PPT-The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Was the last major event of WWII General Groves amp 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. 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.. 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. Elizabeth Breedveld. August 23, 2015. EDU 225. Brian Clark. August 6, 1945. August 9, 1945. The day that America proved its nuclear strength to the world by bombing Hiroshima, Japan. America bombs Nagasaki, Japan. 87 The foremost characteristic of the physical damage caused by the Nagasaki atomic bomb was the tremendous, instantaneous destruction wreaked by the blast wind and the subsequent fires. These fir 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. 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. Leanna Flores. WWH 4. th. May 29, 2015. Project. Introduction . There has been an agreement of where the atomic bombs should be dropped. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kokura, and Tokyo were four places that were possible places to drop the bombs. It’s important that the atomic bomb was to be dropped in the right place to help send a message about starting a war. . HIROSHIMA . AND NAGASAKI. WHAT IS AN ATOMIC BOMB?. Weapon with devastating explosive power. Release of energy. Uranium and Plutonium. MANHATTEN PROJECT. Nuclear weapon research. Fear pre-WWII. U.S. government began funding in 1940. By Connor . Keoughan. NAGASKI. Nagasaki is the. . capital/largest city of the Nagasaki . Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in . Japan.. As of January 1, 2009, the city has an estimated population of 446,007 and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area is 406.35 km².. Learning: . Listen to . Gerda’s. story of the Holocaust.. Objectives. Content: Choose and defend your position on whether the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan.. Learning: Listen to Gerda’s story of the Holocaust.. Objectives. Content: . Name the . effects of World War II. . Learning: . Choose . and defend your position on whether the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan.. Background:. Bataan Death March. Japan invaded the Philippines on Dec 8, 1941. American & Filipino troops surrendered . April 9, 1942. F. orced . to march . 65( /-) miles, took 6 days. 10,000 troops . 1 1 [Hiroshima Atomic Bombing: from http://www.gensuikin.org/english/photo.html] The late Dr. Akizuki, a medical doctor in Nagasaki at the time of the bombing, survived and served to help the inju