Historical Events

On Thursday 7th July 2005, four homegrown terrorists detonated four bombs. Three in the London Underground trains across the city and the last bomb being detonated on a double decker bus in Travistock Square. Fifty people were killed, including the four bombers were killed in the attacks and 700 people injured. The suicide attacks targeted civilians using Londons public transport system during rush hour. The bombs that were used were homemade organic periodic-based. Two of the four bombers made videotapes describing their reasons as for becoming what they called soldiers. From the quote it shows that they motive was the right thing to do and that he wants revenge from the bombing that the government of this country has done to Afghanistan and Iraq and also his family. It also shows that what he has done is justified act towards a quote the government and as well to the people who has been affected. This is from one of the bombers.

On the final stages of World War 2, the United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan the first on 6 August 1945 and the second on 9 August 1945. Six days after the bombing, 15 August, Japan had announced its surrender to the Allies; officially ending the Pacific War, upon signing the Instrument of surrender on 2 September. Within the first two months of the bombings, the country had suffered acute effects, killing 90,000-166,000 people on Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki. America had dropped the bombs because of the Japanese government not surrendering after United States called for surrender for Japan and also ignored the Potsdam Declaration. Under executive order of President Harry S. Truman, the US dropped the Little Boy on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 accompanied by the detonation of Fat Man on Nagasaki on 9th August. On July 26, Truman and the other Allied leaders issued the Potsdam Declaration outlining terms of surrender for Japan, without surrender the Allies would attack Japan, resulting in the devastation of Japan. In early July, Truman re-examined the decision of whether or not to use the bomb, but in the end Truman made the decision of dropping the bomb.