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Were the Soviets a target for the bomb as much as the Japanese?
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∙ 17y ago
No, they were on OUR side.
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Why was the united states pressing for the development of the H-Bomb?
Mostly fear that if we didn't do it first the Soviets would. Not much different than the reason the US pushed development of the atomic bomb: fear that if we didn't do it first the Nazis would.
Why were the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki targeted for the dropping of the atomic bomb during World War 2?
There were several considerations in choosing the site for the first bomb. * The target should be an urban area of at least three miles diameter; * The target should be capable of being effectively damaged by a blast; * The target should not have been a previous target of conventional bombs, so that the damage from the single new bomb could be evaluated (both by the US and the Japanese governments) on its own. Hiroshima met all these criteria, and in addition was a significant military site. Nagasaki was actually not the first choice for the second bomb; the city of Kokura was the intended target and the bomber made three passes over Kokura before being directed to the secondary target of Nagasaki due to heavy cloud cover at the primary site. Nagasaki was a major Imperial Japanese Navy port and, though it had been bombed previously, had not suffered extensive damage.
Why were Japanese and Japanese-Americans taken from their homes?
If you are talking about during WWII, it was because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the Americans feared that they were there to kill or bomb them, much like today with people from the Middle East.
Why did the Japanese take so long to surrender after hiroshima?
At first the Japanese did not believe that one bomb could create THAT much damage. After the second city was atom bombed, the Japanese surrendered rather quickly.
What areas did Stalin and the USSR capture in World War 2?
In the "West" (Europe) the Soviets liberated: Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Austria (most of it) Bulgaria "East" Germany In the "East" (Asia) little is known and the Soviets were not in action for a very long time before the war ended, even so they did some very important things. They defeated the main Japanese Army stationed in China. They captured Manchuria and probably very importantly captured Pu-Ye (spelling?) who was the Emperor of China, and the Japanese in China claimed as their Emperor after the Japanese Emperor surrendered. The Soviets also captured northern Korea. Considering the fact that the Emperor and the Japanese Army were unimpressed by the 1st Atomic Bomb (because the damage done, and the number of people killed was less that what had already happened in Tokyo as a result of fire bombing), I strongly suspect the 2nd Atomic Bomb had no greater effect on their decision to fight on. So what caused the Emperor to surrender? I feel it was his fear of the Soviets taking over northern Japan while the Japanese fought against an American landing in southern Japan. As much as the Japanese may have hated us our history showed we did not take over land. On the other hand the Russians had taken over land. So the Emperor felt Japan had more to fear from the Soviets, and so he must surrender before they could invade Japan. Hope this helps, John
How much money did it cost the Japanese to bomb the us during Pearl Harbor?
the japanase spen over 100,000 dollars on the attack on pearl harbor
Where were the first nuclear bombs dropped?
A nuclear bomb has never been dropped. It was an atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese cities Hiroshima ans Nagasaki. An atomic bomb is a nuclear weapon. Nuclear bombs have much more impact than atomic bombs, and could potentially end the World if a nuclear war was started.
How much francium is in a bomb?
A francium bomb cannot exist.
Who helped the Soviets develop an atomic bomb?
The spies that gave the plans to the Soviets during the war:Ted HallKlaus Fuchsthe RosenburgsGreenglassetc.But the Soviets probably did not need this as they had their own team of scientists that could figure this out. The spies probably only sped up development by a year or two.Igor KurchatovYuli KharitonYakov ZeldovichGeorgii FlyorovAbram Fedorovich IoffeAndrei Sakharovetc.
Why did the US choose to use the atomic bomb?
We did not specifically choose either Nagasaki nor Hiroshima for the atomic bombing. We chose a target list of 6 cities, with the primary criteria being they had not already been significantly bombed conventionally. This criteria was used both to help the Japanese quickly see the destructiveness of this new bomb and to help the US military evaluate bomb effects after the Japanese surrender. On the original list Kyoto was included, but Stimson demanded it be removed due to its cultural significance so Nagasaki was selected to replace Kyoto.Actual target selections for the attacks were made a couple days before by the field commanders from this list, a primary and a secondary target for each attack. IIRC the primary and secondary target cities for each attack were:August 6, 1945 - primary Hiroshima - secondary KokuraAugust 9, 1945 - primary Kokura - secondary NagasakiThe bomb was actually dropped on Nagasaki instead of Kokura on the 9th due to a combination of bad weather and some mechanical problems preventing access to fuel in one tank of the bomber on that mission (Bocks Car). So in a way you could say that the weather choose Nagasaki to atomic bomb as much as the US did.Had it been necessary to continue the atomic bombing, the Manhattan Project factories were scheduled and ready to produce a total of 23 bombs for delivery on Japanese cities (not just the 2 used) before the end of 1945.
How much money did America save by dropping the atomic bomb on japan instead of going into battle?
Answer One reason for using the atomic bomb was to shorten the war and save the lives of American and also Japanese soldiers who would die in the invasion. How do you put a price tag on lives???????????
What ware the likely of Impact of dropping an atomic bomb on a Japanese city?
Hiroshima is a city in which metal things were made. The US were giving steel to the japanese, but the Japanese were supplying guns to the Nazi which the US were fighting. So the impact would be that Japan would not be able to produce much steel and Hitler would lose the war.
