1. The Atomic Bombs

2. Development of the Bomb
August 2, 1939: Einstein to FDR; Germany prep for A-Bomb
US expedites research: “The Manhattan Project”
Robert Oppenheimer oversaw project
From : over $2 billion spent on Manhattan Project

4. Testing the bomb Codename: “The Gadget”
Testing Site: Los Alamos, New Mexico (Developed in Manhattan)
Light of explosion turned orange- atomic fireball shoots upwards
Light so bright, residents say “sun came up twice”
Blind girl saw flash from 120 miles away
Soil remnants: jade radioactive glass created by heat
Scientists Reactions
Isidor Rabi: equilibrium in nature had been upset
Robert Oppenheimer: ecstatic about the success of the project, quoted Bhagavad Gita: "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Ken Bainbridge, the test director: "Now we're all sons of bitches.“
Several sign petitions against it

8. Prelude to the Bomb Battle of Okinawa US victory (Heavy losses) Proved
Japan would not win
Japanese invasion = massive casualties
Japan Post-Okinawa
Japanese Cabinet collapses
New pro-peace prime minister and foreign minister
Japanese military refuses to listen

10. Hiroshima August 6, 1945 Little Boy Target: Aioi Bridge Enola Gay
Plane carrying bomb
Dropped bomb at 8:15
Missed target by only 800 feet
Losses
66,000 dead
69,000 injured
Surrounding area
Blast was half mile in diameter
Total destruction: one mile diameter

15. Nagasaki August 9, 1945 Fat Man Missed Target Losses
Off by over 1.5 miles
Still destroyed half of city
Losses
About 39,000 dead
Over 25,000 injured

20. Aftermath Japan surrenders August 10, 1945 Post-bomb effects
Radioactive rain
Leukemia passed to offspring from survivors
high-altitude detonation can scramble electronics within 50-miles
Atomic bomb tests common until Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)

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23. The Main Point: Why use the bomb?
Spent a lot of money on it
Show other countries who was boss/intimidate them
Wanted to save lives (Interact w/ History)
Wanted total surrender from Japan (Why?)