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What was the actual number of casualties the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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∙ 13y ago
some places say 140,000 casualties and some say up to 350,000.
im not sure which one is correct, but i do know around 70,000 people died at nagasaki immediately.
hope this helps a bit :)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoAccording to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.
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∙ 14y ago"Little Boy" was dropped on the city o Hiroshima on Monday, August 6, 1945, followed on August 9 by the detonation of the "Fat Man" nuclear bomb over Nagasaki.
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∙ 13y agoI believe I heard approximately 75,000 died in Hiroshima and 60,000 in Nagasaki.
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∙ 14y agoThe bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945
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∙ 13y agoThese killed killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
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What affect did World War 2 have on the world?
One of the main events was the Holocaust, in which over 6.2 million Jews were killed and tortured in the Nazis' concentration camps. 'Experiments' (that I won't go into, but be sure that is was terrible) were preformed on them, and only a fraction survived. Another problem was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by order of Harry S. Truman, President. He ordered the nuclear bombs Little Boy to be dropped on Hiroshima, and Fat Man to be dropped on Nagasaki. It still haunts the history of japan. The bombings, which were the first actual use of nuclear weapons in history, were developed in the Manhattan Project, which tested the weapons. Still, the trenches and cliff-bunkers and tank-busters are standing on the beaches of Normandy, France from the invasion of D-Day. D-Day got it's name from the files on it, which didn't exactly specify the date.
How many Japanese civilians died in World War 2?
I have seen and heard many figures of the deaths instantaneously, soon after and throughout many decades. In both Nagasaki and Hiroshima each had over 100,000 killed. See link below for some more solid figures.The estimate of direct deaths from the bomb in Hiroshima was about 70,000 people. For Nagasaki, immediate death totals are less clear, but are estimated from 45,000 to 60,000.The long-term deaths (severe injuries, radiation) are harder to calculate, with as few as 20,000 or as many as 96,000 additional casualties in Hiroshima. For Nagasaki, the delayed casualties could have been from 25,000 to 40,000 additional deaths. The increased cancer rate among survivors makes the actual death toll even higher.A very rough estimate would be on the order of 100,000+ in Hiroshima and 60,000+ in Nagasaki.Getting an accurate estimate of the total casualties has been greatly complicated by a number of factors:Extensive destruction of civil installations (hospitals, fire and police department, and government agencies) made compiling statistics after the fact particularly difficultExtreme confusion immediately following the explosion made organizing any effort to keep consistent records very difficultBecause records of the actual population before the bombing are incomplete (the Japanese periodic censuses are not complete for example) trying to estimating deaths by counting survivors in the area and subtracting the number from the original population will have a significant inherent uncertaintyThe great fires that raged in each city totally consumed many bodies.It is difficult to identify and count those whose deaths are a direct result of exposure to the bomb but who died weeks, months, or years later from that exposure.For the purposes of this question you must also consider the uncertainties in what what fraction of the total casualties in the cities were civilian and what fraction were military. It should also be noted that in anticipation of a potential invasion of the Japanese main islands, the government of Japan had formed the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps allowing all men ages 16 to 60 and all women ages 17 to 40 to be called upon under the Volunteer Enlistment Law. Civilians were trained to use pretty much any available weapon including spears and other sharp instruments. Their instructions included directions that killing even a single Allied soldier would be satisfactory. Since Japan was unable to provide uniforms to civilians, (allowing civilians to be distinguished from soldiers), and that Japan was calling for all civilians to fight, all civilians would effectively become targets for the invading forces if the main Japanese Islands had been invaded; in a July 21, 1945 report, an intelligence officer for the U.S. Fifth Air Force stated:The entire population of Japan is a proper military target...There are no civilians in Japan.Japanese Public Law Number 30 was issued on March 27, 1945, officially drafting all members of the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps. This means most Japanese adults and teens were officially "military" 4 months before the bombs were dropped. In light of this, the distinction between civilian and military casualties becomes somewhat blurred.The number of total casualties has been estimated at various times since the bombings with wide discrepancies. Here are some of the estimates from different sources:Source 1: Hiroshima: 66,000 Nagasaki: 39,000Source 2: 90,000-166,000 killed in Hiroshima 60,000-80,000 killed in NagasakiSource 3: Initial death count in Hiroshima (based solely on the disposal of bodies) set at 42,000-93,000. Surveys during the first months after the bombing yielded a more reliable estimate of 130,000 dead as of November 1945. A similar survey by officials in Nagasaki set its death toll at 60,000-70,000.Source 4: 200,000 in Hiroshima 140,000 in Nagasaki.
