War Between USA and Japan

War Between USA and Japan

The US and Japan had been at war since Japans attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 until 1945 when the US dropped the atomic bombs.

The Bombs • The atomic bombs were used on

Japan during World War II by the US to try to force the Japanese to surrender.

The BombsOver Hiroshima

~Named “Little Boy”

Size=8,900 pounds

Over Nagasaki

~Named “Fat Man”

Size=10,800 pounds

On August 6th, 1945 President Truman gave the order to Pilot Paul Tibbets to drop “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. Name of plane was Enola Gay.

On August 9th, 1945 they dropped “Fat Man” on to Nagasaki.

Hiroshima was Japan’s 7th largest City. In minutes of the bombing half of the

city had vanished. Of Hiroshima’s 90,000 buildings, 60,000

were demolished

Hiroshima Before The Atomic BombHiroshima Before The Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima After Hiroshima After The Atomic BombThe Atomic Bomb

Nagasaki wasn’t the first target on August 9th. At first the target was Kokura but due to smoke cover Nagasaki was hit.

Nagasaki was an industrialized city. The bomb exploded 1,800 feet over the

city for maximum blast effect.

According to U.S. estimates the death amount was 60,000 to 70,000 people

140,000 people were injured. Deadly radiation reached 100,000. Thousands died instantly.

Killed 42,000 and injured 40,00 more. Many were burned due to burned

homes…

Smoke had billowed 20,000 feet in the air and had spread 10,000 feet on the target.

The cloud was at a height of 60,000 feet.

Some 70,000 people died from heat, radiation effects at Hiroshima.

This included 20 American prisoners A few days after the blast people

noticed radiation sickness in the survivors.

Then the death rate began to climb.

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