WW2- Hiroshima and Nagasaki

what were the two bombs named?

Fat man and little boy

when was Hiroshima

6 august 1945

what was the bomber plane

Enola Gay

Casualties?

Estimated 140,000 people(out of 350,000 people)

impact:

exploded with the force of 20,000 tons of TNT

temperature at the centre: 3000 c - 4000c

everything within 1 mile flattened

fires destroyed. 67% of buildings

when was Nagasaki

9 august 1945

what was the bomber plan

Bocksar

casualities

at least 74000 dead

what was the surrender of Japan

Emperor Hirohito announced surruender on the 15 august 1949 where he signed the formal surrender on 2nd september 1945 - OFFICIAL END OF WW2

consequenses:

many people who survived the dropping of the bomb suffered from poor health due to the exposure to radiation.

By 1950, the USA and Soviet Union had developed an even more powerful weapon, known as the Hydrogen bomb.

why did Truman drop the bomb

to end the war as quickly as possible and to reduce the number of American lives lost.