Dakota Bacon Nagasaki Research Paper FINAL Draft

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Dakota Bacon

Mrs.Gillespie & Mr. Edmiston

English 9- 3rdHour & World History- thHour

9 May !"#3

$agasaki% What eally Happened'

$agasaki (as a turning point in World War )) *ecause it introduced the (orld to deadly+

destructi,e nuclear materials. )t also ga,e the (orld a chance to modernie their (eapons (hich

is not a good thing considering at this current moment $orth /orea is threatening us (ith nuclear

missiles. 0inally+ the atomic *om*ing o1 $agasaki ended the ,ery de,astating World War )).

2n ugust 9th+ #945+ at ##%"! a.m. the !ndnuclear attack on 6apan in 3 days occurred

(hen 78he 0at Man (as dropped on $agasaki+ 6apan. )ts little *rother 7:ittle Boy (as ;ust

dropped on Hiroshima+ 6apan 3 days earlier on ugust th+ #945. 8he 0at Man detonates

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World War )) had a huge impact on the (orld (hen Hitler and his $ai army *egan

killing o11 the 6e(s in Germany. 8he nited tates did not get in,ol,ed in the (ar until

Decem*er =th+ #94#+ (hen the 6apanese did 7surprise air raid and *om*ing run attacks on ..

*ases in Fearl Har*or+ Ha(aii. 8he attack lasted 1or around ! hours and killed a minimum o1

#+""" .. soldiers. 8he uestion that (e all asked is (hy did the 6apanese attack Fearl Har*or'

We did nothing to them+ so o1 course you kno( that the .. *ecame ,ery outraged (ith 6apan.

8his ultimately led to the nited tates admission slip right into the *re(ing+ escalating+ hot+

roaring+ deadly+ and destructi,e WW)). 8he most *rutal (ar to ha,e e,er o1 occurred. AFearl

Har*orC

1ter the Fearl Har*or attack+ the (ar *et(een the .. and 6apan *ecame ,ery heated+

,ery uickly. 8his ultimately led to the use o1 (hat the nited tates had *een (orking on 1or a

(hile. 8his pro;ect (ould lead to the *om*ing o1 $agasaki and the end o1 the (ar. 8his pro;ect

(as one o1 the *est kept military secrets in (orld history. 8his ne(1ound deadly and po(er1ul

inno,ation later *ecame kno(n as 78he Manhattan Fro;ect. A8he Manhattan Fro;ect- 8hink

uestC

8he 1ormation o1 the Manhattan Fro;ect *egan in 6une #94!+ although research *egan on

the atomic *om* *e1ore the (ar e,en *egan. 8his pro;ect (as started 1or the original purpose o1

gaining kno(ledge+ and later designing+ de,elopment+ and testing o1 the tomicBom*. 2,er the

course o1 time they (ere *uilding the 1irst *om*+ it (as nicknamed 8heGadget.)t (as so

called as it (as not a deploya*le (eapon+ and ne,er used the (ord *om* at all due to the 1ear o1

the pro;ect 1alling su*;ect to espionage. 8hey later *egan de,elop the casing 1or it+ (hich (as

called 6um*o. 8hey test 6um*o and it (as success1ully solid+ *ut the to(er it 1ell 1rom (as


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destroyed. 8he ne


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the (ar (ith 6apan. 8here (ere conseuences though+ and no( Fresident Harry 8ruman did not

trust the o,iets. 8hey (ere to ;oin the (ar on ugust #5th+ #945. 6apan also then asked 1or

o,iet ssistance+ the o,iets decided to help the 6apan instead+ *ut the day they ;oin in on the

(ar is still the same. Fresident Harry 8ruman then got the report *ack 1rom the 8rinity 8est

saying that the test (as a success. He kne( o1 the upcoming situations (ith the .. and he

kne( he had to end the (ar uickly to pre,ent a *loody homeland in,asion on 6apan. He kne(

he had to make a decision and uick *ecause the 1ate o1 the (ar is on his hands. He decided to

use the *om*s on 6apan+ *ut he ne,er considered the de,astation or deaths it may cause. A..-

o,iet llianceC A$agasaki% 8he 0orgotten Bom*C

)n the 1inal days+ on ugust th+ #945+ 78he :ittle Boy (as dropped on Hiroshima+

6apan. 8his le1t 6apan in a ,ery merci1ul state+ *ut they still continued to re1use surrender.

lthough+ surrender (as no( *eing considered due to the impending o,iet )n,asion on ug.

#5th+ (hich (ould lead to the death o1 6apanIs 7Emperor ystem. )t is no( time to re,eal e


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and military *ases *ack on the ground (ould *e sa1e. t !%49 a.m. on ugust 9th+ #945+ the three

planes that are going to *e in,ol,ed in the *om* drop *egin their departure 1or 6apan. 8hese

planes are the Big tink Aresponsi*le 1or recording and 1ilming the e


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1orce than the $agasaki *om*+ *ut the Hiroshima *om* killed more people due to nothing *eing

in the (ay o1. 8he Hiroshima *om* (as also a di11erent design other than the 70at Man design.

8his design could ha,e had an impact on the destruction o1 Hiroshima. 2k+ no( *ack in

$agasaki 1ollo(ing the detonation o1 the 0at Man the death toll (as rising at a 1ast rate+ *ut it

(as hard to tell ho( many people died due to the *om*Is !" kiloton o1 8$8 e


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*eing threatened' Was ;ust an easy (ay to stop the (ar and all the 1ighting' Will there e,er *e

another (ar' We may ne,er kno(. A$agasaki% 8he 0orgotten Bom*C

)n my conclusion+ the nited tates has *een ,ictorious in e,ery (ar it has 1ought. )t e,en

(on *oth World War ) and World War )). country can ne,er *e ,ictorious 1ore,er. Will one day

the nited tates get a taste o1 its o(n medicine' Do (e need to prepare incase our o(n

(eapons are turned against us' 8hat ans(er is KEL 78oday+ nine countries ha,e the *om*+

including rogue nation $orth /orea and s(orn enemies Fakistan+ )ran+ and )ndia. 2ur WorldIs

arsenal is made up o1 appro


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