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...27 February Assignment “I realize the tragic significance of the atomic bomb... It is an awful responsibility which has come to us... We thank God that it has come to us, instead of to our enemies; and we pray that He may guide us to use it in His ways and for His purposes.” President Harry S Truman, United States of America The only use of nuclear weapons in history on an attack against another nation took place during the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, during the Second World War, between the 6th and 9th of August in 1945. The United Kingdom, Republic of China and United States of America together had sent a Potsdam Declaration to Japan asking it...
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...?DID THE USA NEED TO DROP BOMBS ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI IN 1945? On 6th August of 1945, the ‘Enola Gay’departed from an air-base in Tinian, hauling a package, which would forever alter the war’s nature as well as be a focus of debate in the remainder of the era. At roughly 9:15 a.m., a huge, mushroom-shaped haze rose upon Hiroshima, Japan. At that moment, the first atomic-bomb had been employed in warfare. The Japan’s surrender a week afterwards marked the culmination of a lengthy struggle for independence, democracy, as well as peace. Simultaneously, it demonstrated a change within the nature of warfare, as well as the beginning of a...
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...up from the ashes. Further, unlike what expected the radiation effects did not last for decades. The cities are no longer prone to the deadly effects of the bomb. Initially it was though that Hiroshima and Nagasaki can no longer afford living beings and vegetation. There was an assumption that plants and trees would not sprout and grow in these lands. People believed that atomic waste would not allow flora and fauna on the lands of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nobody was able to accurately predict the future of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as atomic bomb was never used in places where living beings and vegetation exist. Contrary to...
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...attack by America. American President, Harry S. Truman, deliberately targeted Hiroshima because the devastation of the city and killing of a large part of the population, would, according to the American President, convincingly show the repercussions of the Japanese refusal for an amicable peace treaty (Hersey, 1989). The detonation of 'Little Man' (name of the nuclear bomb that was dropped) on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, became a reality and created unprecedented holocaust, ever recorded in the history of mankind. It killed more than 90,000 people, maimed and injured grievously more than 30,000 and genetically damaged the surviving population.
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...Use of atomic weapons as a case study USE OF ATOMIC WEAPONS AS A CASE STUDY GRACE SARKAR Order No. 345053 08 December 2009
USE OF ATOMIC WEAPONS AS A CASE STUDY
Introduction
Action speaks louder than words! The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 8 August, 1945, respectively created catastrophe of monstrous proportions. It also created a dawn of a new era highlighting life and death in a new dimension. Japan, till then, did not realize the intensity of suffering it was inflicting on others. True, they were at the receiving end at the time the bombs were dropped. However, attitudinally, they were far from calling it quits. Even if they were politically divided on the question of war... keen on...
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...the superiority of the American forces and the second was to experiment the atomic bomb which was recently developed by the American scientists. ‘..for Americans, the dominant story is that the bombs provided an appropriate and necessary conclusion to a just war; for Japanese, it is a symbol of their victimization’ (Selden, 97).
Hiroshima was the headquarters of the Japanese army and one of the most advanced cities of Japan. It therefore became the first target of the nuclear attack by America. American President, Harry S. Truman, deliberately targeted Hiroshima because the devastation of the city and killing of a large part of the population, would,...
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...Your Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Hiroshima Cenotaph says, "Please rest in peace, forthe error will not be repeated"(qtd. in Zuberi 623).The statement gives rise to many questions about the error and those who committed it. Even today, after over 60 years of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, many questions are unanswered. On August 6, 1945, American Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, its primary target, and gave the whole world "a peep into hell"(qtd. in Zuberi 623). For Japan, August became synonymous with Apocalypse of Hiroshima during WWII. Within three days,...
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...US Constitution s right in American political system refers to the political rights reserved for the governments. Even though America asa whole has a federal government, each state in America has separate state governments. US constitution provides some specific rights to the state governments in law making even though all the state governments are operating under the federal government. The rights of the state government are protected by the tenth amendments (Part of bill of rights) in US constitution.
According to The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; “The powers not delegated to the United...
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.... The admission of the stocking tops did not deprive the defendant of a fair trial. Therefore, he was not denied the due process of law. What was being done was just gathering evidence, and the authorities had the right to access his house.
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General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence is applicable in this case. It provides that all evidence that is relevant is admissible, although with certain exceptions, and that irrelevant evidence is not admissible. That is why even after finding the stockings in his house, it was not sufficient evidence to incriminate the accused.
Works Cited
The People, Respondent, vs. Admiral Dewey Adamson, Appellant. No. 4622. Supreme Court of California. January 4, 1946. Print.... Legal Issue and a Strong and...
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..."Crisis of Confidence" in the United s The United s was a dominant world power in the 1970’s even though the countries self-perception was mired in doubt and malaise. The stagflation of the country’s economy, the experience and results of the Vietnam war, the lack of confidence of the government by the people as it was no longer perceived as a champion of freedom, the Watergate imbroglio all contributed to the “crises of confidence” in the country. The debt on the dependency of US citizens and the government increased resulting to difficult times. Jimmy Carter came into power at the time after the country’s failure in the Vietnam and Watergate scandals....
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