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... The American people were questioning what they had in there lives in America on which they had based their lives.(2) The feeling of security in your own house had melted away from people. ....

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The Japanese attack was led by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and consisted of 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, and 2 cruisers. ... Doolittle. 16 B-25 bombers seemed to come out of nowhere and bombed Tokyo and other important cities in Japan. ... The Battle of the Coral Sea was an important battle even though the Japanese claimed victory. ... The Japanese had the largest fleet ever with the world's largest battleship. ... Hiroshima's population was an estimated 350,000 people and an estimated 70,000 people died in the initial blast and another 70,000 in five years. ...

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More importantly, it was a major center for the manufacture of war materials before and during World War II. ... During the war, the people of Japan had created desperately optimistic rumors for themselves. It is almost as if they had invented a world of fantasy. But this world of fantasy was really a world of deception. ... But the people of Japan were told that the retreat was not because Japan was losing the war, but because they had almost won the war and they wanted to finish the battle on home soil. ...

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Just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. ... Styer called the Manhattan Project "the most important job in the war . . . an all-out effort to build an atomic bomb."... (Outlaw 2) At the time, Uranium-235 was hard to extract. ... "(2) After this process was completed, "Ernest O. ... "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." ...

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He made many important decisions that shaped America then, and even still today. ... On July 2, 1945 Japan refused the opportunity given by Truman to surrender. ... On August 14 Japan surrendered, formal surrender took place on September 2. World War II was over. ... Another was the Marshall Plan (named for Secretary of State George Marshall), that offered financial aid to any European country that needed to rebuild after World War II. ...

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Many historians argue that it was a needed action to end the war. ... Still others feel that with the astronomical cost in resources and manpower involved with the development of the Atomic Weapons, it was important to use them. ... On August 9th, Truman delivered a speech to the American people regarding the use of the Atomic bomb. ... The only way to let the rest of the world understand its power was to use it. ... It also worked to stand as a warning to the rest of the world. ...

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Secretary of war Henry L. ... It was said that America was perfecting a bomb with enough explosive to destroy the world. ... Very ironic considering they decided to drop two atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities housing completely innocent civilians. ... On the 11th June, Stimson received a very important letter from Truman, which he in turn had received from Herbert Hoover. ... His idea of pleasing his people was to show their immense power by dropping a bomb. ...

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The whole city was leveled and nearly 200,000 people died as of a direct result of the blast or long-term radiation exposure. This author disagrees with a few aspects that Truman was coming from when he made the world-changing decision. ... But Ernest Rutherford contributed the most important observations that led to the bomb itself. ... The dropping of the atomic bomb in WWII, in this writer's view, can be justified as an act of war. ... America is a democracy and democracy is a representation of the people....

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On August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 were days in history like no other (Alperovitz 2). ... The atomic bombs were being developed to use against Japan towards the end of World War II.  ... A survivor described the damage to people saying, "The appearance of people was well, they all had skin blackened by burns they had no hair because their hair was burned, and at a glance you couldn't tell whether you were looking at them from in front or in back they held their arms bent [forward] like this and their skin- not only on their hands, but on their faces and bodies too- hung down if th...

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A weapon that the world may not have been ready for. ... Within a few months, scientist in America, and Europe, and American ally, had made two important discoveries. ... They also showed that each fission event released 2 or 3 neutrons. ... "A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. ... In one split - second 39,000 people...

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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. ... Another con, killing innocent people. Granted, anyone involved between a war of two nations may not be so innocent. ... Taking longer for a surrender would mean a more likely of a chance of an invasion, which was the most important thing to prevent. ...

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Some of the most important developments of machine age, made by humans are following: 1. Use of assembly lines in auto mobile manufacturing 2. ... They were used in both world wars, due to which millions of innocent people were killed. ... People got the bigger picture of the world that how and where they fit in this world. ... Deforestation 2. ...

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The Public's Impression through the Media Peephole (PIMP) suddenly makes him more important than what he has done. ... Considering his absence at classes and Finals threatening in the distance, John pulls 2 all-nighters, and sleeps through his finals. ... He has the undisputed authority in the field of Cold War diplomacy. ... D is one of the most distinguished physicists in the world. ... He understands that he has less than 2 months to fully complete his project, yet he is optimistic. ...

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