PPT-Why did we drop the Atomic Bombs?

Read the first page of the packet While reading make notice of T he events leading up to the dropping of the atomic bombs The reasons for using the atomic bombs Why did we drop the Atomic Bombs. 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!. Argument against using it.. It was used as a warning for the Soviets.. Japan was about to surrender.. Japan would have surrendered if they could have kept their emperor. . Fundamentally immoral. “As . Do Nagasaki and Hiroshima constitute a crime against humanity?. Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) prohibits the unlawful killing of civilians during wartime.. Between 150,000-240,000 civilians died as a result of both bombs, another 2,000 died later in Hiroshima from cancers that could be directly traced to the radiation emitted by the blast.. By . Jacob. Significance of Bombs. Allowed nations to bypass armies, navy and tricky land formations.. Deliver massive fire power to enemy’s industry, resources or towns.. Tactical air support for ground infantry in battlefields.. Use . with Handout. Atom Bomb Answers. 1. Aug 6. th. 1945. 2. Hiroshima. 3. Little Boy. 4. pink-light. 5. death. 6. 90k-140k. 7. Destroyed. 8. Nagasaki. 9. Aug 9. th. , 1945. 10. Possible Answers: Not to have more bombs dropped. 6. th. August: the American B29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic boy, codenamed ‘Little . B. oy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima:. It exploded with a force of 20,000 TNT (chemical compound formula). Battle of Leyte Gulf. Japan tries to destroy entire American Fleet. Backfired – lost their entire fleet instead. US forces land on Philippines. First use of Kamikazes. Kamikaze. Means “Divine Wind. NUCLEAR WEAPONS. PAST. PRESENT. FUTURE?. -how we got the atomic and hydrogen bombs. -what we have done with them. -how many we have now and what their status is. -what do we do with them now?. A presentation of nomorebombs.org. . By Sophia Bocast. What are the Physics behind an Atomic Bomb?. . The immense destructive power of atomic weapons derives from a sudden release of energy produced by splitting the nuclei of the fissile elements making up the bombs' core. The U.S. developed two types of atomic bombs during the Second World War. The first, . 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. . 1945 have killed a total of 213,000 people immediately. 1946 In its very first resolution, the General Assembly identified nuclear disarmament as a leading goal of the United Nations. 1959 The G Atomic Bomb . Manhattan Project (1939 to 1945). Robert Oppenheimer . Response to Nazi Germany. Atomic bomb tested on July 16. th. , 1945. Los Alamos . “The Gadget” . Uranium-235 and process of fission . FDR receives a letter from Albert Einstein. Informed FDR of recent developments in splitting uranium atoms. Could lead to “extremely powerful bombs of a new type” by means of nuclear fission. Nucleus absorbs a neutron, breaks into two equal fragments. President Truman to do?. Learn about the history of nuclear weapons. Decide whether or not USA President Harry Truman was . justified. in using nuclear weapons against Japan in 1945. What . we’ll do in this lesson:.