By 1945, Stimson was receiving more direct information about World War II than any other U.S. official. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall reported directly to Stimson and as a member of the "Committee of Three with Sec. of the Navy James Forrestal and Under Sec. of State Joseph Grew, Stimson also received information directly from the Sec. of the Navy. Grew provided Stimson with the State Department's diplomatic information on the war. Stimson also knew much about an important factor known to few others: the atomic bomb project. In June 1942 the transfer of the a-bomb project to the Army was begun, and from May 1, 1943 until his retirement on Sept. 21, 1945, Stimson was directly responsible to the President for the Manhattan Project.
-Henry Stimson, George Bundy, "On Active Service in Peace and War", pg. 612-613-
The American people characterizes the role of America's possession of the atomic bomb in the origins of the Cold War.
None whatsoever, the Manhattan Project was a closely guarded secret.
It didn't really. The war was all but over when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. It did ensure the Japanese surrendered earlier then they may have otherwise done. There were claims made that doing so saved many lives. Many people did not believe that at the time and more do not believe it today. The west knew that the USSR would be its main rival after the war and by showing that the west, the US in particular, had 'the bomb' was a demonstration to the USSR who had not yet developed the weapon.
It's the code name given to the development of the atomic bomb.
The Atomic bomb created the cold war. Atomic weapons created the military stand-off. If Atomic weapons never existed there would have been a WWIII with the USSR/Red China...just like WWII, WWI, etc. etc. etc. The ONLY role the past played in the cold war...was creating it (the bomb).
Building an atomic bomb was not an easy thing. It took some scientists to build it.
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II was created by a team of scientists led by J. Robert Oppenheimer as part of the Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer is often considered the "father of the atomic bomb" due to his important role in its development.
Hiroshima played a part in WWII basically by revenge for the bombing of pearl harbor. however it was also planned for the US to end the war by using the bomb, however, they had to use another atomic bomb on Nagasaki to truly end it.
It is the other way around, the use of the atomic bomb played a role in the weapons race.
Einstein's greatest role in the invention of the atomic bomb was signing a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt urging that the bomb be built. As he put the equation before the war, people relate the history of nuclear weapons with him.
He helped create the nuclear bomb to bomb Hiroshima.
The American people characterizes the role of America's possession of the atomic bomb in the origins of the Cold War.
None whatsoever, the Manhattan Project was a closely guarded secret.
After the atomic bombs Japan had no other choice.
None. The Japanese were just about to surrender until the United States announced they were bombing Japan, the Japanese asked that they only didn't bomb their former capital Kobe. The Americans followed their wish but still bombed Nagasaki an Hiroshima.
It didn't really. The war was all but over when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. It did ensure the Japanese surrendered earlier then they may have otherwise done. There were claims made that doing so saved many lives. Many people did not believe that at the time and more do not believe it today. The west knew that the USSR would be its main rival after the war and by showing that the west, the US in particular, had 'the bomb' was a demonstration to the USSR who had not yet developed the weapon.
It's the code name given to the development of the atomic bomb.