The name of the second plane to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
The second US nuclear weapon, used against the city of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, was called "Fat Man" for its shape. It used plutonium-239 as its fissioning material, as did the Trinity nuclear device, tested at Alamagordo NM on July16. (see related question)
How many people lived in hiroshima before the bombings?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.140,000 people died in Hiroshima & 80,000 in Nagasaki. The radiation later caused the deaths of thousands more. It's estimated that over 300,000 Japanese died from the bombings until today.250,000+ in the initial blasts and an unknown number died of after effects like radiation positioning and cancers.200,000 instantlyApproximately 140,000 people died at Hiroshima. 70,000 died at Nagasaki. So in total 210,000 people died in both cites.90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in NagasakiIn Hiroshima 140,000 were killed and Nagasaki 80,000. Many later died due to radiation poisoning and injuries sustained from the actual bombing.At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.Hiroshima 80,000Nagasaki 40,000Approximately 90,000-106,000 people died in Hiroshima, 60,000-80,000 died in Nagasaki.*The prompt fatalities in Hiroshima are estimated at 70,000 and up to 96,000 or more within the year. The prompt fatalities in Nagasaki were lower but inexact (40,000 to 75,000) with a total death count of about 80,000. The total for both cities would be between 150,000 and 250,000 from all causes.According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.Those nuclear bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki .90,000-166,000 killed in Hiroshima60,000-80,000 killed in Nagasaki14,371,894,023 people died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the US dropped the atom bomb.Those bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
How much people die from an atomic bomb in a minute?
Probably nil. There have only been two atomic bomb launches on actual cities (in WWII, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) that killed millions of people BACK THEN. But now, the radiation probably faded away, and thus causes no more deaths.
What was the names of the atom bomes dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
What's a "bome"?Get your spelling correct first if you want an actual answer to your question.
How long did it take Harry Truman to drop the bombs?
Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. The actual decision to use the bombs was made by Truman in July 1945. Therefore, the timeframe from the decision to the actual dropping of the bombs was a matter of weeks.
What World War 2 event Did most people become victims of a new method of killing-radiation?
The only time in World War II radiation served as a weapon was the Nuclear Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The actual explosion killed thousands immediately, the radiation killed a lot more.
Where was the Atomic bombing site?
There are many site. You mean what? The actual use of war or the one tested by US before the actual use against Japan.If u meant the test before using against Japan @ World War 2, then it is in Socorro, New Mexico (White Sands Missile Range, near Alamogordo.) on 16 July 1945. If you meant the actual usage against Japanese, it is on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively (Aug 6 1945 and Aug 9 1945 respectively.)The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki .
How many Japanese civilians died in World War 2?
I have seen and heard many figures of the deaths instantaneously, soon after and throughout many decades. In both Nagasaki and Hiroshima each had over 100,000 killed. See link below for some more solid figures.The estimate of direct deaths from the bomb in Hiroshima was about 70,000 people. For Nagasaki, immediate death totals are less clear, but are estimated from 45,000 to 60,000.The long-term deaths (severe injuries, radiation) are harder to calculate, with as few as 20,000 or as many as 96,000 additional casualties in Hiroshima. For Nagasaki, the delayed casualties could have been from 25,000 to 40,000 additional deaths. The increased cancer rate among survivors makes the actual death toll even higher.A very rough estimate would be on the order of 100,000+ in Hiroshima and 60,000+ in Nagasaki.Getting an accurate estimate of the total casualties has been greatly complicated by a number of factors:Extensive destruction of civil installations (hospitals, fire and police department, and government agencies) made compiling statistics after the fact particularly difficultExtreme confusion immediately following the explosion made organizing any effort to keep consistent records very difficultBecause records of the actual population before the bombing are incomplete (the Japanese periodic censuses are not complete for example) trying to estimating deaths by counting survivors in the area and subtracting the number from the original population will have a significant inherent uncertaintyThe great fires that raged in each city totally consumed many bodies.It is difficult to identify and count those whose deaths are a direct result of exposure to the bomb but who died weeks, months, or years later from that exposure.For the purposes of this question you must also consider the uncertainties in what what fraction of the total casualties in the cities were civilian and what fraction were military. It should also be noted that in anticipation of a potential invasion of the Japanese main islands, the government of Japan had formed the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps allowing all men ages 16 to 60 and all women ages 17 to 40 to be called upon under the Volunteer Enlistment Law. Civilians were trained to use pretty much any available weapon including spears and other sharp instruments. Their instructions included directions that killing even a single Allied soldier would be satisfactory. Since Japan was unable to provide uniforms to civilians, (allowing civilians to be distinguished from soldiers), and that Japan was calling for all civilians to fight, all civilians would effectively become targets for the invading forces if the main Japanese Islands had been invaded; in a July 21, 1945 report, an intelligence officer for the U.S. Fifth Air Force stated:The entire population of Japan is a proper military target...There are no civilians in Japan.Japanese Public Law Number 30 was issued on March 27, 1945, officially drafting all members of the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps. This means most Japanese adults and teens were officially "military" 4 months before the bombs were dropped. In light of this, the distinction between civilian and military casualties becomes somewhat blurred.The number of total casualties has been estimated at various times since the bombings with wide discrepancies. Here are some of the estimates from different sources:Source 1: Hiroshima: 66,000 Nagasaki: 39,000Source 2: 90,000-166,000 killed in Hiroshima 60,000-80,000 killed in NagasakiSource 3: Initial death count in Hiroshima (based solely on the disposal of bodies) set at 42,000-93,000. Surveys during the first months after the bombing yielded a more reliable estimate of 130,000 dead as of November 1945. A similar survey by officials in Nagasaki set its death toll at 60,000-70,000.Source 4: 200,000 in Hiroshima 140,000 in Nagasaki.
