...“Hiroshima” is a New Yorker article that was published in 1946. John Hersey is the author of this article, and he talks about the six Hiroshima residents who survive the atomic bomb. The six survivors tell the interviewer what they were doing before the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima. Each survivor talks about the effect that the atomic bomb had in their town. The survivors were expecting an attack from the Americans, but they never thought there would be many deaths from this attack. As soon as the atomic bomb hit, the air became dust. One of the survivors was Dr. Fujii, he and his friend question why the victims had terrible burns on their face and arms. There were only two fires according to Dr. Fujii, so the victims couldn’t get burn from...
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...justification of the bombing. Was the U.S justified? The United States was justified due to the unprovoked attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which occurred three years prior to the bombing of Hiroshima, it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then, the fight had never been on United States soil. Innocent men, women and children did not have to worry about being killed on their land until the infamous day: December 7, 1941, the attack of Pearl Harbor. On that day, the Japanese took to the skies with 423 planes, arriving in Pearl Harbor, killing a total of 2,403 and wounding 1178. Hitting 18 U.S ships, it crippled the U.S naval fleet in one day. Little known to the people, the bombing also destroyed 180 fighter jets used in the U.S Air Force. This was an unjustified, barbaric act and dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was justified. The United States was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima due to the unwarned attack on civilians and docked naval ships at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. For example, the bomb displayed the power the U.S wielded when they dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It showed other countries that the United States had weapons, and would use them. This especially threatened the Soviet Union, our current ally, and emerging enemy. The day after the Pearl Harbor bombing, the United States declared war on Japan, and had ultimately avenged the dead at Pearl Harbor with the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima...
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...their families by December 1914 victorious, yet what started out with high expectations ended more than four years later than the original hope. According to Jennifer Rosenberg (n.d), “World War 1 was an extremely bloody war, with huge losses of life and little ground lost or won“ (para 1). Soldier’s that fought in WW1 were fighting their enemies by hiding trenches firing artillery and lobbed grenades, but when ordered the soldiers would have to leave the safety of the trenches and venture in to what was called “ No Man’s Land “ (Rosenberg, (n.d), para 4) to lead a full on attack. Millions of young Men’s lives were lost do to the lack of armor protection and the lack of evolved weaponry. In 1897 the French introduced early in WW2 the French 75mm cannon that had rapid firing power up to 20 rounds a minute,...
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...LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY (MAIN CAMPUS) FACAULTY: Humanities and developmental studies. DEPARTMENT: Public Affair and Environmental studies. COURSE TITLE: Technology, War and Peace. COURSE CODE: PEED 413 INSTRUCTOR: MR FREDRICK ODONDE PRESENTER: SALLY NTURANGI MBIYAIYU TASK: Discuss the technological advancement after WW2 and its implication on world peace and security. Submission Date: 5th march, 2015 INTRODUCTION The science of fifties gave as the most awful weapon ever developed. While the ultimate aim of any research was to find better ways of destroying the enemy during the World Wars, post-war lots of inventions were just as effective at improving lives. Military scientific research and technology advancement during World War 2 and post-war period brought advances that directly affected the daily lives of people across the globe, in medicine and electronics cutting across to deadly weapons as H-bombs. Innovation that came to fruition in the fifties offered mankind tremendous benefit improving life in all spheres of life. These inventions however did contribute to both positively and negatively. The atomic bomb race put humanity at stake since the world could be wiped within a day if any war could escalate which could be catalyzed by sophisticated modes of transport and means of communication like telephones and computers. On the other hand, life standard improved as military research led to invention of many electronics....
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...had been colonized by France before WW2, but was defeated when they tried to come back after WW2. Vietnam was under going a civle war to decided to be a communist country or not. The civle war divied the country into south and north. The U.S in fear of the domino theory step in and supported the south in the fight against communist. · In the Gulf of Tokin a few U.S ship claimed to be fired apon by the Viet Cong. Once this happened the Prisendent decided to start bombing raids on the north. Not long after we invaded. · Some of the most horriable weapons were used during the Vietnam War, weapons like napom, white phospagen and agent orange, these weapons had huge lasting impact not only on the people but the ecosystem in Vietnam was destroyed and by pisioning the ecosystem and messing with water that people drank, many kids were born with birth defects. · Nixon was eleted President in 1968, his slogan was "Peace in honor." Nixon increase bombing raids and also invaded Cambodian. · The CIA were doing operation like operation Phonix which was designed for soldiers to go into villages in Vienam and kill the silvians in the village because the CIA thought they were helping the Viet Cong. The orders were to kill anything that moved. · The Tet Offensive was a huge operation run by the Viet Cong that attacked almost every U.S base in Vietnam. The Viet Cong lost the battle and suffered huge losses in men, but the attack sent a messege to Americans about the war. Nobody thought the...
