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Outcome: The Atom Bombs and the Decision to Use Them World War II Outcome: The Atom Bombs and the Decision to Use Them

The Atom Bombs The A-Bomb Project 1939: German scientists split uranium atoms, creating a nuclear reaction May ’42: FDR created a secret $2B A-bomb program ---> Manhattan Project 600,000 workers and world famous scientists contributed (a race was underway) Albert Einstein – German refugee (Jewish) Enrico Fermi – Italian refugee J.R. Oppenheimer – American Jew (Scientific Director) Dec. 1942: The U.S. program successfully created a nuclear reaction The actual bombs were constructed in a lab in Los Alamos, New Mexico

The Atom Bombs Upon FDR’s death (April 12, 1945) even Truman was unaware of the project

Meeting at Potsdam, Germany

The Atom Bombs Following V-E Day (May 8, 1945) Allied leaders agreed to meet in Potsdam, Germany Purpose: To decide the fate of post-war Europe and how to defeat Japan July 16, 1945: While at the Potsdam Conference, Truman received news that: The “Trinity Test” in Alamogordo, New Mexico had succeeded 2 more bombs had been produced, and others were on the way Stalin did not seem surprised when Truman told him. Why? He knew July 26, 1945: Allies warned Japan to surrender or face prompt & utter destruction

Trinity Test

The Atom Bombs President Truman relied on advisers, but Truman made the final decision Over 70 project scientists and Gen. Eisenhower advised against using the bombs The decision was based on: Saving U.S. lives & $ and shorten the war by 12-18 months The fact that conventional warfare had not forced a Japanese surrender, despite high casualties Estimates that Japan still had 4 million soldiers ready to fight and die Gaining an upper hand on the Soviet Union in the post-war negotiations (*The Soviet Union was scheduled to enter the war against Japan on Aug 8, 1945) Preventing its future use by using it now (deterrent)

The Atom Bombs Truman never questioned or apologized for his decision

The Atom Bombs The Defeat of Japan in 1945 Aug 6: Little Boy was dropped from the B-29 bomber nicknamed the Enola Gay, exploding 2000 feet above Hiroshima (100,000 died) Aug 9: Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki (100,000 died) Aug 14: V-J Day; Sept 2, ;45: Japan signed the unconditional surrender!

The Enola Gay

Fat Man

Hiroshima

Fat Man Explodes…

Little Boy

Nagasaki

The Atom Bombs Result: The Allies had won World War II. The war literally ended with a bang and no country has used the atomic bomb since Nagasaki. Peace would be short lived, however, as tensions with the Soviet Union were on the rise which would begin the Cold War.