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Atomic Bombings
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- 1Atomic Bombings-WhereJapan- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 2Atomic Bombings-HowManhattan Project developed from fears of Nazis building weapon
-Tested July 1945- New Mexico- SUCCESS
-Could be felt 160km away
-President Harry Truman authorised it - 3Atomic Bombings-Why-July 1945-Japan rejected Potsdam Declaration
Japan resistance fierce- would saw 1000s US lives - 4Atomic Bombings-WhatManhattan Project/Japan Campaign
Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Operation Downfall - 5Atomic Bombings-WhoEmperor Hirohito, Japan
President Harry Truman, U.S - 6Atomic Bombings-When6 August 1945- Bombing of Hiroshima- 'Little Boy' dropped
9 August 1945- Nagasaki bombed
14 August 1945- Japan notified Allies that they would agree to the conditions of the Potsdam Declaration
2 September- Official Surrender of Japanese
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- Humanities (World War 2) Flashcards on Atomic Bombings, created by keely1306 on 17/06/2013.
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