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...in 1948 after World War Two (WW2), because Britain had become bankrupt and couldn’t maintain its global colonies. The end of the British mandate formally provided a homeland for the Jewish citizens in Palestine, although the events that occurred in WW2, such as the Holocaust can be seen as the most important factors in providing a homeland for the Jewish. It can be seen that WW2 advanced the Jewish position in a claim for a homeland, more than the Palestinian position. This was boosted by the fact that an estimated 6 million Jews were persecuted by the Nazis in the Holocaust, which shocked the globe. This is one of the most important factors for a Jewish claim for a homeland, as the Jewish community felt worldwide sympathy as millions of Jews had died. Although the Holocaust was not only a Nazi persecution of the Jews, other leaders carried it out across Europe. During the war, thousands of Jews fled to Palestine to avoid the Nazi regime, and by the end of the war, Jewish population grew tenfold between 1919 and 1947, from 60 000 to over 600 000 Jews in Palestine. This showed the Jewish vulnerability as the wished for a place where they could avoid anti-Semitism a place they could feel safe in. During the war the Jewish community supported the British army, therefore they were able to gain weapons and valuable experience from them, which they were able to use against the Palestinians, when the British mandate finally ended. For these reasons WW2 can be seen as the most important...
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...World War 1 (WW1), from 1914 and 1918, and World War 2 (WW2), which occurred between 1939 and 1945, were two significant battles known to almost all Americans today. These wars were caused by several factors, in which some are alike and some are different. Their causes differ in that one of World War 1’s reasons for war included the German U-boats sinking the Lusitania. On the other hand, one different cause of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Both wars are alike in that they both were caused due to militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. In analyzing the causes of both wars, it’s crucial to know that there were similarities and differences because of their time periods of occurrence (for different events happening) as well as the...
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...They tend to consume a lot of white rice and meat soup’s. Hindsight with the stereotypical that all Korean’s eat spicy food or all food with garlic is just a myth, many Koreans like their food flavor just the way it is upon being prepared. Most of much of candy’s we see from Koreans more, so the South Koreans, is produced and shipped in other countries, ordinarily seen from Africa with the (the major import from China, and Russia being weapons), which boarder Korea as a hole. Kids do not get to eat an abundance of candy cause of the price’s from being shipped in are too high for most Koreans to afford it, therefore there is a high shortage of sugar there as well to be able to produce their own candy. (www.history.com/topics/NorthKorea...
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...Russia is invading from the east, Germans are fleeing the country and the fall of Germany has finally come. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin all meet at the Yalta conference in the Soviet Union. At this conference Joseph Stalin demands control of Poland and much of eastern Europe after the war. Roosevelt is on board but only if Stalin helps with the war against Japan and the new territory gets free democratic elections. This was very important for the United States and for the war against Japan because with Russia’s and America’s forces combined Japan is closer to surrendering. Iwo Jima- The US needed a base near the coast of Japan in order to have future invasions. 3 specially trained units successfully invaded Japan with the help of the American firebombing tactic and distractions. 23,000 naval and military troops defended the Iwo Jima. This battle faced very challenging conditions like caves, tunnels, and networks of dugouts. After a month of fighting in these conditions, the Marines wiped out the opposing threat. This was important because once leverage was gained, They can begin planning more attacks on Japan. April 1st 1945- The battle of Okinawa started on Easter Sunday, The US government sent over a hundred thousand men and a specially trained navy fleet. This battle was one of the last battle nearing...
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...war in the first place, and it says that war manufacturers mainly sought profits, so when war had begun, this industry took off. When war went on in both Europe and Asia, Roosevelt still wanted to remain neutral. But because Roosevelt also feared isolationist criticism, this also inclined him to start help Britain and France. Economic pressures were also faced when Japan needed raw materials, especially petroleum and scrap metal; so they simply resorted to military force when they faced hardships. Naval war also preceded and FDR had to take action when U-Boats would come along and sank ships that had American sailors on it. Then when the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred, that was when the U.S. would not take it anymore and was fully involved in the war. 2) The U.S. assisted...
