America's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Perhaps the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry Trumans decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. While the sequence of events preceding that fateful summer morning of August 6,1945 are fully understood....

americans in war
The United States has been a major power since its birth. There have been many wars that have involved the U.S., and some that have evolved around it. For every war there are reasons for entering, objectives to fulfill, and consequences to follow. The U.S.s active roles in the Spanish-American war....

asteroids
In our solar system today there are over 30 000 asteroids flying around in all directions colliding with other asteroids and planets not caring about the destruction they might convey. Our planet Earth is caught right in the middle of all of this action and is liable to entire extinction of any lif....

atomic bomb
World War 2 Atomic Bomb On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in war....

Atomic Bomb
United States showed neither remorse nor compassion, and wants to achieve its objective of becoming a superpower. The United States had no right for dropping the atomic bomb or any good reasons to justify its cause. No words can explain what happen on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. A bom....

Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb DBQ The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb can be proven to serve as both diplomatic and military reasons. *The bombs served in the way of diplomatic reasons such as: to intimidate Russia, to dominate Western Europe, and how spoils were handed out. *The bombs served in ....

Atomic Bomb Disaster
During WWII there were two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Both of these places were in Japan. The Hiroshima bomb was made from highly-enriched uranium-235. This was prepared by diffusion enrichment techniques using the very small differences in mass of the two main isotopes: U-235 (....

Atomic Bomb: A Triumph or a Tragedy?
The Manhattan Project, the mission for the United States, UK, and Canada to create the first atomic bomb during World War II can be considered a major triumph in the history of warfare. The development and eventual dropping of the first nuclear weapon will continually be considered ....

Atomic Bombs Justified
Does the end justify the means? Is dropping an atomic bomb and in the process taking thousands of lives to end a war justified? The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is justified by the amount of lives it saved, the bombs took less lives then what it would have taken to take Japa....

bombing of Hiroshima and 911 and their effect
Washington Bowier Prof. Tabor English 101 November 5, 2007 The bombing of Hiroshima and 911 has some similar characteristics. Both of the texts talk about tragedies that happen to two different countries on in which were our own country in which we live in today. Being that both countries h....

cold war
The Cold War is the term used to describe the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, where it seemed like there could be a nuclear war at any time. An actual full-scale shooting war never broke out, so they called it a cold war. It was fought on economic, philosophic, cul....

Cuban Missile Crisis was inevitable due to the buildup in post WW2 tensions. Is this correct?
Following the conclusion of World War Two, ties between the USSR and the Western Powers had steadily deteriorated. With their different ideals, and their yearning to contain the others system of governing, conflict between the two nations became inevitable. Initially, there were strong disagreemen....

DECEMBER 2004 TSUNAMI IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Introduction/Abstract: Up until a few years ago the phenomena known as the tsunami was not on the minds of most of the worlds population. But December 26, 2004 changed all of that. An earthquake that reached a magnitude of 9.3 struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra (Iw....

Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ever since the dawn of time man has found new ways of killing each other. Themost destructive way of killing people known to man would have to be the atomic bomb. The reason why the atomic bomb is so destructive is that when it is detonated, it hasmore than one effect. The effects of the atomic bo....

Effects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
There were a lot of people that contributed to the atomic bomb. A couple of people that were involved said it was impossible to make an atomic bomb. They were: Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and Lord Rutherford. Enrico Fermi was an expert on attacking atoms with atomic particles. Albert Einstein was....

Emperor Hirohito's Surrender
Hirohito was born in Tokyo in 1901 and died in 1989. He was the one hundred twentyforth emperor of direct lineage of Japan. He, like all emperors before him, was consisdered to be almost a god. His reign was known as the Showa era and lasted from 1926 until his death, although the last forty-two yea....

Hiroshima and Night
Though both Hiroshima, by John Hersey, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, are effective in getting across different aspects of World War II and its happenings, Wiesel seems to do so in a much more moving manner. The descriptions put forth in Night are from a first-person view and relate the true horrors of....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

Holocaust
Eleven million precious lives were lost during the Holocaust of World War II. Six million of these were Polish citizens. Half of these Polish citizens were non-Jews. On August 22, 1939, a few days before the official start of World War II, Hitler authorized his commanders, with these infamous words,....

How the Past Affects the Future: "Encounter at Dawn and The Sound of Thunder"
Have you ever stopped to observe the atmosphere around you? Better yet, have you ever wondered what the present day would be like without the past? What differences would make up our world if certain historical events, good and bad, simply never took place. The fact of the matter is that if every in....

Impact of the atom bomb on the people and enviroment of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, the United States of America dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. This was the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city in all of history. The atom bomb, or a-bomb, obtains its explosive energy from the discharge of nuclear energy from fission. The use of a new technological w....

