The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
The world would never be the same. This paper will discuss the
significance of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and how
they led to the success of the Allied forces. It will also discuss how the
United States developed the atomic bomb, the decision to drop the bomb, the
weakening of Japan, the actual bombing an destruction of both cities, the
surrender of Japan and the impact the atomic bomb would have in the future.
During World War II, the United States was afraid that Germany
would develop the atomic bomb first. Germany had taken over Norway, which
was a heavy water supply and Czechoslovakia, which was a uranium supply.
Both of these, water and uranium, were needed to make the atomic bomb.
Therefore, the United States initiated a top secret program called the
Manhattan Project. Even the Vice President didn't know about this......
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