The Atomic Bomb by Alexander Vaughn Alexander Vaughn Professor Marshall Hist–2110–356 The Atomic Bomb: The Beginning of the Cold War Era By Alexander Vaughn ‘Total Annihilation’ was the farthest concept going through the mind of President Harry S. Truman during his discussions with USSR leader Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference, in July of 1945. As quoted from Truman’s Diary at Potsdam, “I have told the Sec. of War, Mr. Stimson, to use [the atomic
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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: History's Great Miscalculation On August 6, 1945, a new step in technological warfare was taken when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The impact of the bomb alone killed at least 66,000 people.1 This was an event that would not soon be forgotten in history. The Americans, who knew the devastating effects of their new weapon, still chose to use it rather than an alternative means to peace. Many people still argue whether or
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significantly smaller number of people than Japan, it was still devastating for the country. It was time for President Harry S. Truman to take action and end the war as quickly as possible with the least amount of added deaths. On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and three days later another was dropped on Nagasaki. Truman was right to use atomic force to get Japan to surrender and end the war. If the option was present to sacrifice thousands of lives in order
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Warfare Technology in WWII: The Atomic Bomb The most significant way that technology changed in WWII, was with the invention of the atomic bomb. A scientific advancement in the 1930’s made the atomic bomb production possible. The discovery of nuclear fission; the process in which an atom is split, and the realization that the power from this could be controlled to produce mass amounts of energy were elements of what fuelled this development. Once the bombs were made and tested the decision
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to drop the atomic bomb, made by President Truman was largely influenced by political factors rather than military factors. By observing the historical timeline, the Cold War started shortly after World War II. Truman was likely to have been aware of the rising power of the USSR. This mostly likely influenced him more to drop the bomb. Truman at the same time could have been influenced by the people around him such as the Manhattan Project and Congress. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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Warfare Technology in WWII: The Atomic Bomb The most significant way that technology changed in WWII, was with the invention of the atomic bomb. A scientific advancement in the 1930’s made the atomic bomb production possible. The discovery of nuclear fission; the process in which an atom is split, and the realization that the power from this could be controlled to produce mass amounts of energy were elements of what fueled this development. Once the bombs were made and tested the decision
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at the time, Harry S. Truman. Truman violated all of the same articles that Robert Bales did yet did not suffer any consequences. Truman is guilty of committing multiple war crimes that are equivalent to the crimes that Bales committed in Afghanistan. Firstly, Truman infringed upon article 80 because he attempted and successfully dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. He also violated article 118, murder, because by dropping both bombs, Truman killed over 200,00. Finally, Truman disregarded article 128
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bloodiest battle of World War II which they were reluctant to repeat, although they had plans to invade the Japanese Islands in November 1945. James Byrnes, as the United States Secretary of State had convinced military and political personnel that the bomb
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Atomic Bomb Debate During the final stages of World War Two in 1945 the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. For six months, the United States had made use of intense strategic fire-bombing of 67 Japanese cities. Together with the United Kingdom and the Republic of China, the United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945. The
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United States needed the one last thing to push Japan to the point of surrender. Dropping the atomic bomb did cause mass chaos, casualties, and destruction to the Japanese Empire but it was necessary for the United States’ victory. In 1945, United States policymakers set a primary goal. The goal was to end the war with Japan as quickly as possible with minimum number of casualties. Even though the atom bombs caused over 140,000 deaths it saved many American lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan. The
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