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The atomic bomb

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                              THE ATOMIC BOMB

 

 

     The atom bombs usage in World War II made all the difference. When we were fighting against Japan in World War II the Japanese were strong and depended on winning the war with honor. After going through all the Japanese held islands we were able to invade the Japanese homeland, but we did not because we had known if we were to do that, bloodshed would have come in large proportions. After that decision is made we have taken the decision to use the brand new produced atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

 

The creators of the bomb

 

During the war the United States had given two billion dollars to the study and foundation of the worlds first atomic bomb. The most well know creator of the bomb is Albert Einstein for his formula of the atomic bomb which is E=MC squared which in scientific terms meant energy is equivalent to mass multiplied by time squared. The second well known would be Theodore Roosevelt for his knowledge of the bomb and the government funding involved in it. Enrico Fermi on of the next common names of the bombs creator but simply helped to manufacture and reproduce a second bomb. Robert Oppenheimer had also supervised the production of the bomb to ensure that the bomb was ready to be dropped as soon as the government would have liked. At 5:29:45 in the New Mexico desert the bomb was tested and showed dangerous and devastating power when it had exploded. Civilians standing no less than six miles away were knocked to their feet and said "We could not hold our balance when we had pushed and fell to the ground." (Lawton) 

The Atomic bomb that was

dropped on Nagasaki was called "The Fat Man"

 

 

The damage it caused during WWII

 

During World War II we had decided that invading Japan would cause to many K.I.A.'s for the United States so when Roosevelt had heard about the produced bombs that were ready at his disposal. Roosevelt had decided that a plane called "The Enola Gay" were to drop the bomb and on Monday, August 6, 1945. As the bomb was dropped it took less than a second to destroy the major Japanese city of Hiroshima. Most buildings were destroyed and crumbled others simply were damaged and over 80,00 people had died that moment even though some were not even involved in the war. All of the scientists that made it were also sickened by the number of deaths and had said "If I had known what it would have done, I would never of made it" (Lawton)

 

 

  

After the bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, civilians that were not intended to die had lost their lives. Those that survived the bombs devastating explosion were left with burns and deformation of their bodies. As well that the burns were serious the patterns on the peoples clothing were burned on to their skin. We had also dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki the results were mostly the same and the bomb was known as the little man. The bomb itself was able to ruin more than two generations of Japanese ancestry, even though some children are still effected by it today.

A memorial at the site of the bombing has been set up by the Japanese government and exclaimed that they will never forget.

When the bomb had been dropped the pilot of the plane had exclaimed "Oh my god what have we done". (Lawton)

 

 

 

 

The Explosion caused

by an atom bomb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The plane that dropped the

first atomic bomb on Hiroshima

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The remains

of the Japanese

city Hiroshima after

the bomb.

 

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