Ridge, Tennessee was the headquarters of the Manhattan project. In the begging of world war II the United states decided to start a program that would hardest the power of fusion. This project led to the fist creation of the aortic bomb. They named the project The Manhattan Project because there offices were in New York city and there headquarters was located in Tennessee. The small town Oak Ridge was built in the summer of 1943, specially for the Manhattan Project and contained about 80,000 people
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One thing that challenged the U.S. is the question how and should one create and use an atomic bomb. The U.S had started developing the atomic bomb under the name the Manhattan project. The purpose for the development of this bomb was to end WWII. The Germans were also developing their own bomb. This was a problem for the U.S because it knows created a race onto who could create the first Atomic Bomb. Another problem that face the U.S was the question of if they should even use that atomic bomb if
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Numerous moral issues challenge us every day. Resolving these issues may lead to the neglecting of right from wrong, which is our moral compass. The moral compass helps maintain our humanity. Knowledge of the moral compass is one thing but applying it is another. The lack of utilizing the moral compass alters political decisions, science improvements, and the management of issues. Many political decisions are done for right reasons but have long-term effects. The event of 6 August 1945 shows us a
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When we imagine what could have been if the atomic bombs were not dropped, all history of World War II as we know it would be altered entirely. At the point in the war in 1945, Japanese defenses were gradually weakening despite their constant refusals of surrender. Considering Japan wanted to continue to fight until the end, President Harry Truman ultimately chose to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, taking nearly 300,000 Japanese lives. Yet, what if President Truman had chosen not to use
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I was thinking the other day, most movies today try so hard to be grounded in reality. Sometimes I just want to sit down, and watch a movie that doesn’t take itself so seriously. Back to the Future doesn't seem to give two hoots if it’s realistic or not. It's just pure fun, and doesn’t care about the internet trolls. Michael J. Fox was born to play Marty McFly. The best decision the movie made was firing Eric Stoltz, who was originally cast as McFly. Fox perfectly captures the quick-witted everyman
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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
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In 1945, World War II was still raging in the Pacific. The end was not going to be easy. President Truman wanted to end the war with the Japanese. There are many pros and cons to making the atomic bomb in 1940. The 2005 textbook A History of the United States adopts a familiar tone, arguing that President Truman based his decision to drop the bomb mainly on a calculation of the cost in human lives if the war were to keep going on. Some of the pros included saving the lives of millions of American
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Boris Ofon Hist 1302 11/08/17 Prof Patke The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second World War era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japanese surrender The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a military measure made to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post- Second World War era rather than a strictly diplomatic measure designed to force Japan’s
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Japan’s reaction to the atomic bombs, one the other hand, was anything but celebratory. Even after they found out about the horrific events at Hiroshima, the Japanese government censored reports about the atomic bomb, fervently repudiating its occurrence. The Japanese morning newspapers of August 8th revealed nothing more than how a “few enemy planes” had severely damaged Hiroshima with “a wholly new type of bomb” (Hando). Citizens were kept in the dark about the situation and were simply instructed
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Kaitlynn Tripp 5/10/16 Creative Writing Mrs.Burton The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happened four years after the watershed moment or when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The A-bomb or atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945. World War II was the tragic of all wars, it had the most death and higher amounts of ammunition and weapons used. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a surprise attack on Japan, was
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