World War II If I can change any event in history it will be world war II because in some way it was the most tragically for me. ... In World War two there were many battles fought. ... As a country looking to protect our people and create a more peaceful world environment, the United States ended World War two as best they could. ... Between the end of World War II and the late 1950s, when Japan's defenses against disasters were weakened by the war, the country was hit by a series of major typhoons, violent earthquakes, and other calamities, and over 1,000 lives were lost virtually eve...

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The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an immediate end to World War II. ... Alperovitz's second argument lies in the regrets of World War II military leaders. ... Henry Stimson had been Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Secretary of War during World War II. ... The United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) concluded that "certainly prior to December 31. 1945, and in all probability prior to November 1, 1945 even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated,"...

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It was said that America was perfecting a bomb with enough explosive to destroy the world. "Stimson.. seemed at least as much concerned with the role of the atomic bomb in the shaping of history as in it's capacity to shorten this war" Stimson then tackled this project head on and an Interim committee was set up to control the S-1 issue. S-1 was the name the atomic bomb project came to be known as. ... Stimson and his Interim committee kept S-1 a top secret. ... By this stage of the plan, Stimson already knew that the S-1 attack was imminent. ...

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The United States and Japan were already in a real detente during World War II. ... The main goal for the United States was to end the war with the fewer amount of American casualties. ... Truman believed ", that such invasion would cost a minimum one quarter of a million casualties, and might lost a million on the American side alone, with an equal number of the enemy," (Source, 1.) ... " (Source, 1.) ... Surrender was inevitable, it must be done to end the war completely. ...

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World War II's impact On the Homefront "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy-The United States was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval air forces of the Empire of Japan...I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Empire of Japan... "(1). ... World War II helped the world recognize women as important people Women went out and got jobs to help support there families. ... While the country was at war over seas, The Unit...

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A great number of changes, both positive and negative, arose as a result of World War II. Based on the facts from documents 1-17, however, it appears that that negative changes far outweigh the positive results within the post World War II time-frame. ... One of the positive outcomes of the Second World War was the increase in life expectancy in most countries. ... There have been more negative consequences then positive as a result of World War II. ... The space race also fueled this war. ...

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And later America decided to use atomic weapons to end the war with Japan. ... It was the start of turning the tide in the war for the Allied side. ... The Japanese had the largest fleet ever with the world's largest battleship. Even though Nimitz was outnumbered 4 to 1 he planned an ambush that helped the U.S. easily destroy 332 Japanese planes, 4 aircraft carriers, and 1 support ship. ... Because America was provoked into the war they turned the tide of the war against the Axis Powers. ...

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Nuclear war was brought about through the invention of the atomic bomb. ... One creator quoted from the Bhavad Gita saying, " I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." ... This time the bomb was used in warfare (Serendipity: Detonation para.1). ... After the war many Hiroshima citizens felt the building should be torn down. ... Inscribed on the base are the words, " This is our cry, this is our prayer: Peace in the world!"...

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Clearly Japan was a defeated nation."1 The decision to use the atomic bomb was validated by the U.S., who said that the force was necessary to end the war, which, in turn, would save lives of both American and Japanese soldiers. ... Throughout the war, the city of Hiroshima had been left virtually untouched by U.S. attacks. ... On July 1, 1945, the committee submitted a report to President Truman stating that: 1. ... The US wanted a quick and effective way to end the war. ... The best possible atmosphere for the achievement of an international agreement could be achieved if America would be ab...

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The biggest factor that I believe was World War ll. World War ll was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war involved a vast majority of the world's most powerful nations at the time. There were two main sides fighting against each other in World War ll. ... Britain and France declared war on Germany September 3, 1939 as a result of the German invasion of Poland September 1, 1939. ...