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...Causes WW2 Treaty of Versailles: * Peace treaty after WW1 * 28 June 1919 * The treaty was registered by the League of Nations * The League of Nations was established in 1920 after WW1. It should prevent the outbreak of another war * Germany: * Germany saw the treaty as a punishment * Had to give up part of their territories (Rheinland) * Germany had to admit the war guilt for WW1 * Pay preparations cost to France and Britain Rise of fascism: * Fascism is a totalitarian form of government: * Glorifies the state * Has one leader and one party * All aspects of society are controlled by the government * No opposition or protests are tolerated * Propaganda and censorship are widely practiced * Italy: Benito Mussolini (1922) Great depression, unemployment level high * After WW1 many countries had to suffer from unstable European economy * However to boom in the U.S. helped to sustain worldwide trade * 1929 stock market crashed (Great Depression) * Unemployment level rose * Power leaders and government promised success through military buildup and imperialism Japanese Expansionism: * 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria for raw materials * Sino-Japanese war 1937 * 1938 Japan and Soviet war Fascism Vs. Communism * Production is controlled by the government * Media and all other aspects of society are property of the government *...
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...Japan by American Aircrafts, the war gradually and eventually ended. But with it began a new kind of war called the "Cold War". It is technically not war rather tension amongst nations. The two superpowers the Soviet Union and the United States were probably the most tensed nations. Some nations took side of the Soviet Union and some decided to stay neutral. The world has been in a peace state has been and a lot more stable since the cold war has begun. But can it stay that way? Nuclear weapons are scary and deadly. We all know that. They can wipe out a whole city in just a fraction of a second and kill millions and millions of innocent people. Their radiation is long lasting and fatal which can be found up to several hundred miles away from the impact zone, and can last over for decades. They can cause changes in our genes which last several generations. In Japan you can still find disabled children and adolescents due to defect in their genes cause by nuclear radiation. Well, now technically speaking nuclear weapons are killing devices, but it’s indeed wrong to say that since the invention of it, we haven’t had global peace. Actually, right after the bombing and the massacre, we have realized how terrible the consequences can it be. It’s that sudden realization that is keeping the peace. Deadly weapons are designed to annihilate, but in the right hands they could mean something entirely different. Humans are the ones who destroy, cause destruction, not the weapons. Are nuclear...
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...During WW2, Japan had one of the most terrifying weapons at sea and on land. They had Kamikazes, people who killed themselves while doing damage to troops or ships. Hearing BANZI in the jungle was something that scared many Allie troops. Although this was the most famous Japanese tactic in the war there were other types of weapons that many people have yet to hear about even after 50 years after the war. These weapons include the unmanned fire balloons, Kamikaze subs, and the dirty nuke they almost had. The Japanese launched balloons while they were being pushed back into a “minimum defense area. Their main purpose was to set fire to farms, cities, and forests and carried anti personnel and fire bombs. In theory, the bombs could do major damage due to the forests on the west coast. The effect would be devastating due to the fact that Americans on the main land weren’t touched and weren’t expecting to be touched by the war like British and French cities and towns. 200 were released, but none made it to America. The Japanese remodeled the balloons and launched another wave After MacArthur captured the Philippines. These balloons were estimated to reach America in 4 days. And it took Americans 4 days to find out about the balloons. On the 4th of November a navel patrol ship found one of the balloons in the ocean. They tried to bring it on board but it sank with its payload. The FBI were called in and America was in high alert. 2 weeks later a balloon was found in Montana and...
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...the need for power on behalf of Germany. According to The True Cause of World War 2 state the following about the causes of WW2 “The date of September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, is remembered as the date the war started. But little is remembered about the date Russia also moved into Poland, on September 16,1939. The nation of Poland was now divided between these two wartime allies.”(The True Cause of World War 2). The main cause of the war is hard to pinpoint, and according to the History Channel many historian have agreed that it is difficult to place blame on one particular event. The events in the war seem to stabilize the tension that occurred during ww1. The repercussions left in WW1 left tension, instead of bringing peace as the treaties suggested it would. World War one ended 1918, and World War 2 started 1939 making it twenty-one years apart. The causes of WWii are not clearly defined, but helped created some sort of common ground for the countries involved. The United States was not initially part of the cold war, and maintained a stances of being neutral. During the presidency of Roosevelt Japan dropped a nuclear bomb in Pearl Harbor. December,7, 1941 was the date that changed the alliances, and the United States joined The alliances. Pearl Harbor was in Hawaii the United States had an army base located there. Killing Americans, and destroying United States property. Roosevelt decided to not only fire back but to join the alliances against Japan. The...
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...powers. Fascism would spread herself throughout Europe and Asia. Soon enough, the Axis powers influence would reach North Africa as well. Italy with Nazi Germany’s influence would attempt to gain control of North Africa and the Mediterranean. Fighting stretched from Morocco all the way to Egypt. During this struggle, the combined coalition of British and American forces succeeded in driving the Italian and German forces out of North Africa. This paper will explore how the Italian and Germans lost North Africa, and...
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