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Title: Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki


1
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • By Kaleb Helman
  • and
  • Chad Kroplin

2
The Manhattan Project
  • Goal of Manhattan Project was to create atomic
    bomb.
  • USA began project when they heard Germany was
    attempting to create nuclear weapons.
  • Project involved USA, Canada, and UK.

3
Trumans Decision to Drop the Bomb
  • Harry Truman made the decision to drop the atomic
    bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki for several
    reasons
  • 1. Wanted to save as many US lives as
    possible.
  • 2. Wanted to find a way to make Japan surrender
    as quickly as possible.
  • 3. Wanted to end WWI.

4
Little Boy
  • Little Boy was the first atomic bomb dropped on
    Hiroshima (August 6, 1945).
  • Dropped by the B-29 bomber, Enola Gay
  • Bomb killed approximately
  • 140,000 people.
  • 9.84 feet long,
  • 28 inches in diameter,
  • and 8,900 pounds.

5
Fat Man
  • Fat Man was the second atomic bomb dropped just
    three days later on Nagasaki (August 9, 1945).
  • Dropped by a B-29 bomber, Bockscar
  • killed estimated 39,000 with
  • another 25,000 wounded.
  • 10.6 feet long, had a
  • diameter of 5 feet, and
  • weighed 10,200 pounds.

6
Map of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • are located in the
  • Southern part of Japan.

7
The Explosions
  • Hiroshima cloud Nagasaki cloud

8
Bibliography
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattan_Project
    Uranium_bomb
  • http//www.essortment.com/all/presidenttruman_rywp
    .htm
  • http//www.cnn.com/WORLD/9604/07/nagasaki.museum/h
    iroshima_nagasaki.jpg
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Boy
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Man
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hi
    roshima_and_Nagasaki
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