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a relevant event in history because it caused the US to declare war on Japan and quickly prompted countries to pick sides during World War Two. ... The Japanese took over Manchuria, and renamed the region, "Manchukuo", where they remained until World War Two ended. ... However on December 7th, 1941 at roughly 1:30 am,the US Army base in Washington decoded a message from Japan which implied war. ... After hearing that America had declared war on Japan, Germany on December 11th, three days after the US declared war, stayed true to their allies Japan, and...

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Just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. ... Of the Uranium ore mined, only about 1/500 th of it ended up as Uranium metal. Of the Uranium metal, "the fissionable isotope of Uranium (Uranium- 235) is relatively rare, occurring in Uranium at a ratio of 1 to 139."... Brigadier General Farrell wrote a letter for the Secretary of War. ... "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." ...

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By July of 1945, it was estimated that there had been "... more than 1 million casualties, including those killed, missing in action, and wounded."... The Japanese continued to fight, even though the financial cost of a prolonged war could mean the collapse of their economy and the starvation of thousands. ... Germany had shown the world what happened when their were endless deals and compromises attached to a surrender. ... (Handout 53: Viewpoints on the Atomic Bomb) The war would have been long and costly, as has already been mentioned, to drive Japan to unconditional surrender wit...

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The Nuclear Age was born from the destruction of World War II. The atomic bombs finalized the world with killing. From this same fury and disturbance of war came other creations which were more optimistic. From the remnants of World War II came the United Nations, an organization that would promote international cooperation to achieve peace and security, which twice in the lifetimes of its creators had brought "untold sorrow to mankind." (3)The United Nations was viewed as a place where representatives of nations could gather to resolve the world's problems with civility rather than bombs...

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By detonating the atomic bomb over Hiroshima the Americans achieved the following: • Stopping the war, which America declared on Japan, but Japan began. ... • To show the rest of the world that they would not stand for the actions of the Japanese, to promote themselves in the hierarchy of the world. ... The clothes people were wearing were burnt from their bodies within a 1 ¼ mile radius. ... The people of the world still argue whether their decision was justified or a decision made with total disregard and selfishness. ...

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.#1, paragraph#2) Personally, I believe that not everyone agreed with the idea but they were either too afraid to voice their opinion or too scared to see the United States invade Japan. ... Have you ever had to pick up a new piece of hardware or technology and look at it like "What in the world is this?... Everyone was just simply ready to end the war. ... They wanted to put an end to the war so quickly that they did not consider the cons, only the pros. ... Granted, anyone involved between a war of two nations may not be so innocent. ...

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At the time General Dwight Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, and chief of staff Admiral William Leahy all agreed that an atomic attack on Japan was unnecessary (Takaki 1). ... Was the bomb dropped to end the war more quickly? ... The war is over. ... They, too, found themselves the targets of stereotyping discrimination, violence, and exclusion that would lead to the internment camps of World War II (Takaki 7). For the United States during the years between Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and America's atomic bombing of Hiroshima, there were two wars; the European war and th...

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He only wanted the atomic bomb as the practical method attaining international peace. 60% of the junior class realized that Einstein hated war (Survey junior class). ... During World War 2, Einstein became a leading figure in the world government with other prominent scientists. ... He was always trying to improve the world. ... As a consequence of this illness Albert Einstein died at the age of 76 at 1:15 am on April 18, 1955 (Freeman 85). ... The world as I see it. ...

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Although it was not until the second world war was underway that it was seen as remotely possible to create a "super bomb" by the fission of atoms. ... Arguments were made that the dropping of the bombs and the no longer needed invasion of mainland Japan save anywhere form 105,000 to 1 million American men. ...

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IB History Book Review: Hiroshima by John Hersey 1) This story relates to America dropping the A-bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. ... Tanimoto) writes a letter to an American friend saying that everything that has happened was just a great sacrifice by the Japanese people, towards the goal of World Peace. ... Nakamura, mentioned to Hersey that the general mood of the Japanese was of acceptance, a sort of "that's what was expected, it is war anyway". ... She also struggles with poverty after the war, due to the fact that radiation sick people are not offered jobs. ... It allowed me to have a...

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