Hiroshima Bombing Thesis Statement

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Hiroshima has changed Japan from a diplomacy, military, and humanitarian standpoint.

On August 6, 1945 at 8:16 a.m., the world was changed forever. This world changing event, the bombing of Hiroshima took place in Japan. The United States had been in war with Japan for quite a while; in effort to make a powerful statement, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb known as “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. The bombing changed many important things, but it most importantly it changed Japan. Hiroshima has changed Japan from a diplomacy, military, and entertainment standpoint.

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