround him and successfully expand and build his empire. For the Soviet Power, it meant that they were able to move west into central Europe with Germany clearing the way for them. 2. What conclusions can be drawn…

Operation Barbarossa On June 22 1941 Russian troops heard rumbling in the distance within a few hours millions of Russian troops were on the run the biggest operation in World War 2 had just been launched.These words paint a clear picture of Operation Barbarossa. According to Historian Sid Moody theses words are as true as could be. Moody states that the lives lost were completely unnecessary to the Operation causing millions of deaths of soldiers and civilians alike. Operation Barbarossa is…

Sunflower Operation Plan for the NAB Company Sunflower Rhythm Jazz Coffee Café is determined to become a daily necessity for local coffee lovers, a place to dream, sit back and listening to some great music as you try to escape the stresses of life. The café will operate in a 2500 square feet property within walking distance from the St. Charles Mall located in the heart of Waldorf Md. The café will be fully equipped with tables and distinct chairs in the shape of a sunflower, refrigerators,…

When the Soothsayer warns Caesar, he says, “Beware the ides of March” (Shakespeare 1.1.18). In this paper, it will talk about the history of Julius Caesar and what he was like, along with the background of Brutus, and the similarities and differences between them and the modern day Julius Caesar, which is Joseph Stalin, and modern day Brutus, which is Hitler. This will also mention the background of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. While Flavius is talking to the commoners he asks, “What,…