1. Atomic Bomb

2. Statistics
US began developing Atomic weapons in June known as the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New Mexico
August 6, Hiroshima
August 9, Nagasaki
August 14, Japan surrenders

3. US decision
President Truman (took over when Roosevelt died in office)- 1945
3 Options
Negotiate a peace with Japan- Japanese leaders were not willing to negotiate
Invade Japan- Soviet Union had agreed to help but this would lead to more deaths of Allied soldiers
Use atomic bomb- new technology, result in many deaths in Japan
Truman decides to use the bomb

4. Pictures of Atomic Bomb
Little Boy
Dropped on Hiroshima
10 feet long
28 inch diameter
Weighed 9700 lbs.

5. Picture of Atomic Bomb Fat Man Dropped on Nagasaki
10 feet 8 inches long
60 inch diameter
Weighed 10,265 lbs

6. Mushroom Cloud over Nagasaki

7. Damaging Effects

10. Radiation Effects

15. Nuclear Warfare Today
Do you agree with President Truman’s decision to drop the Atomic Bomb? Explain.
How would you have felt if you lived in Hiroshima or Nagasaki? Explain.