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    The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    Did the atomic bomb have to be used in World War II on Japan? There were multiple reasons why the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary. One of which is to reduce the chance of Allied casualties if the war continued. Another reason was to prohibit the possibility that an Axis country such as Nazi Germany, could create an atomic weapon. A third reason or is whether or not the use of atomic weapons on innocent people was worth the media backlash. A final reason is that the work

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    The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On the 6th and 9th of August, 1945, nearing the end of WWII, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs were some of the first atomic weaponry to be used. The bombs were equivalent to over 20,000 tons of TNT, and wiped out the two cities, killing tens of thousands of people, and wounded just as many. The first bomb hit Hiroshima on the 6th of August, directly above a hospital, which was considered ground

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    event? The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was when United States dropped the world's first atomic bombs onto Japan. Two atomic bombs were dropped onto two Japanese cities; Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Where did the event take place? Map? The event or the bombing took place in Japan, in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The map of Japan showing the two cities that was bombed in World War 2 When? Dates? On August 6, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb, named Little Boy was dropped onto Hiroshima. Three

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    The Japanese city of Hiroshima remembered the 70th anniversary of a U.S. aircraft dropping the country’s first atomic bomb on Thursday. A remembrance ceremony was held at the Hiroshima Memorial Park where thousands of lanterns were released into the Motoyasu River. The bombing of Hiroshima has been credited in history for ending World War II. The bombing took the lives of over 140,000 people. The atomic bomb was dropped by a B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay in August of 1945. Experts state that an estimated

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    The devastating of the bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki was both right and wrong. There are many ideas from historical presidents, survivors from the bomb, soldiers, Japanese ministers, to today’s scholars. All of them make superior points that can deny ideas made by people on the opposite side of this massive chaos of a debate. Here are some major viewpo Here is are some people’s ideas on how the bombing was a good and bad idea. 2 were on the side of Japan, 2 were on the U.S side. One each side

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    atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 is the most controversial military decision in the history of Air Power, and may even be the most controversial decision in history. The first of the bombings happened at Hiroshima, where the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped Little Boy, an Uranium-based atomic bomb. Structural damage estimates vary, with some sources claiming the blast and fires destroyed about 90% of the city (History.com Staff “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”)

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    Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The first atomic bombs used in war and the only atomic bombs ever used in war. Two bombs were dropped, the fat man and the little boy, were devastating bombs killing close to 200,000 people in total. They were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Two japanese cities. The atomic bombs used in war. fatman and little boy. The city of Hiroshima was picked for the first target. the bomb {little boy} dropped on the city on August 6, 8:15. The bomb killed 80

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    The bombing of Hiroshima is one of the most controversial acts the United States of America has ever committed. While today it would be unfathomable, nearly 100 years ago the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on its enemy, Japan, in the middle of an actual war. If such an act were committed today, that would surely be considered a war crime under the United Nations. So what is there to defend about the bombing that literally caused the skin to melt off its victims, most of whom either vaporized

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    U.S indeed should’ve dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. First of all, if the United States would not have dropped the bombs, many more Japanese lives would’ve been lost and many more communities and cities would’ve been destroyed. While the total amount of Japanese casualties between the two bombs is estimated around 200,000 Japanese lives, not dropping the bomb would’ve resulted in allied ground invasions and conventional strategic bombing by the U.S, such as the one that killed over

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    Although the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had already occurred ending the Second World War, the Red Scare was currently happening in the United States during the 1950’s. The thought of the Soviet Union trying to change our government into a communist state really scared everyone into a panic that many Americans would have encouraged bombing other states in order to make sure that a similar action did not occur to the United States. Considering these circumstances and time period, I would think

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