The Allied strategic bombing of Germany was very significant in the context of the war but did not have a large effect in the long term. In this essay I will be looking at the considerable effects of bombing on the German people‚ the German economy and the Eastern front in the short term. I will also be looking at the lack of long term impact on these areas and on warfare. Bombing had a huge effect on the people of Germany during World War Two as it significantly affected a large number of people
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Written By: Nicholas Phandoe World War II began on September 1st‚ 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland and then ended on September 2nd‚ 1945 with the signing of the surrender documents from Japan aboard the American Battleship USS Missouri. During the course of 1941 when the US joined WWII‚ and 1945 when it ended over 291‚000 US American
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The United States decided to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. This bombing created devastation and death that the world had never seen before. The use of the atomic bombs has been a topic of intense debate for years following the bombing. Several reasons for such outcry pertaining to the use of the atomic bomb were the moral dilemmas behind the bombing‚ the mass destruction caused by the bombing‚ the horrible physical and emotional effects on the citizens of Japan‚ and strained relations
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United States losing the war would result in Hitler winning‚ which is everyone’s least interest. World War 2‚ is thought to a fight for humanity. Most people agree that if Hitler wins‚ that the world is going downhill from there. This is why the bombing has been justified. In my opinion‚ I believe that using nuclear weapons against Japan is necessary to end the war. If we do not drop the bomb‚ and we invade Japan instead‚ millions of soldiers will lose their lives. If we care about our country and
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number of casualties for both sides. Due to these factors‚ the U.S. should have dropped the bomb on Japan to save lives on both sides. Some people believe the bombing of Hiroshima was unnecessary. They claim that Japan was on the edge of surrendering‚ therefore the United States had no right to bomb the Japanese. Many feel that the bombing was unjust due to the amount of civilians that were either killed or injured. One year after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima‚ the death toll stood at 70‚000 from
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Bombings are brutal‚ deadly‚ and very sad. It’s very destructive and a waste of precious life. They could destroy families‚ towns‚ lives. Bombings now days can be from things like terrorist attacks‚ wars‚ or battles. A battle is brutal with lots of death and destruction but at times it’s necessary to accomplish the goal of ending a war. The USA will do whatever they can to protect their people like inventing the atomic bomb which they used to end World War 2. To drop the atomic bombs to stop the
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common whether the plane was from home or from the enemies. The initial thought for this promiscuous plane is that the military is practicing with aircrafts. However‚ when this aircraft drops a peculiar object‚ the thought changes into an enemy plane bombing us. Then the next thing the people of Hiroshima knew‚ the beloved city was gone within seconds‚ replaced with a sight that will haunt then into the afterlife. During World War II‚ the United States bombed a large city in japan called Hiroshima. Trying
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unarmed and were not part of the police force. This act was not a reasonable resolution to the war‚ it was a genocide that occurred because of a poor decision. Killing civilians during war is a serious violation (The United States war crimes). The bombing of Hiroshima was an unreasonable act that took the lives of thousands of innocent people‚ the majority being civilians. This act was repulsive‚ especially because it was a governmental order.
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Dresden bombing From February 4 to the 11‚ the allied leaders which were Franklin Roosevelt‚ Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR and discussed bisons of the postwar world. Other than deciding on what part of the German territory would be conquered. The military had little time in the war against the third reign (Bombing of Dresden). “However‚ Churchill and Joseph Roosevelt did promise Stalin to continue their bombing campaign against Easter Germany in preparation for the
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the center of controversy. A most notable event that is still debated across many public forums is the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Historians and politicians alike have questioned the justification of the United States’s decision. After taking careful consideration of both sides of the argument‚ it can be determined that the Unites States was not justified in its actions. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima had many negative health effects on the people at the time it was detonated and even up till today
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