End of War in the Pacific Mid 1945 – U.S. island hopping campaign pushed Japanese back towards Japan Japan not willing to submit to U.S. demand of unconditional.

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End of War in the Pacific Mid 1945 – U.S. island hopping campaign pushed Japanese back towards Japan Japan not willing to submit to U.S. demand of unconditional surrender Invasion of Japan could cost millions more lives U.S. began to think of different options to quickly end the war…

Hiroshima August 6, 1945, U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Japanese city of Hiroshima Estimated 70,000 civilians died immediately Japan would still not accept terms of surrender

Hiroshima before and after the bomb

Effects of the bomb Heat of blast so intense people at center of explosion vaporized Bomb’s white light acted like giant flashbulb and burned dark fabrics of clothing into skin and shadows of bodies onto walls People experienced blinding flash, followed by intense heat, and a deafening explosion

Nagasaki August 9, 1945, U.S. dropped second atomic bomb on Japanese city of Nagasaki Estimated 40,000 civilians died immediately

End of World War II August 14, 1945 Japanese Emperor Hirohito accepted U.S. terms of surrender September 2, 1945 Japan signed an official declaration of surrender

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