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Was the dropping of atomic bombs justified?
Why did the US decide to Why did the US decide to drop the bomb?drop the bomb?
Pacific warPacific war Millions invested Millions invested
in developmentin development Growing threat Growing threat
from USSRfrom USSR Vengeance for Vengeance for
torture & suicide torture & suicide attacksattacks
What happened when the What happened when the bomb was dropped?bomb was dropped?
6 August 1945 Enola 6 August 1945 Enola Gay dropped atomic Gay dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshimabomb on Hiroshima
70,000 immediate 70,000 immediate deathsdeaths
200,000+ deaths 200,000+ deaths radiation and radiation and fall outfall out
9 August, Nagasaki9 August, Nagasaki 40,000 deaths40,000 deaths
14 August Japan 14 August Japan surrenderssurrenders
www.peace-museum.org/welcome.htm
What did the bombs look What did the bombs look like?like?‘Little Boy’ Uranium,
Hiroshima
‘Fat Man’, Plutonium, Nagasaki
How powerful were they?How powerful were they? ‘‘Fat Boy’ blast equivalent to 20,000Fat Boy’ blast equivalent to 20,000 tons of tons of
explosives detonated at onceexplosives detonated at once Strong winds from blast destroyed all buildings Strong winds from blast destroyed all buildings
within a 1.5 mile radiuswithin a 1.5 mile radius Heat generated incinerated everything in its Heat generated incinerated everything in its
pathpath
What was the impact?What was the impact?
Your taskYour task
Read Source 1 (an eye-witness Read Source 1 (an eye-witness account) and list the different account) and list the different effects the bomb had on people effects the bomb had on people and things in the city of and things in the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima.
Eye-witness account
Which of these images tells us more Which of these images tells us more about the effects of the atomic bomb?about the effects of the atomic bomb?
Drawing by Sawami Drawing by Sawami KatagiriKatagiri
Photograph taken days after the Photograph taken days after the Hiroshima bomb was dropped in Hiroshima bomb was dropped in
August 1945August 1945