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When Harry Truman learned of the success of the Manhattan Project, he knew he was faced with a decision of unprecedented gravity. The capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known. American soldiers and civilians were weary from four years of war, yet the Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight. American forces occupied Okinawa and Iwo Jima and were intensely firebombing Japanese cities. But Japan had an…

August 6, 1945, the dropping of the atomic bomb is still one of the most controversial debates still going on today. So, after putting a few ideas together and selecting a topic about what the role the Military had, or if they had any say in dropping the atomic bomb for my project. The query that I am interested in is during the summer of 1945, to what extent do some of today scholars’ interpretations of the documents /memoirs; suggest that the atomic bomb was a brilliant military move to end…

Was the decision to use the atomic bomb justified? Many weapons were used in WWI and WWII. Some weapons were a form of gas, while others were the ammunition shot from firearms. The most destructive weapon was the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was used by the United States against Japan. It was released on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There is a considerable amount of controversy on whether or not the bombing was the right choice for the leaders of our country to make. I believe that the…

States, one year before the start of the Manhattan Project. Ever since Hitler had gained control of Germany hundreds and thousands of people were being killed. The United States only solution was to build the bombs and stop him from hurting more innocent people. But, on May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered, the project still continued but the question was why? The reason was that General Leslie Grove ordered the scientist to continue building the bomb because Japan(Pearl Harbor) had become a new…

's, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan ending World War Two. The bombs speedily ended the war with Japan, but not without consequences. Since conquering Japan by land took a lot of resources and manpower, it resulted in many American lives unnecessarily lost. Eager to end the war, President Harry S. Truman decided that the atomic bombs must be dropped on Japan. While it was necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, dropping another atomic bomb three days later on Nagasaki…

The Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a stepping stone for the United States of America, it would change the meaning of war forever. The development of the first Atomic bomb would put America in the lead, surpassing our enemies in World War II. The Project was one of the most secretive projects in the history of The United States and was a turning point in the history of twentieth-century science. This new bomb had the potential of nuclear annihilation and was also one of the most…

the reaction that occurs is tremendous. There was a fear throughout the entire world that they would be able to create a bomb that can cause mass destruction. Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermie both lived in Germany but fled, they decided to inform the president of the power they have. In 1941 the president agreed to build an atomic bomb, it got its code name “Manhattan Project”. Colombia University, Chicago University and University of California were the first universities involved in the…

test of the atomic bomb, the Trinity Test. The atomic bomb was being tested and designed by the “Manhattan Project,” a top-secret nuclear weapon development organization for the purpose of attacking Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The idea of creating the weapons was originated when Albert Einstein5 heard about the efforts of Germany to purify uranium-235, which could be turned into the atomic bomb. After seven years of working, the Y-12 power plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, produced bomb-grade…

lives lost. Then came the Manhattan Project and the newly developed atomic bomb. July 16, 1945 they conducted the Trinity Test. The leaders of the Manhattan Project dropped an atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico and watched the blinding flash and gigantic mushroom cloud rise from the desert floor. President Truman had an immense decision to make. Millions of lives and the result of the second World War lay in his hands. President Truman should use the two atomic bombs to destroy the Japanese…

As the second World War was drawing to a close in the Pacific theater, the United States ultimately decided to use its new weapon that they have been developing in the top-secret Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb, on Japan on August 6th, 1945. The United States, including Truman and top military officials such as Secretary of War Stimson, opted to use the weapon for a variety of reasons including drawing the war to a quick end. While the U.S. ultimately used nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and…