Vice president harry S. Truman had became the president after former president, Franklin Roosevelt's death in April. The new president had known nothing about the atomic bomb prior to his presidency. Now Truman had to decide whether or not the Untied States were going to use this powerful, new fearsome weapon. Truman had formed a group so that he could get advice on this weapon. They debated where the bomb was going to be used and whether or not the Japanese should be warned. After Truman had considered and thought about all the options, they had to finally make a decision. They decided that there was going to be no warning to the Japanese army. Although, Truman did give the Japanese one last chance to to avoid the bombing. Even after that, they had still given japan one last chance for surrender by demanding them for a surrender. and still, the Japanese had refused to surrender. They said that failure to surrender would lead to "prompt and utter destruction" After the Japanese had failed to respond the decided that the plan for the bombing was going to happen. According to Ayers, in he American Anthem history book, "An American B-29, named Enola Gay, flew over the city of Hiroshima and dropped the Atomic bomb.
The Enola Gay that dropped the bomb "Little Boy"
On August sixth the cities of Hiroshima were destroyed by the Atomic Bomb used in warfare.
Hiroshima after its devastation from the bombing
The first ever Atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on august 6th, 1945 at 8:16:02 A.M. Hiroshima time. The bomb named :"little boy" exploded 1900 feet above the courtyard of Shima Hospital. The Bomb had a force equal to 12,599 tons of TNT. The bomb killed many men, women, and children. it killed both military personnel and civilians. Although the city ha produced military items and housed soldiers, it was not elected as a " purely military target." There were six civilians to every soldier in Hiroshima.
The "Fat Man" which was dropped over Nagasaki
The second bomb called the "fat man", was dropped and exploded over the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 a.m. of August 9th,1945. It exploded at 1650 feet with a force of 22 thousand tons of TNT. 70,000 people had lost their lives in Nagasaki by the end of 1954 due to Bombing. By the end of 1945, a total of 140,000 people had died as a direct result of the bombing. within the following 5 years, another 60,000 would die of Bomb related causes. During world war two, Hiroshima was considered military important. It contained the second army head quarters, Which commanded the defense of all southern japan. The city was a communications center, storage point, and an assembly area for troops. According to Century Of Flight, "The explosion over Nagasaki was more powerful but the terrain and layout of the city resulted in fewer deaths. Still, 40,000 were killed instantly and 45,000 more would die later from burns and radiation." But just the day before, Russia had declared war on Japan and then had launched a huge offensive which involved thousands of tanks and hand propelled guns
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The Atomic Bomb
Vice president harry S. Truman had became the president after former president, Franklin Roosevelt's death in April. The new president had known nothing about the atomic bomb prior to his presidency. Now Truman had to decide whether or not the Untied States were going to use this powerful, new fearsome weapon. Truman had formed a group so that he could get advice on this weapon. They debated where the bomb was going to be used and whether or not the Japanese should be warned. After Truman had considered and thought about all the options, they had to finally make a decision. They decided that there was going to be no warning to the Japanese army. Although, Truman did give the Japanese one last chance to to avoid the bombing. Even after that, they had still given japan one last chance for surrender by demanding them for a surrender. and still, the Japanese had refused to surrender. They said that failure to surrender would lead to "prompt and utter destruction" After the Japanese had failed to respond the decided that the plan for the bombing was going to happen. According to Ayers, in he American Anthem history book, "An American B-29, named Enola Gay, flew over the city of Hiroshima and dropped the Atomic bomb.
On August sixth the cities of Hiroshima were destroyed by the Atomic Bomb used in warfare.
The second bomb called the "fat man", was dropped and exploded over the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 a.m. of August 9th,1945. It exploded at 1650 feet with a force of 22 thousand tons of TNT. 70,000 people had lost their lives in Nagasaki by the end of 1954 due to Bombing. By the end of 1945, a total of 140,000 people had died as a direct result of the bombing. within the following 5 years, another 60,000 would die of Bomb related causes. During world war two, Hiroshima was considered military important. It contained the second army head quarters, Which commanded the defense of all southern japan. The city was a communications center, storage point, and an assembly area for troops. According to Century Of Flight, "The explosion over Nagasaki was more powerful but the terrain and layout of the city resulted in fewer deaths. Still, 40,000 were killed instantly and 45,000 more would die later from burns and radiation." But just the day before, Russia had declared war on Japan and then had launched a huge offensive which involved thousands of tanks and hand propelled guns
Works Cited
Ayers, Edward. American Anthem Modern American History. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2007. Print.
Beck, Roger. Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction. New York: McDougal Litell, 2003. Print.
Burr, William, ed. "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II." The National Security Archive. National Security Archive, 27 04 2007. Web. 25 Oct 2013. <http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/>.
"D-Day." History. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 26 Sept 2013.
"Effects of World War II." Suffolk Community College Department. Sunysuffolk.edu. Web. 07 Oct 2013.
Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II Battles: The Globe Afire." About.com. About.com, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/world-war-2-battles.htm>.
"Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Overview and Special Image Selection." Naval History & Heritage . N.p.. Web. 01 Oct 2013. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/normandy.htm>.
Susan, Ramirez. Human Legacy. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2008. Print.
Wilhelm, Matt. "Effects of World War II." Tripod. N.p., 25 07 2000. Web. 25 Oct 2013.
"World War II (1939–1945)." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013. <http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/summary.html>.
"World War II." Ducksters. TSI, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013.
"World War II in Europe." United States Holoaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 10 06 2013. Web. 25 Oct 2013.