Mein Kampf: The Battle Of Germany

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In 1939, the United States had learned of the scientists in Germany and their capability of splitting an atom of uranium (“The). This would then leave the world in fear because with power such as this there could be made weapons that could produce unconceived destruction. However, the U.S. didn’t believe that Germany had this capability. Flash- forward only seven short years, these weapons would be used to kill hundreds of thousands of the enemies of the United States in order to end World War II and to bring victory to the Allied Power. However, why would the US have to resort to such an action that would destroy two major cities of Japan and obliterate tens of thousands of civilians? Was it the only option? When looking for these answers, …show more content…
In 1916, Hitler would be wounded at the Battle of the Somme and that would end his military career (Adolf). It would be in 1919 when Hitler would form the Nazi party and would gain power all throughout the country and in 1924, Hitler would be arrested in a pub for “High Treason” and would go to prison for nine months. This is where he would write his book titled Mein Kampf, translated meaning My Struggle. This is when he would start spreading his ideas of Anti-Semitism and Pro-Aryan to a large degree and this is how Hitler gained attention. In 1933, he would become the Chancellor of Germany (Adolf). After this, Hitler would: pull Germany out of the League of Nations, raise an army, invade Poland, violate every term within the Treaty of Versailles, and have war declared upon them by France, England, and on December 7, 1941 following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States. Hitler would stop at nothing until he claimed world power and created his “Master Race.” This is just what a man with the name of Albert Einstein …show more content…
government would change the location of this research project to many different parts of the United States (“The). Furthermore, it would be the year 1942 when a man by the name of Enrico Fermi, a refugee from Fascist Italy, would lead his team to a ground-breaking discovery of something called “Nuclear Chain Reaction” in the University of Chicago (“The). After this discovery would be made, funding for The Manhattan Project would flow immensely (“The). By the year 1945, over $2 billion would be spent ensuring that this would be a success (“The). On July 16, 1945 in Trinity Site, New Mexico, this nuclear weapon would be ready to test; however, no one could have prepared for the destruction that it caused (“The). It created “A blinding flash visible for 200 miles lit up the morning sky. A mushroom cloud reached 40,000 feet, blowing out windows of civilian homes up to 100 miles away.” (“The). This would mark the beginning of what we know today as the “Nuclear