...Although many people believe that allied powers use of the atomic bomb was excessive, ill timed, I believe that the Empire of Japan left America with little choice. If we just look back four years prior to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki when in my opinion was one of the most cowardly acts ever committed against the American population was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In which well over 2000 casualties occurred just on that one fateful day. Now we are at war by unprovoked act. Our men are taken into the draft stripped from their families. Women working factories helping keep the war effort up at home. Up until that point of the bombings, America was tired and fed up with losing its sons and daughter in a war that we never should have...
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...Was the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan justified? The dropping of the atomic bombs was justified because the Japanese were not willing to surrender, therefore Truman didn’t have much of a choice but to drop the atomic bomb. The US wanted Japan to surrender to reduce the number of American lives lost. The dropping of the atomic bombs was justified because Japan wouldn’t surrender, so Truman was left under pressure. Hiroshima was bombed on August 6, and Nagasaki on August 9. The two cities were part of the Japanese war effort. One was an army center and the other was naval and industrial (Document B). This explains why it was justified because Truman bombed the important places that would eventually attack the United States. The bomb...
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...as I can see, the atomic bomb has deadened the finest feeling that has sustained mankind for ages. I regard the employment of the atom bomb for the wholesale destruction of men, women and children as the most diabolical use of science.”-Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian anti-war activist; giving his opinion about the United States’s atomic bombs drop on Hiroshima, Japan. The outcomes of World War I had repleted many countries with fears, therefore they tried to avoid wars with each other. However, World War II started and it lasted from 1939-1945. The global war involved two military alliances, which are the Allies and the Axis. The Allies alliances included the Soviet Union, United States, England, and Republic of China. While the Axis alliances...
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...succeeded in winning the war and in accomplishing Japanese surrender. Following the use of atomic bombs, many argue whether the use of atomic bombs was justified. Although the atomic bombings during World War II caused geographical devastation and suffering, the use of atomic bombs brought a quick and easy end to World War II and helped in future developments of nuclear weapons. The atomic bombings on Japan during World War I caused great geographical devastation and suffering. Many people after the bombings found their homes collapsed, schools broken, and families torn...
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...The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a controversial decision made by the United States during the war. The decision to drop the bomb was made by President Truman and was a turning point American history. Despite the many disagreeing with the dropping of the atomic bomb it was a military necessity to win the war. The dropping of the bombs was a necessity because of Japan`s terrain, the amount of American lives that would be lost and their refusal to the ultimatum. Japan`s mountainous terrain would be very difficult for the United States to attack. In order for the United States to even come close to winning the war they would need amphibious vehicles to travel land and sea. As well as needing to be able to attack from all sides since Japan is an island. This tactic will put the US army at an offensive disadvantage. Also the Americans lack of knowledge of the terrain would also put them in a dangerous position (Document C). Therefore...
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...During World War II in August 6, 1945 America dropped worlds first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. This atomic bomb was given a nickname "Little Boy". On August 9, 1945 three days after the first bomb was dropped United States dropped the second bomb on the Nagasaki. This bomb was given a nickname "Fat Man". Together these two bombs killed over 90,000 people immediately and it demolished the cities. The decision by President Harry S. Truman and his advisors to drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was a military necessity. The first reason the bombing of Japan was military necessity because four years ago Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. According to document A bombing of pearl harbor killed 2,400 American .So Americans hated the Japanese, they wanted revenge from Japan. According to document B, on the poster it was written that " stay on the job until every MURDERING JAP is wiped out!". Americans were angry at Japan. They were encouraging other Americans by posting posters to take strong action against Japan. Also, Japanese Kamikaze attacked on United States ships in the Pacific Theater, these were the suicidal attacks on ships....
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...However, he did believe that a "guiding principle" governed the universe and human life. Sakharov entered Moscow State University in 1938. Following evacuation in 1941 during the Great Patriotic War, he graduated in Aşgabat, in today's Turkmenistan. He was then assigned to laboratory work in Ulyanovsk. In 1943, he married Klavdia Alekseyevna Vikhireva, with whom he raised two daughters and a son before she died in 1969. He returned to Moscow in 1945 to study at the Theoretical Department of FIAN.He received his Ph.D. in 1947. After the end of World War II, he researched cosmic rays. In mid-1948 he participated in the Soviet atomic bomb project under Igor Kurchatov and Igor Tamm. The first Soviet atomic device was tested on August 29, 1949. After moving to Sarov in 1950, Sakharov played a key role in the development of the first megaton-range Soviet hydrogen bomb using a design known as Sakharov's Third Idea in Russia and the Teller-Ulam design in the United States. Before his Third Idea, Sakharov tried a "layer cake" of alternating layers of fission and fusion fuel. The...
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...Scott Beinlich Mr. Schuster AP US History – Period 2 26 April 2015 DBQ – Cold War and Eisenhower’s Success in Addressing Hysteria Following WWII, there was a large degree of tension between the United States of America (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The powerful countries had conflicting political philosophies and plans for the post-war world. The US promoted democracy and self-determination, the belief that war-torn countries should have a right to determine their means of rebuilding, while the USSR looked to expand their spheres of influence by making more countries communist. As a result of different ideologies and plans, the countries began to mistrust one another. Americans began to fear that communism would spread throughout weak...
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...AP World History Survival Guide Name ________________________________ Teacher __________________________ Block _________________ Table of Contents | Pages | AP World History Overview | 3 – 7 | The AP Exam | 3 | World Regions | 4 – 5 | Five Course Themes | 6 | Four Historical Thinking Skills | 7 | Essays Overview | 8 - 15 | Document-based Question (DBQ) | 8 – 12 | Change and Continuity over Time (CCOT) | 13 – 15 | Comparative Essay | 16 – 18 | Released Free Response Questions | 19 – 20 | AP Curriculum Framework | 21 – 38 | Period 1 (Up to 600 B.C.E.)—5% | 21 – 22 | Period 2 (600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.)—15% | 23 – 25 | Period 3 (600 to 1450)—20% | 26 – 28 | Period 4 (1450 to 1750)—20% | 29 – 31 | Period 5 (1750 to 1900)—20% | 32 – 35 | Period 6 (1900 to the present)—20% | 36 – 38 | Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple...
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...AP World History Survival Guide Name ________________________________ Teacher __________________________ Block _________________ Table of Contents | Pages | AP World History Overview | 3 – 7 | The AP Exam | 3 | World Regions | 4 – 5 | Five Course Themes | 6 | Four Historical Thinking Skills | 7 | Essays Overview | 8 - 15 | Document-based Question (DBQ) | 8 – 12 | Change and Continuity over Time (CCOT) | 13 – 15 | Comparative Essay | 16 – 18 | Released Free Response Questions | 19 – 20 | AP Curriculum Framework | 21 – 38 | Period 1 (Up to 600 B.C.E.)—5% | 21 – 22 | Period 2 (600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.)—15% | 23 – 25 | Period 3 (600 to 1450)—20% | 26 – 28 | Period 4 (1450 to 1750)—20% | 29 – 31 | Period 5 (1750 to 1900)—20% | 32 – 35 | Period 6 (1900 to the present)—20% | 36 – 38 | Help with Some Confusing Subjects | 39 – 43 | Chinese Dynasties | 39 | Political, Economic, and Social Systems | 40 | Religions | 41 | Primary Sources | 42 | “Must Know” Years | 43 | * Many of the guidelines in this study packet are adapted from the AP World History Course Description, developed by College Board. The AP Exam Purchasing and taking the AP World History exam are requirements of the course. This year, the AP World History exam will be administered on: ___________________________________________ Format I. Multiple...
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