Intellectuals and the Secular Revolution
The modern world began circa 1918 "when a 26 year old German Jew named Albert Einstein wrote a paper discussing theories of relativity in the universe."(1) Basically, his theory was that time itself was relative and not a constant, as was previously thought. It wasn't that there was an....

Japanese Baseball
Over the years, baseball has become international, spreading to countries like, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, England, South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Tunisia, and predominately Japan. Baseball is very popular in Japan today, but it did not have this popularity at its start. Ja....

Nazis and the nightmare people lived through
To My Dear Friend, June 1933 Nazis and the nightmare people are living. Invasion of a homeland can be one of the most devastating things anyone can go through. Not only were an entire people shattered, but an ....

Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3rd, 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was one of the earliest political philosophers in the Renaissance. He wrote the book, The Prince in 1513 which stated, The prince should be as strong as a lion and as shrewd as a fox, and he may have to trick his enemies and his ....

nuclear power threat to world
Nuclear bombing creates humongous disasters where it is dropped. The destruction is uncountable; land, buildings and even cities get destroyed completely. If we look in the past history when nuclear bomb was used we can tell the destruction it made. It is estimated that as many as 140,000 had died ....

NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO RE-ASSESS?
NUCLEAR POWER: IS IT TIME TO REASSESS? INTRODUCTION Though the development of Nuclear Energy as a power generation source did not take place until the mid -1950s; by the mid-1980s1, it seemed highly probable to be destined for an early departure. The two major factors which caused a decline ....

Peace, Science & War
Science, Peace and war? As a peace loving race, the death and destruction of the second world war led the international community to the establishment of the United Nations. The aim of the U. N. was and is to prevent war and upload the dignity of man. Some of the acts, policies & measures of the ....

Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the day America entered World War II. From the time this secret attack was planned until day of the battle this event happened, it would have a strong impact on history. It would be remembered for years to come. Pearl Harbor was one of the major naval bases of the Un....

Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor had the same motivation behind it as every other attack or war declaration had behind it in both of the World Wars. It was basically greed. Japan wanted to fulfill its longtime dream of having a vast colonial empire that stretched from Manchuria and China south to Thaila....

Plutonium, Our Country's Only Feasible Solution
Abstract:Should we begin to manufacture one of the most destructive and infamoussubstances on the face on the Earth once again? The engineers say yes, butthe public says no. The United States stopped making this element with theban on manufacturing nuclear weapons. But with the continuing problem wi....

Plutonium, Our Country's Only Feasible Solution
Should we begin to manufacture one of the most destructive and infamous substances on the face on the Earth once again? The engineers say yes, but the public says no. The United States stopped making this element with the ban on manufacturing nuclear weapons. But with the continuing problem with our....

Salvador Dali: The Life and Legacy of an Insane Genius
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure that of being Salvador Dali (Miesler, 2005). These were the typical sentiments of arguably the Twentieth Centurys most eccentric and successful artist. Dali, the mere mention of his name conjures images of a ....

Should we have dropped the Atomic Bomb?
President Harry Truman had only been president for twelve days when he had to make the decision on whether or not dropping the bomb on the Japanese. Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, was the person who wrote the note and gave it to President Truman on April 24, 1945. They met the next day and Stim....

Significance of World War Two for the Decolonisation of Indochina
The impact of World War Two was overall, significant in the process of decolonisation in Indochina. The implications of the war can be assessed through the understanding of the immediate and subsequent effects it had on the nation. Not only did World War Two provide a stimulus to nationalism for the....

The Aftermath of WWI
After six years and millions of lives lost, the Nazi scourge was crushed and the war in Europe was finally over on May 8, 1945 (V-E day). Although Germany had finally surrendered unconditionally, the war in the Pacific was still raging. In 1939, the Nazis were rumored to be developing an atom....

The Atom Bomb
During WWII there were two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Both of these places were in Japan. The Hiroshima bomb was made from highly-enriched uranium-235. This was prepared by diffusion enrichment techniques using the very small differences in mass of the two main isotopes: U-235 (....

The Atomic Bomb
"Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky . Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it traveled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed like a sheet of sun. John Hersey, from Hiroshima, pp8 On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United Sta....

The beginning of world war II
At the end of World War 1 the allies gathered together and signed The Treaty of Versailles after they formed the League of Nations. In 1931, Japan set off a bomb and was planning to invade Manchuria. The league of nations wanted Japan to stop so they withdrew themselves from the league. Hitler becam....

the bombing of japan
The war of 1945 was one that shall never be forgotten, as it sparked the beginning of nuclear warfare, and created massive destruction. The damage it caused is still known throughout the world today, especially in Japan. In this war the use of the atomic bomb caught the world by surprise as many c....

