The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By: Calvin ,Bryan, Anthony, Gabriel

Making of the Atomic Bomb

In 1941 Roosevelt thought the best defense was for the US to develop atomic weapons.

It was called the Manhattan project which cost them about 2 billion$.

Three atomic bombs were made in the project, in the Los Alamos

The Decision

Dropping the Atomic bomb was the most controversial issue in the 20th century

Important Question about the issue: Did it have to happen?Will it happen again into a more

catastrophic way?

Enola Gay

The “Enola Gay” piloted by Paul W. Tibbits dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The Bombing of Hiroshima

At 6:00 a Atomic Bomb was fully armed and on board

At 7:00, Japanese detected aircraft heading toward Japan, they warned the citizens, but they saw nothing happen and didn’t believe.

2nd warning, no one believed the warning, at 8:16, Hiroshima got bombed.

Bombing of Nagasaki

August 9th, 11:02 AM:Bomb fell on Nagasaki

About 270,000 people people were present in the bombing73,884 were killed and 74,909 were injured.

After the bombing of Nagasaki,Japan surrenders.

The Effect

Cancer was caused by radiation and the unborn had mental problems when born.

People got burned. Some got Leukemia People also got

chromosome injury The survivors of the

bomb had long time radiation problems

Dr. Michihiko Hachiya This story is about a doctor who was one

of the survivors of the bombing and he wrote all of this into his journal.

"The hour was early; the morning still, warm, and beautiful.

Suddenly, a strong flash of light startled me - and then another.

Garden shadows disappeared. The view where a moment before had been so bright and sunny was now dark and hazy.

A profound weakness overcame me, so I stopped to regain my strength.

All over the right side of my body I was cut and bleeding.

Where was my wife? Suddenly thoroughly alarmed, I began to yell

for her Yaeko-san, pale and frightened, her clothes

torn and blood stained I pressed my hand to the bleeding area,

Could I go on?

Timeline

Manhattan Project -1941 Planning to drop bomb - July 25, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima-August 6, 1945 Bombing of Nagasaki - August 9,1945 Japan surrenders - August 14,1945

Key Points

The bombing was for preventing the Japanese from invading other countries.

The bomb affected many lives after affects by cancer. The Hiroshima was bombed of August 6th, 1945, and

Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945, after Nagasaki was bombed, Japan surrenders.

Koba Hillside protected some Japanese from not getting killed in Nagasaki.

The bomb “Fat man” had about 10,000 tons of TNT in it.

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-Anthony -Calvin -Gabriel -Bryan