Wars of the World World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand the heir to the Austrian throne. The war was fought by the Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan and the United States in 1917) and the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire). Although, the assassination of the heir to the throne might have triggered the war the state of the countries had been moving towards a war for a long time. There were many causes
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actions of Japan later led to two bombings. Later on throughout the war, the United States dropped two nukes on Japan. The first nuke was dropped on Hiroshima. The bomb wiped out 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people instantly. Thousands of others died later due to radiation. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. It killed around 40,000 people. On August 15, 1945, Japan’s emperor announced their sender in World War Two. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called “Little Boy.” The second
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radiation. This is not a hereditary disease, as it develops after birth. The mechanism that leads to t(9;22) translocation is unclear. Radiation has been suggested a possible cause, because of the high incidence of CML in Japan following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. CML can be treated with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, such as Imatinib, which inhibits the BCR-ABL by competitive binding at the ATP-binding site. However, the only known cure for CML is a bone marrow transplant, or stem cell
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8’oclok in the morning Japan attacked America at Pearl Harbor. The first wave of Japans air plane attack were 49 high altitude bombers, 40 torpedo planes, 43 fighters planes. This attack was lead by Mitsuo Fuchido. One of the first people to spot the bombing was Comdr. Logan C. Ramsay. He immediately went to the radio room and had them seed out an uncoded message to very ship and base: AIR RAID ON PEARL HAROR X THIS IN NOT A DRILL. Japans attack began with three dive-bombers striking the Army Air Forces’
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accused, but they both were wrongfully executed (Kaufman). Prior to the ending of World War II, The U.S bombed Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killed millions of Japanese men, women, and children. This divided opinions amongst the American public. Some believed it was the appropriate thing to do, while others thought it was an overuse and abuse of power. The bombing led to the Japanese surrendering and showed the world the U.S. hosted the most powerful weapon known to mankind at the time
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German photographer Hoffman 160 years ago. The Real Hero..........BhagatSingh...... Mr Shubhashchandra Boze AKA Netaji at the age of approx 14 years A public hanging in British India 100-yr-old photos of British India found HIROSHIMA BOMBING India's First Independence Day Celebrations in Delhi - August 15,1947 A rare view of the Rashtrapati Bhavane and the Parliament House in New Delhi. it was a last time when Netaji wat caught by Britishers......... India's First Independence
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thrown into internment camps with other Japanese-Americans for years during the war. Between 110,000 and 120,000 Japanese-Americans on the pacific coast were relocated to these War Relocation Camps (Manzanar). When they are released after the atomic bombings, they return home, to a site that has been ravished by police, mobs, and vandals. This was often the case for Japanese-Americans returning home from the camps. Wanting a better life for himself, Kenji immigrates to America when he is 15, and works
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warfare, both by the United States near the end of World War II. On August 6, 1945, a uranium gun-type device (code name "Little Boy") was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, a plutonium implosion-type device (code name "Fat Man") was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan. These two bombings resulted in the deaths of approximately 200,000 people from acute injuries sustained in the detonations.[9] After World War II, nuclear weapons were also developed by the Soviet
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attacks on pearl harbor and 9-11. With pearl harbor the attack was mainly focused on military targets, on 9-11 most of the targets were civilians, with the exception of the pentagon bombing, and the supposed failed white house bombing. Both of these attacks were sent as an message to the united states, but the pearl harbor bombing had a more definitive meaning, to literally cripple the united states navy. 9-11 was more of a threat than a message, saying that america needs to stay out of the middle east
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By region * 5.2 Weapons limitation * 5.3 Cooperation (4) Nuclear (or) Atomic (4.1) Nuclear warfare * 1 Types of nuclear warfare * 2 History a. 2.1 1940s i. 2.1.1 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ii. 2.1.2 Immediately after the Japan bombings b. 2.2 1950s c. 2.3 1960s d. 2.4 1970s e. 2.5 1980s f. 2.6 Post–Cold War g. 2.7 Sub-strategic use * 3 Nuclear terrorism * 4 Survival (4.2) Nuclear Weapons * 1 Types
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