History

• In the year 1989, the Berlin Wall fell marking a symbolic end to the cold war
• The collapse of the Soviet Union was the primary reason reunification of East and West Germany occured
• The Potsdam Conference was held by the Allies and they had to decide how to deal with Germany
• An atomic bomb is a much more powerful nuclear weapon than other bombs
• Einstein was not directly involved in the making of the atomic bomb, but his scientific theories were used to develop the first nuclear bomb
• The leader of the Manhattan Project was Robert Oppenheimer
• The Manhattan project began in 1942 and ended in 1945
• The Nuclear age began after two Nuclear bombs were dropped in cities Hiroshiima and Nagasaki
• Cold War is the rivalry between the USA and the USSR
• Superpowers are the two strongest powers of WW|| , the USA and the USSR
• Arms Race - A situation in which two or more countries compete to develop weapons that are more powerful than those of their rivals
• MAD: Mutual Assured Distraction
• Space race was when the US and USSR were competing to get to the moon
• Yuri Gagarin was the first man to go into space in 1961
• "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."-Neil Armstrong
• The dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan was a major turning point of the war. Was it justified or not ?

  This question remains unanswered
• The reason behind the usage of the atomic bombs was , December 7 1941 Japanese forces destroyed naval ships that belonged to USA but they didn't find their target. Their plan was to actually destroy the United States' Pacific fleet and over 2400 Americans lost their lives and wanted revenge
• Truman had no other choice than using the bomb because he thought that if he didn't use them then more American soldiers would die . He also believed that the only way to end the war quickly is by using the bomb.
• The bombings showed the world what nuclear weapons could do and made countries realise that they needed to work together to prevent another catastrophe like this happening again.
• The bombings caused radiation sickness which led to death within weeks or months. It also affected future generations who suffered from birth defects and cancer.
• 1. Outbreak of World War 1 - 1914
  2. End of World War 1 - 1918
  3. Treaty of Versailles - 1919
  4. Great Depression began - 1929
  5. Nazis and Hitler voted into power - 1932
  6. Germany became a dictatorship - 1933
  7. Outbreak of World War 2 - 1939
  8. USA and Japan entered the war -1941
  9. End of World War 2 - 1945
• Things That Happened After Germany Lost The War :

  • Kaiser Wilhelm || of Germany had been overthrown .
  • Germany was no longer ruled by a king, and became a republic .
  • A new democratic government was formed in the city of Weimer .
  • THE government of the Weimer Republic signed the armistice with the Allies and agreed to stop fighting
• Armistice: an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
• This is what happened to Germany in the Treaty of Versailles :

  • Germany lost land
  • Germany had to admit that it was to blame for the war
  • Germany had to pay for the damage caused by the war
• Propaganda: A form of communication that is intended to influence the opinions and behavior of a group of people.
• Proponents of dropping the atomic bombs

  • They argue that it hastened the end of the war, saving countless lives that would have been lost in a prolonged conflict
  • They point out that an invasion of Japan would have likely resulted in heavy casualties on both sides
• Critics of dropping the atomic bombs

  • They argue that the use of atomic bombs resulted in the loss of innocent civilian lives on a massive scale
  • They argue that alternative methods, such as a demonstration of the bomb's power or continued conventional bombing, could have been explored further
  • They argue that the true motivation behind the bombings was to demonstrate military power to the Soviet Union rather than solely to end the war with Japan
• The decision to drop the atomic bombs is complex and deeply intertwined with the historical context of World War II, including the brutality of the conflict in the Pacific theater and the geopolitical considerations of the time
• Ultimately, opinions on its justification vary widely depending on one's perspective, values, and understanding of the historical circumstances