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    with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A large number of people also back the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What were the benefits from the United States bombing Japan? What were the effects of the first ever dropped atomic bomb? How are the relations between the United States and Japan today? Read on to find out some of these controversial topics. It is estimated that within the first few months after the bombing, it is estimated between 90,000 & 166,000 people died in Hiroshima, while

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    Was the bombing of Japan by USA justified? Intro The USA had no right to bomb three cities because they killed thousands of women, children and elderly people. They were winning anyway so it wasn’t necessary and it destroyed years of infrastructure and put irreplaceable damage to the environment and generations of people born to parents from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The horrific fire raids of Tokyo also killed thousands. Some people think however that it was

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    Hiroshima Bombing Dbq

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    Explain in what ways the bombing raid on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 was significant and different (cause) from previous bombing raids on the city? Explain why did the people of the city come out of their shelters to watch the bomb descend (effect)?   Explain where was Tom Morris (Document B) when the atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities and what kind of work was he doing as a prisoner of the Japanese? Use the evidence of his description to explain some of the conditions under which the

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    Hiroshima Bombing Effects

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    The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The second was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Roughly 110,000 people died immediately, leaving another 100,00 people injured in both cities. Approximately 200,000 more died from illness or injury related to the bombings. Only 150 of the 74,000 people in Nagasaki that died were military personell. Thousands were forced to endure life-long issues

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    Hiroshima Bombing Essay

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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing The United States of America became the first and the only realm to use the atomic bomb weaponry during the war. The event happened when the nation dropped the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in japan. Although the nation had their intentions on dropping the weapon, it brought a lot of negative impacts both to Japan and to America. Over seventy years later the bombing impact is still very significant not only to the affected nation, but also to world history on

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    Morality of The Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki There have been various arguments regarding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that continually surface as to whether it was necessary or morally right to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Depending upon whose side of the argument you have heard causes one to question whether this was a morally right or wrong decision that was made. Serious reconciliation is needed due to this event, and both sides of the argument need to be strongly considered

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    Japan had already been devastated by airstrikes. It was hoped that the bombing of Hiroshima with an atomic weapon would cause Japan to finally surrender unconditionally. That did not happen. Three days later on Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki was bombed with the second atomic bomb. Japan surrendered unconditionally Aug 14, 1945. The United States had already been bombing Japan for years with a net effect worse than the outcome of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Japan did not show any signs of surrendering. Why did

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    Bombing of Hiroshima On August 8th 1945 the first atomic weapon, a fission bomb, was dropped on the city of Hiroshima in an attempt to force the Japanese to surrender in World War II (Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 2009). This event exposed the danger of nuclear energy. This massive explosion demolished 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. This was only the beginning though, tens of thousands of innocent people died due to the aftermath of radiation exposure for another

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    The US atomic bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki has become such a horrific point in history that most people can agree it may be one of the darkest decisions made in war. However, this wasn’t the initial reaction towards the loss of millions of lives. Most Americans continued on with their daily lives, relieved that World War II was finally over. They rejoiced and celebrated while the citizens of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the surrounding cities were left to rebuild from the devastation

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    not entered the war at the time. It wasn’t until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 that the U.S. had officially declared war on Germany and Japan. After Germany had agreed to an unconditional surrender, therefore ending the war in Europe, the U.S. was still at war with Japan and the U.S, hesitant to risk more American lives, made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both bombings resulted in the instant deaths of about 135,000 people and

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