Hiroshima and Nagasaki THE ATOMIC BOMB Hiroshima and Nagasaki
CAUSES… Manhattan Project to develop atomic bomb Pearl Harbor Trinity test 7/16/45 in New Mexico Japan refused Unconditional surrender (Divinity of Emperor) Felt out peace through Soviets Pearl Harbor Japanese won’t give up 1.5 million ally losses w/ land invasion Political power of United States
Hiroshima (pre-bombing) HQ of the 5th Division and 2nd General Army (commanded the defense of all of southern Japan) Communications center and storage point Assembly area for troops mobilized for "all-out" war, with thousands of conscripted women, children and Koreans working in military offices, military factories and building demolition women and children training to resist any invading force. Had not suffered damage from previous bombings raids
August 6, 1945. 8:15 am (Effect) B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” Atomic Uranium Bomb “Little Boy” Killed 75,000+ on impact Injured 69,000+ Destroyed about 70% of the buildings
NAGASAKI (EFFECT) Atomic Plutonium Bomb “Fat Man” August 9, 1945 @ 11:02 a.m. Atomic Plutonium Bomb “Fat Man” Killed 40,000+ on impact Injured 70,000+ Destroyed about 40% of the buildings
—PresidentTruman August 9, 1945 “I realize the tragic significance of the atomic bomb... It is an awful responsibility which has come to us... We thank God that it has come to us, instead of to our enemies; and we pray that He may guide us to use it in His ways and for His purposes.” —PresidentTruman August 9, 1945