What affect did World War 2 have on the world?
One of the main events was the Holocaust, in which over 6.2 million Jews were killed and tortured in the Nazis' concentration camps. 'Experiments' (that I won't go into, but be sure that is was terrible) were preformed on them, and only a fraction survived. Another problem was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by order of Harry S. Truman, President. He ordered the nuclear bombs Little Boy to be dropped on Hiroshima, and Fat Man to be dropped on Nagasaki. It still haunts the history of japan. The bombings, which were the first actual use of nuclear weapons in history, were developed in the Manhattan Project, which tested the weapons. Still, the trenches and cliff-bunkers and tank-busters are standing on the beaches of Normandy, France from the invasion of D-Day. D-Day got it's name from the files on it, which didn't exactly specify the date.
The name of the second plane to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
The second US nuclear weapon, used against the city of Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, was called "Fat Man" for its shape. It used plutonium-239 as its fissioning material, as did the Trinity nuclear device, tested at Alamagordo NM on July16. (see related question)
How many people lived in hiroshima before the bombings?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.140,000 people died in Hiroshima & 80,000 in Nagasaki. The radiation later caused the deaths of thousands more. It's estimated that over 300,000 Japanese died from the bombings until today.250,000+ in the initial blasts and an unknown number died of after effects like radiation positioning and cancers.200,000 instantlyApproximately 140,000 people died at Hiroshima. 70,000 died at Nagasaki. So in total 210,000 people died in both cites.90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in NagasakiIn Hiroshima 140,000 were killed and Nagasaki 80,000. Many later died due to radiation poisoning and injuries sustained from the actual bombing.At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.Hiroshima 80,000Nagasaki 40,000Approximately 90,000-106,000 people died in Hiroshima, 60,000-80,000 died in Nagasaki.*The prompt fatalities in Hiroshima are estimated at 70,000 and up to 96,000 or more within the year. The prompt fatalities in Nagasaki were lower but inexact (40,000 to 75,000) with a total death count of about 80,000. The total for both cities would be between 150,000 and 250,000 from all causes.According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.Those nuclear bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki .90,000-166,000 killed in Hiroshima60,000-80,000 killed in Nagasaki14,371,894,023 people died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the US dropped the atom bomb.Those bombs killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
Why did america dropped an atomic bomb on japan instead of germany?
The Trinity Test in July 1945 was a preliminary test before actual use of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The war in Europe with the Germans ended on May 8, 1945, almost two months prior to this test. So it was not a probability.
How much people die from an atomic bomb in a minute?
Probably nil. There have only been two atomic bomb launches on actual cities (in WWII, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki) that killed millions of people BACK THEN. But now, the radiation probably faded away, and thus causes no more deaths.
How many casualities were there in Hiroshima?
There has been great difficulty in estimating the total casualties in the Japanese cities as a result of the atomic bombing. The extensive destruction of civil installations (hospitals, fire and police department, and government agencies) the state of utter confusion immediately following the explosion, as well as the uncertainty regarding the actual population before the bombing, contribute to the difficulty of making estimates of casualties. The Japanese periodic censuses are not complete. Finally, the great fires that raged in each city totally consumed many bodies. The number of total casualties has been estimated at various times since the bombings with wide discrepancies. The Manhattan Engineer District's best available figures are: TABLE A: Estimates of Casualties Hiroshima Pre-raid population 255,000 Dead 66,000 Injured 69,000 Total Casualties 135,000 -atomicarchive-
How much land was destroyed by the bomb fat man?
I will assume you were referring to the MK-3 plutonium Fatman dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, as there was no "fat boy" bomb (there was the MK-1 uranium Littleboy bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 but the answer would be the same). The bomb exploded in an airburst without the fireball touching the ground, no land at all was destroyed. Structures on the surface were destroyed or damaged and people were killed or injured, but no land was destroyed.
