PPT-Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan Surrenders

By John Baeck and Yonna Worku Key Figures Harry S Truman was the 33 rd President of the United States There were two main reasons President Truman wanted to bomb Japan Firstly he wanted to end the war as soon as he can to minimize the deaths of American . At the start of WWII in 1939 the atomic bomb had not yet been invented. However, scientists discovered about that time that a powerful explosion might be possible by splitting an atom. This type of bomb could destroy large cities in a single blast and would change warfare forever!. Locations and Dates. Hiroshima, Japan (Little Boy) August 6, 1945. Nagasaki, Japan (Fat Man) August 9, 1945. “Little Boy”. “Fat Man” . Beginning of Development. The beginning of the project was Albert Einstein’s 1939 letter to FDR in which he suggested that an atomic bomb could be built.. Kai Classic Premier Kaji Reserve Blue Dual Core Hiro Fuji Made In China Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Steel Blades VG-Max Core VG-Max Core SG-11 Clad Core SG-11 Clad Core Blue II Car Laura Watt. Pearl Harbor was a . United States Navy deep-water naval . base.. Japan bombed . Pearl . Harbor, Hawaii. , in . December . 7, . 1941.. The main goal of the attack was to destroy American. Was the last major event of WWII. General Groves & Admiral Purnell Were the two American military figures who had made the decision to drop both bombs within days of each other, believing that it would force the Japanese to surrender. Postdam. Declaration. July 26, 1945 – . “We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconstitutional surrender of all Japanese armed forces…the alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.”. Where is Japan?. ★. Australia. We’re here. Japan. The equator. The Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere. How far is it between Australia and Japan?. It takes about . 9 hours . from . Sydney to Tokyo by plane. . Group A - Period 6 Read 180. . This book was written by. Author:. Awards: . Settings. Time. Place. Atmosphere. Time. Place. Atmosphere. Time. Place. Atmosphere. Give Facts about . the . BOMB. What was the name of the plane?. Background…. During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945 and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. . Atomic Bomb. World War II. In 1939 Albert Einstein warned the U.S. that Germany was developing an atomic bomb. In response, President Roosevelt formed the Manhattan Project - a top-secret operation to produce the first atomic bomb. Sonya Caldera and Sarah Drotar. 8. th. -Acc. Overview. August 6, 1945. Enola Gay. Pilot Paul Tibbets Jr. . Co-Pilot Robert A. Lewis. Rendezvous point at Iwo Jima. First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Nagasaki. Munich Germany’s donation to the Peace Garden. Portuguese. “Black Ships” replica in bay in Nagasaki. Founded before 1500, Nagasaki was originally a secluded . harbour. village. It enjoyed little historical significance until contact with European explorers in 1542, when a Portuguese ship accidentally landed nearby, somewhere in Kagoshima prefecture. The zealous Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier arrived in another part of the territory in 1549, but left for China in 1551 and died soon afterwards. His followers who remained behind converted a number of daimyo (feudal lords). The most notable among them was . (written 40 years later). Father Wilhelm . Kleinsorge. 1948 . named priest at large church . Becomes . Japanese citizen and changes his name to Father . Makota. . Takakura. . Never . gets over radiation sickness . Tom Radivoyevitch, PhD. Assistant Professor . Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Case Western Reserve University . Two CML-. ogens. : . Radiation . and Age.  . Not exponential => use additive risk model.