The Japanese attack was led by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and consisted of 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, and 2 cruisers. ... Doolittle. 16 B-25 bombers seemed to come out of nowhere and bombed Tokyo and other important cities in Japan. ... The Battle of the Coral Sea was an important battle even though the Japanese claimed victory. ... The Japanese had the largest fleet ever with the world's largest battleship. ... Hiroshima's population was an estimated 350,000 people and an estimated 70,000 people died in the initial blast and another 70,000 in five years. ...

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More importantly, it was a major center for the manufacture of war materials before and during World War II. ... During the war, the people of Japan had created desperately optimistic rumors for themselves. It is almost as if they had invented a world of fantasy. But this world of fantasy was really a world of deception. ... But the people of Japan were told that the retreat was not because Japan was losing the war, but because they had almost won the war and they wanted to finish the battle on home soil. ...

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Just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. ... Styer called the Manhattan Project "the most important job in the war . . . an all-out effort to build an atomic bomb."... (Outlaw 2) At the time, Uranium-235 was hard to extract. ... "(2) After this process was completed, "Ernest O. ... "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." ...

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Unknowingly they came to an isolated mountain setting, known as Los Alamos, New Mexico, to design and build the bomb that would end World War 2, but begin serious controversies concerning its sheer power and destruction. ... It seemed an appropriate topic because I am presently studying World War 2 in my history Class. ... The Manhattan Project was the code name for the US effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb. ... Robert Oppenheimer (Wood 2). ... Many people, including the scientists that developed the bomb, opposed the bombings and felt that it was immoral to kill that many i...

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It tells the story, of six different inhabitants of Hiroshima, 2 doctors, 2 women, and 2 religious men. ... 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. ... She also struggles with poverty after the war, due to the fact that radiation sick people are not offered jobs. ... She busy caring for her children, therefore she never emerges as a leader or important character in the community. ... It allowed me to have a much fuller understanding of the topic. 5) As mentioned...

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Secretary of war Henry L. ... It was said that America was perfecting a bomb with enough explosive to destroy the world. ... Very ironic considering they decided to drop two atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities housing completely innocent civilians. ... On the 11th June, Stimson received a very important letter from Truman, which he in turn had received from Herbert Hoover. ... His idea of pleasing his people was to show their immense power by dropping a bomb. ...

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On August 6, 1945 and August 9, 1945 were days in history like no other (Alperovitz 2). ... The atomic bombs were being developed to use against Japan towards the end of World War II.  ... A survivor described the damage to people saying, "The appearance of people was well, they all had skin blackened by burns they had no hair because their hair was burned, and at a glance you couldn't tell whether you were looking at them from in front or in back they held their arms bent [forward] like this and their skin- not only on their hands, but on their faces and bodies too- hung down if th...

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A weapon that the world may not have been ready for. ... Within a few months, scientist in America, and Europe, and American ally, had made two important discoveries. ... They also showed that each fission event released 2 or 3 neutrons. ... "A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. ... In one split - second 39,000 people...

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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. ... 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 also declared war on the US. ... Between 110,000 and 120,000 people who lived on the West Coast, were forced into relocating to int...

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Some of the most important developments of machine age, made by humans are following: 1. Use of assembly lines in auto mobile manufacturing 2. ... They were used in both world wars, due to which millions of innocent people were killed. ... People got the bigger picture of the world that how and where they fit in this world. ... Deforestation 2. ...

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