After a crushing defeat in World War 1, Germany wanted revenge for how the allies had the right to take away many German territories, pay for all the damages as compensation, and make huge cuts on their army, naval, air force military. ... " (http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe/blitzkrieg/). ... Naval warfare was a huge factor in World War 2 especially for the Germans. ... Before World War 2 and during it,Germany advanced their submachine guns . ... The German made advancements to the submachine gun after World War 1 including its folding s...

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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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Leaving an impact of epic proportions, the bombs of The Manhattan Project have left scars on Japan and the world to this very day. ... Never before had any nation almost completely incinerated an opposing nation, and never before had the United States fully showed the world the extent of its abilities. ... [It] looked like a pot of bubbling tar. [ ] The war was over.... ... Shortly after, on August 14, 1945, Japan finally surrendered, and World War II came to a close. ... He wrote in his diary: We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world. ...

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Roosevelt declared war against Japan. ... The United States and the world were aware of the inhumane treatment inflicted upon Prisoners of War by the Japanese Military. There was a 39% death rate of Prisoners of War in Japan compared to 1% in Germany. The Manhattan Project had begun in 1942 with the design of a new weapon like none the world had ever seen. ... One of the Committee's recommendations to the President came on June 1, 1945. ...

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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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More importantly, it was a major center for the manufacture of war materials before and during World War II. ... It is almost as if they had invented a world of fantasy. But this world of fantasy was really a world of deception. ... Even the radio broadcasters declared that Japan was winning the war. But the Japanese government lived in a world of reality where an attack by the US was very possible. ...

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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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In the middle of war, the higher ups in the government and military like to think they have the knowledge of all aspects of what is going on in the world of war. This thinking might stand true with today's technology but during the war time of the Bombing of Japan this was not the case. ... This war was the perfect opportunity to do this and have it be "justified". ... On August 6th, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped a massive, powerful and most deadly weapon the world had ever acknowledged, known as the Atomic bomb, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... Though dropp...

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Only one country in history has ever used an atomic bomb against another nation, the United States of America, code named the Manhattan Project (Lewis 1). The atomic bombs were being developed to use against Japan towards the end of World War II.  ... He wanted to end the war before the USSR could enter the war in the Pacific and claim the lands that were promised to them at Yalta (Walker 157). ... In conclusion, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forever changed the world in which we now live. ... The show of force by the U.S. was the only way to ensure a quick resolution to ending the ...

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A weapon that the world may not have been ready for. ... The work was done in what is called a self - imposed blackout on publication in order to keep German scientists from using the work of U.S. scientists to speed up the development of their bomb, and get the advantage of the United States in the war. ... They discovered that the fission had occurred in the uranium isotope U - 235, which makes up only 1 part in 140 of natural uranium. ... Robert Oppenheimer, one of the inventors of the atomic bomb, quoted a fragment from Bhagavad Gita, "I am become death, the destroyer of the worlds(La...

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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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Some of the most important developments of machine age, made by humans are following: 1. ... They were used in both world wars, due to which millions of innocent people were killed. These advancements in warfare also made path to further advancements, which were used in Iraq and Afghanistan wars later on. ... People got the bigger picture of the world that how and where they fit in this world. ... Most common issues that were faced are: 1. ...

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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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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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The Minuteman III is being retained largely because of entrenched interests in maintaining the Cold War construct of the U.S. nuclear triad (Friedman). ... The first use of nuclear weapons in a war was when American forces bombed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW II. ... As Cobb points out, (28) in the 20th century, chemicals such as Chlorine were used by the Germans extensively as battlefield weapons in World War I (1914-1918) and the by the Iraqi and Iranian forces in Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). ... This was used in the Vietnam War by the American forces. ...

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