End of World War II in the Pacific: Atomic bombs and the beginning of the Nuclear Age

Flashcards about the end of World War II in the Pacific, focusing on the use of atomic bombs and the start of the Nuclear Age.

In , Japan attacked Pearl Harbour.

December 1941

The battle of changed the war in 1942.

Midway

Many Japanese soldiers became pilots, flying explosive-filled planes into Allied ships.

Kamikaze

A bombing raid on Tokyo killed people in March 1945.

83,000

On , an American plane dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

August 6, 1945

On , the Americans dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

August 9, 1945

On , Japan surrendered, officially ending World War II.

August 14, 1945

were Japanese suicide pilots who flew directly into their targets.

Kamikaze

The Americans decided to use atomic bombs against Japan to .

End the war quickly

Many survivors of the atomic bombs later died of .

Radiation sickness

After the bombings, the Japanese people were due to lack of raw materials and food.

Starving

Using the atomic bomb was controversial because it was seen as unacceptable force against unarmed _.

Civilian

Radiation Sickness

Deadly illness caused by exposure to a nuclear explosion.

Controversial

An issue where people have strong and differing opinions.

Ethical

The principles and morals on which we base our decisions; doing the right thing.