How Did The Hiroshima Bombing Changed America

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On August 6, 1945, America changed ancient warfare. It was now about mass destruction using nuclear warfare, as seen by the Japanese that fateful day the atomic bomb struck their land. The bombing of Hiroshima killed thousands, America soon tried to mend their ways with those affected. In America's Hiroshima by Peter Schwenger, it tells of the many different ways the bombing affected those here in America and how the bombing is looked at today. Most of the people who did not die in the bombing suffered from minor or major injuries. Of those, 25 cases stood out the most, women who needed plastic surgery to fix their injuries. The Hiroshima maidens, were a reminder of the tragic effects of the war, to make up for this Americans brought them

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