Topic+A-17+Explain+the+importance+of+the+atom+bomb+in+the+Allied+victory+over+Japan+and+the+devastation+the+bombs+brought+to+Japan

August 6, 1945. 8:15 am. Hiroshima, Japan. 350,000 terrified faces look as a single B-29 bomber flies overhead. They have no idea what is about to happen, but are glad it is not a firebombing, like the ones that devastated Tokyo. But their relief quickly turns to horror, as a single bomb, a bomb like none other ever constructed, is detonated. In a flash, 20 kilotons of TNT’s worth of power smashes through the city, flattening buildings and incinerating bodies. In an instant, 70,000 lives are lost in the first ever military use of an atomic weapon. 

Explain the Importance of the Atom Bomb in the Allied Victory over Japan and the Devastation the Bombs Brought to Japan

 * What warning did Truman's advisors have for him about an invasion of Japan?
 * He has an alternative; powerful new weapon:
 * What was the Manhattan Project?
 * Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945; about 75,000 die
 * Nagasaki bombed on August 9; 70,000 die immediately
 * What happened on September 2, 1945?

Table of Contents

 * Manhattan Project
 * Long-Term Effects
 * Planned Invasion of Japan
 * Short-Term Effects
 * Enola Gay