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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
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The Bombers
What If?
The Atomic Bomb
- The B-29 bomber was named the Enola gay.
- The bombs dropped were named Little Boy and Fat Man.
- Paul Tibbets piloted the bomber that dropped to two bombs
- August 6, 1945 a bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
- Killed 80,000 people instantly
What if the Atomic bomb was never dropped? The first thing that comes to mind is the continuation of the war, we my have not realized the effects of radiation on the human body to later in world history, A generation of two big cities would never have been lost, many more soldiers would have been lost on both sides.
- The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
- Killed more than 40,000
World War II
The Decision
- Global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
- Harry Truman was the president residing over the United States at the time.
- The 4 years of fighting took a toll on the american forces.
- The war was fought between the Allies and the Axis.
- The Japanese showed no signs of giving up.
- The Allies demand for a immediate surrender and stated the refusal would result in total destruction.
Source sited Page
- Directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.
"Atomic Bomb." History. N.p., 10 Mar, 2014. Web. 11 Feb, 2015. WWW.History.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/atomic-bomb
"The Decision to Drop the Bomb." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 11 Feb, 2015. WWW.ushistory.org/us/51g.asp
- First war to have the use of nuclear weapons in combat.
The Effect
The effect of the atomic bomb was, the resulting: Radiation poisoning for the saviors of the drop, deaths of millions of Japanese nationals, the devastation of two cities