bomb on Hiroshima (nicknamed little boy and weighed nearly 8000lbs. This was the first time man had used a nuclear weapon against his fellow man. It was delivered by a US B29 nicknamed Enola Gay. The bomb contained Uranium 235‚ and exploded about 580m above the ground. Three days later on August 9th the US dropped a second bigger atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki (nicknamed Fatman). It was delivered by a B29 nicknamed Bockscar. It weighed nearly 9000lbs. The causes for the bombing of Hiroshima and
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Hiroshima is a heart-wrenching‚ eye opening book. This book spent less time concentrating on the historical aspects of the atomic bomb‚ and instead focused on the devastation that the bomb invoked upon Hiroshima‚ and its citizens. Hiroshima really worked to explain the havoc that the atomic bomb caused to the people that lived in the city‚ and how the effects of the bomb lingered for years after the war was over. Hiroshima followed the lives of six individuals‚ explained all the destruction that
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Y9 Hiroshima PLP 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. 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
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The Hiroshima atomic destruction remains a historical uncertainties and ethical dilemmas. The use of atomic bombs marked forever the relationship between the US and Japan‚ and the controversy over the use of atomic weapons will no doubt continue indefinitely. Historiography and comments on the issue are gigantic. Each generation of Americans and Japanese revisited the issue‚ and the following will no doubt continue. Indeed‚ the moral justification for the destruction of two Japanese cities is clear
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki Genocide The main causes for the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was because of Japan’s decision to attack the U.S at Pearl Harbor. Then following that attack they invaded the Philippines which was under the United States control at the time. The purpose of the bombs was to essentially shorten the war and to reduce the number of americans that could have been killed. This happened in the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6‚ 1945 the united states bombed
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Hiroshima and Miyajima are two very different places‚ but both are historical‚ yet beautiful and unique places to visit. Hiroshima was the first city that had an atomic bomb dropped. (Aug. 6th‚ 1945) The atomic bomb killed 70‚000 in an instant‚ and many more deaths such as cancer and other diseases caused by radiation. About 90% of the city was destroyed. When the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima‚ nothing was left standing in the city but a dome‚ now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku Dome).
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Hiroshima peace memorial N34 22 60 E132 26 60 Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ Asia Hiroshima peace memorial is the only structure left standing in the area that was devastated by the atomic bomb explosion on August 6 1945. It has been preserved ever since the day of the explosion to show the destructive power of nuclear weapons created by man and to encourage peace and the elimination of all nuclear weapons. The Hiroshima peace memorial has been inscribed on the world heritage list as a cultural site for
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History of the Bombing The atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred in August 1945 when the Second World War was at its final stage. An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6‚ 1945 over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion practically killed 80‚000 people wiping out 90% of the Hiroshima city. Many other people died later as a result of the radiation exposure. A second United States B-29 bomber dropped another A-bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki which
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by dropping an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. (www.grolier.com) Hiroshima was a major industrial city with an estimated population of almost 400‚000 people. A B-29 bomber was loaded with the Atomic Bomb and left the United States Pacific air base at 2:45 a.m. local time and dropped the bomb at 8:15 a.m. The bomb was detonated one minute after being dropped. The atomic bomb‚ nicknamed "Little Boy"‚ which was dropped on the Hiroshima City‚ exploded at an altitude of 580 meters
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The Direct of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima killed over 100‚000 people. John Hersey’s book “Hiroshima” gives a clear picture of what happened before the bombing‚ during the bombing‚ and the aftermath. The story of Hiroshima leaves the world speechless. Japan learned a lot from this and the world has learned even more from this catastrophic event that changed the world. This event kept the world safe from similar apocalyptic atomic weapons. The world saw the effect of radiation that killed people
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