In this report I will be talking about WWII and how it ended with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. America thought that dropping an atomic bomb on japan would end the war. When America dropped the bombs, the Japanese surrendered because they thought that those bombs were just the beginning and that America had more bombs that they could drop on japan.
What Caused this to Happen
The United States wanted to limit its own casualties by forcing Japan to surrender as quickly as possible.
Lead up to the dropping of the bomb
When President Truman came into power, WWII was coming to an end. When he found out about the success of the Manhattan project (the testing and creating of the first atomic bomb), he was faced …show more content…
Hiroshima
The estimated population of Hiroshima in 1945, before the atomic bomb was dropped, was 350,000. Hiroshima was chosen as the site of the first bomb drop because the USAF‘s bombing raids on Japan had not hit Hiroshima, and was therefore chosen as a suitable place to test the effects of little man. It was also an important military base of the Japanese armed forces.
Nagasaki
Nagasaki had an estimated population of 240,000 people in 1945, before the bomb was dropped. Nagasaki was chosen to be bombed because the primary target city, Kokura, had been covered by clouds (but so had Nagasaki) when Bockscar was flying above. The bomb would have been dropped on Kokura anyway, but there was a gap in the clouds above Nagasaki. When the bomb was dropped, it fell over a point away from the city center. It detonated 500 meters above surface zero.
The planes
Bockscar
The Bockscar was a B-29A-40-MO Superfortress, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Glenn L. Martin Company made planes during WWII. They also made
Enola Gay
The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber also manufactured by GLM Company, named after the pilot’s mother. The pilot was Colonel Paul …show more content…
The people that were a short distance didn’t have it much better than the people at ground zero, they were killed in minutes, or had severe radiation poisoning and died or were severely crippled or injured.
What Caused this to Happen
The United States wanted to limit its own casualties by forcing Japan to surrender as quickly as possible.
Lead up to the dropping of the bomb
When President Truman came into power, WWII was coming to an end. When he found out about the success of the Manhattan project (the testing and creating of the first atomic bomb), he was faced …show more content…
Hiroshima
The estimated population of Hiroshima in 1945, before the atomic bomb was dropped, was 350,000. Hiroshima was chosen as the site of the first bomb drop because the USAF‘s bombing raids on Japan had not hit Hiroshima, and was therefore chosen as a suitable place to test the effects of little man. It was also an important military base of the Japanese armed forces.
Nagasaki
Nagasaki had an estimated population of 240,000 people in 1945, before the bomb was dropped. Nagasaki was chosen to be bombed because the primary target city, Kokura, had been covered by clouds (but so had Nagasaki) when Bockscar was flying above. The bomb would have been dropped on Kokura anyway, but there was a gap in the clouds above Nagasaki. When the bomb was dropped, it fell over a point away from the city center. It detonated 500 meters above surface zero.
The planes
Bockscar
The Bockscar was a B-29A-40-MO Superfortress, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Glenn L. Martin Company made planes during WWII. They also made
Enola Gay
The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber also manufactured by GLM Company, named after the pilot’s mother. The pilot was Colonel Paul …show more content…
The people that were a short distance didn’t have it much better than the people at ground zero, they were killed in minutes, or had severe radiation poisoning and died or were severely crippled or injured.