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On August 5, 1945 the Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The B-29 Bomber Enola Gay carried the bomb to Japan. Once the bomb was dropped the blast came fast. Nearly 70,000 Hiroshima townspeople were killed or injured. Some were literally "incinerated" instantly. Those who did survive suffered from burns, injuries and radiation sickness. For many years after the blast people became sick with cancer and other related diseases. See related link below.
after the bombing there wasnt much of hiroshima left. Within 800 meters of the epicenter there were only the frameworks of 2 buildings still standing. only 10% of all damaged by the bomb were expected to live more than two weeks. Even if they did the radiation was very often fatal (depending on level of dose).
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.
B-29 firebomb was dropped in Hiroshima August 6th, 1945 by the United States.
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Dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
What was the final solution of the atomic bomb dropping?
90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki dead.
United States ended world war 2 by dropping the atomic bomb on these two Japanese cities?
hiroshima and nagasaki
What resulted from the dropping of the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
Many many dead people, a totally destroyed city and the Japanese surrender
Date of bomb dropping on hiroshima?
The Atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945
Dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
Who authorised the dropping of the atomic bomb on hiroshima?
President Truman.
Should you have guilt for dropping the atomic bomb?
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the first city to be devastated by the dropping of the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima then Nagasaki .
Cons for dropping te atomic bomb on japan?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What are a few major events that happened in Hiroshima?
The mayor event was the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
What did the US do for victims after dropping the atom bomb?
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is a sentence using annihilation?
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima resulted in its total annihilation.
Why was Hiroshima chosen as the target for dropping the atomic bomb?
It had some ammunition factories and an army base.
What war was the us hoping to end by dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
World War 2
When was the dropping of the atomic bomb happen?
Hiroshima: August 6, 1945 Nagasaki: August 9, 1945
What events ended World War 2 in the pacific?
The dropping of the Atomic bomb on Nagasaki
