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President Truman dropped two atomic bombs, the first ever created, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because he thought that would be a good strategy to make the ever fighting Japan surrender in WW2


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Good question. Actually, little is known that twelve American prisoners of war lost their lives by the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima. That is the number.


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Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the last action take in World War 2.


Why were atomic bombs dropped only in nagasaki and why hiroshima out of the whole of japan?

doesn't really answer your questionduring the closing stages of the war against japan, japan was extensively fire bombed by the Americans. all the major industrial cities were basically destroyed. hiroshima kokura and nagasaki all had something in commonthey were coastalthey were surrounded by mountainsthey had minor military factories and portsthey had approximately 250,000 in populationthese cities were left basically untouched by the Americans during all of the bombings of japan. why?being surrounded by mountains it would contain the blasthaving ports and military targets gave a good reason for bombingsif you bombed Tokyo or Osaka you would kill a million plus civilians (not acceptable in public opinion) but believe it or not 250,000 is acceptable.they were dropped on those cities because they were perfect test sites for the atom bomb. you may ask what has kokura to do with it. kokura was the secondary target for the hiroshima bombing and the primary target for the nagasaki bombing. the bombs need to be dropped in fine weather for bombardier accuracy and to take arial phots of the effects. luckily for the people of kokura on the day of the hiroshima bombing it was fine in hiroshima and on the day of the nagasaki bombing it was overcast in kokura so they missed out.i hope this answered your question.Those two bombs were enough to kill thousands and thousands of people and to bring Lapan to it knees.


Why did president Truman not do a good job?

Wither or not he did a good job is an opinion. He dropped the atom bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which is why most people think he did a "bad job" even though he ended WWI by doing so.


How will you use the dates August 6 and August 9 to create awareness about the ill effects of nuclear disasters?

On August 6 and 9, 1945; nuclear bombs were dropped in Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities. Most people has seen the pictures. Remembering the ill effects of the blasts created in those dates, could be a good source to create awareness.


How will you use the dates August 6 and August 9 to create awarness about the ill effects of nuclear disasters?

On August 6 and 9, 1945; nuclear bombs were dropped in Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities. Most people has seen the pictures. Remembering the ill effects of the blasts created in those dates, could be a good source to create awareness.


What was the second city bombed by an atomic weapon?

Hiroshima, Kokura and Nagasaki. Some people say Tokyo but that citi was bombed and destroyed so the US would not waste a good weapon in destroyed grounds.


Is it good that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?

Some people think so. Others don't. The people of Hiroshima don't agree.


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good because Germany was close to developing them too if we did not end the war more people would die.


Was the atomic bomb a good way to end World War 2?

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Where can you find the crew members names of both planes that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan?

wikipedia is a good source