Atomic Bomb On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United States of America detonated an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Never before had mankind seen anything like it. Here was something that was much bigger than an ordinary bomb, yet could cause infinitely more destruction. It could rip through walls and tear down houses like the devils wrecking ball. In Hiroshima, it killed 100,000 people, most non-military civilians. The immediate effects …showed first 75 words of 835 total…

…showed last 75 words of 835 total…their heritage and they did not want to lose it. But after we dropped the bomb and stopped the war, the United States of America still let the Japanese keep there emperor and to this day the Japanese still have there emperor. For the first time in the history of human existence, here was something capable of wiping us off the face of the Earth. In addition, most people had no control over that destiny.