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Atomic Bombs
Atomic bomb is an explosive device in which a large amount of energy is released through nuclear reactions. This makes an atomic bomb, more properly called a nuclear weapon, a much more powerful device than any conventional bomb containing chemical explosives. The first Atomic Bombs were used during World War 2 in 1945 by the US onto 2 Japanese cities.
2,042 Questions
Who dropped atomic bomb on japan to save American lives?
No One.
Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. The atomic bomb was invented in 1945. By this time there was no threat to Pearl Harbor.
Did president truman make the correct decision in using the atomic bomb?
Truman had no idea the atomic bomb was being developed. He was not even vice president when president Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the development of the atomic bomb on October 9, 1941 after a meeting with Vannevar Bush and then vice president Henry A. Wallace. At this time the United States was not even officially involved in WW2. Truman was first informed of the development of the atomic bomb by secretary of war Henry L. Stimson shortly after Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April 1945 only months before the first atomic bomb was tested. Effectively the atomic bomb was already completely developed before Truman was even aware of it, all that remained to be done was proof testing and combat use (and Franklin D. Roosevelt had already put the military wheels in action before his death for selection of target cities in Japan, although this selection process was not complete until late May 1945).
What president used the atomic bomb?
Harry S. Truman ordered the atomic bombs (Fat Boy and Little Man) to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during the closing days of WWII. No other president has used an atomic bomb as an act of aggression. However, testing of atomic bombs lasted through many presidential terms.
What was the outcome on the atomic bomb being dropped on japan?
The whole country of japan was destroyed and in ruin.
2 cities were destroyed by atomic bombs, considering the power of an atom bomb the destruction not as great as they figured. Many other cities in Japan were fire bombed to destroy any military industry they had. Tokyo was bombed on a number of occasions.
Were two b-29 bombers used on the atomic bombing of Japan?
Enola gay which dropped the bomb over Hiroshima and Bockscar which dropped the bomb over Nagasaki.
What damage did the atomic bomb do to hiroshima?
It destroyed the city and the health consequences were:
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What is the compromise of the atomic bomb?
I think part of the answer is that the United States had some countries sign an agreement to not make, use,or even test old atomic bombs.
How does an atomic bomb effect the economy?
The atomic bomb made Japan's economy temporarily collapse, but, with the help of the United States, got back on it's feet. See it as if a person punched some-one, but then helped them back up. Japan lost many farms, which made the stock market branch in farming collapse. Nagasaki was a major industrial city, and the A-bomb (atomic bomb) took out the stock market branch of the industries.
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Why didn't they use an atomic bomb on Hitler?
According to the War of Nerves book, the Nazis did develop and stockpile chemical weapons, but they mistakenly thought that the Allies also had these weapons, so decided not to use them.
AnswerAlso, the "handwriting was on the wall" and his military leaders were probably thinking of their life after the war. They may have been thinking what good it would do to use chemical weapons when they knew the Allies would respond in kind for a war that was already lost. What good would it do to survive the war and then be hung for war crimes? I doubt that even if ordered to use chemical weapons, most regular army units would not. SS units might though. AnswerWell, I guess maybe Hitler's psychology and his personal experiences might have played a role in why or why not he used chemical weapons. But another answer might be possible. Chemical weapons of the time were fired by artillery from a short distance, 10 miles. Overall it wasn't very effective at killing. In World War I it was practical because it was meant to weaken an enemy trench position.However in a mobile war that Hitler had created, that type of weapon was not pratical. Usually because the position of the enemy could not be determined, as from the huge trenches dug by the Triple Allies. And by the time World War II had arrived a gas mask was standard issue, thus decreasing it's killing or wounding potential. And finally there was no garauntees that the gas would stay in one place, sometimes it went back on the people who where firing it. The conclusion is that it is a largley ineffective weapon by World War II and who no pratical purpose than by killing "undesirables". And that gas wasn't even a weapon, it was a pestiside.
AnswerI researched this for a current project in my history class and I found out that Hitler was burned with mustard gas (in his face) in The Great War or World War 1, and that he didn't want to get burned in the face again.What date did the atomic bomb explode over Hiroshima?
The atomic bombs where the last attacks in World War 2. A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, followed by a plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man) on the city of Nagasaki on August 9. The first atomic bomb ever to be used in a military operation was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan On August 6, 1945 at 8:16:02 a.m. Hiroshima time. The bomb, affectionately named "Little Boy," exploded 1,900 feet above the courtyard of Shima Hospital, with a force equivalent to 12,500 tons of TNT. The second bomb, called "Fat Man," exploded over Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. It exploded at 1,650 feet with a force of 22,000 tons of TNT. 70,000 people lost their lives in Nagasaki by the end of 1945 due to the bombing. A total of 140,000 died within the next five years.
Did Germany create an atomic bomb in the World War 2?
IMMIGRANTS from Germany helped make the A-Bomb.
What is the name of the plane and the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
Bockscar is the name of the U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped the the atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The name, which is painted on the aircraft is a pun on "boxcar," after the name of the aircraft's commander, Captain Frederick C. Bock. For this mission, however, it was Major Charles Sweeney who flew Bockscar. Some official and unofficial documents have mistakenly called the plane Bock's Car, Bocks Car and Box Car over the years.
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What are the good and bad points of dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Dropping the atomic bomb was a bad thing because it brought the Japanese to a very bad state and the radiation affected people into having poor babies. It was very hard to bring back Japan into a normal state
The good thing was that it restored a lot of places in the world to peace. The atomic bomb forced the Japanese to surrender stopping them doing anything worse or getting stronger so someday, will be able to attack other places with large military such as America.
What year was the atomic bomb made?
You must be thinking of Oppenheimer. He did not personally make the bomb by himself. Thousands of workers were needed to create and build the three atomic bombs during World War 2. They were developed in the Manhattan Project in several places around the US but the primary place was in New Mexico.
Why did the Japanese military set off a bomb in the Chinese territory it controlled?
To give Japan an excuse to seize Manchuria from China
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were launched from?
The atomic bombs , Fat Man and Little Boy , were delivered on targets Hiroshima and Nagasaki by two B-29 Super Fortresses , the Enola Gay and Bockscar , originating from the Pacific island of Tinian .
Why did they choose nagasaki for dropping the atomic bomb?
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.
What city did not have the atomic bomb dropped on it?
There were a bunch of cities in WW2 that were not bomber such as New York city and Los Angles California.
yes these city's were not bombed in world war 2 but on the whole this is a really good question...65 citys were bombed in Germany alone so theres a starting point for you! thanks x
When and where did the atomic bomb get set off?
The first test was July 16, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The Atomic bomb was also used to end Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 & to obliterate Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Was japan the first to research atomic bombs?
Who knows which country started on the atomic bomb research first. Japan burned up much of their research. The Germans did the same. The US kept their records but we don't know who started researching first. We only know the US actually finished the research and developed the bomb.
What effect did the USSR have on the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?
None whatsoever. Michael Montagne The bombing of Japan with the atomic bomb served as a signal to the USSR that the US not only had the bomb, but that the US government was also crazy enough the use it. Simply having the bomb and ending the war - the Japanese had been offering to surrender for months before the bombing -- would have left the possibility open that the US would not use the bomb, but just bluff with it.