The Cold War
The Cold War was a period of confrontation between the two superpowers, the USA and the Soviet Union. The conflict lasted from the end of World War Two (1945), to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The main reason for the Cold War was based upon the differences in political beliefs The US....

The Economic Emergence of China, Japan and Vietnam
World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam as their government were taking serious steps to recover economically. Thus, the global market cannot deny....

The Effect of the Atomic Bomb on the World
On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay carried the very first atomic bomb. It was to be dropped on the city of Hiroshima, where 140,000 people perished. The hope of immediate surrender did not happen. So on August 9, 1945 three days later the second atomic bomb was dropped in another attempte for Japanese ....

The Effects of Biological Weapons on the Past and Presents Society
Thesis: Biological Warfare is morally and inhumanely wrong, It is the wrongful killing of men, women, and children. It should be stopped no matter what the circumstances are. I.Introduction into the bad effects of biological warfare through some examples.a.Example of single affect of biological warf....

the effects of technology
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. These intelligent words, spoken by English novelist Aldous Huxley, are only too true, as the world of technology continues to ironically set our world back. Through all of the gears, gadgets, and gizmo....

The Holocaust
Stalin wants an opening of a second front in Eastern Europe. Roosevelt promised Stalin this front but it was not supplied until June 1944. Stalin always believed that this was intentional and that he read Trumans letter saying that the Nazis and the Soviets keep fighting one another a....

The Manhattan Project
On the morning of August 6, 1945, a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima, Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented....

The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the code name of the U.S.’s attempt to construct an atomic bomb duringWorld War II. It was named after the Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,because a lot of it’s earlier research was done in New York City. An atomic bomb is a wea....

The most significant president of the the united states
The most interesting presidents of the USA in the twentieth century Its not easy to be a president of the United States because the whole world look at you. The president has to be honest, loyal defender of his country. He also should be a good speaker. The president of the USA must have go....

Truman by David McCullough
Truman by David McCullough David McCullough is considered one of the most efficient historical writers of our century. He somehow knows how to capture the essence and importance of historical figures such as Harry S. Truman or John Adams. He also won many of the literary awards. One of the b....

Twenty years asleep
Twenty Years Asleep The rain fell in warm sheets, moistening the ground beneath Tochis feet with new, glistening life. He stood with feet planted into the soil, staring after the young woman whose steps took her farther and farther away, that angel who had cursed him with her departure, that an....

two holocausts
The two holocausts both did a great deal a damage to not only the areas that they were in but also to the entire world. The holocaust in Germany killed over six million jews. Two hundred thousand Japanese were also killed in Hiroshima because of the bomb and many were sick or injured. Because so ....

Us War
War in the Pacific- Island Hopping Most of WWII was fought in Europe, however, towards the end of the war, the Pacific became an important place for battles to occur and resolve conflicts. The U.S. fought many battles in order to eventually obtain their goal of getting to the mainland of Japan. ....

War and Humanity: Where do we go from here?
There is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars, others are between nations. But the purpose of this thesis is not to report warfare, but the act of it. This includes the evolution of conventional and nuclear warfare, the potential effect of a ....

War and Terrorism
WAR AND TERRORISM WAR: A contention by force or the art of paralysing the forces of the enemy. It is either public or private. Public war is either civil or national. Civil war is that which is waged between two parties, citizens or members of the same state or nation. National war is a contest b....

Weapons of terror
Weapons of Terror Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons are rightly called weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Designed to terrify as well as destroy, they have the potential to kill thousands and thousands of people in a single attack, and their effects may persist in the environment and in o....

Why we had to drop the atomic bomb
WHY WE HAD TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB THE BIGGEST DECISION On August 6 and 9, 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The atomic bombs that were dropped killed as many as 300,000 people and changed the internat....

World War II (WWII) and the atom bomb
World War 2 is considered the most destructive and deadly war ever fought. Yet even after Hitler's suicide and Germany's surrender, the war was not over. The Japanese army still wouldn't admit defeat. The Japanese were a strong people willing to fight till it was no longer possible. It may even be s....

WWII
World War II brought about change all around the world including the United States in issues concerning industry, the economy, and humanity. Once the Allied Forces broke through Normandy, the Germans were forced to fight a three front war (in Italy, the east, and the west). It was only a matter....

WWII and the A-Bomb
Sixty one years after the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II, the controversy over whether dropping the bombs was the right thing to do is still present today. But before one can claim a side, they must know all of the facts. Over 3½ years of direct U.S. involvement ....

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