1. End of the War in the Pacific War in Europe
WWII
End of the War in the Pacific
War in Europe

2. Manhattan Project
Code name for the project developing the first atomic bomb
During
Created from the fear that the Nazis were already doing this research
Many researchers were from Germany, fired by Hitler for being Jewish
Used uranium and plutonium

3. Potsdam Ultimatum
U.S. told Japan to surrender or face complete destruction
Japan refused to surrender
Harry S. Truman had to decide on the Atomic Bomb

4. Hiroshima “Little Boy” dropped Uranium August 6, 1945
Dropped from the Enola Gay
Detonated 2,000 feet above the city
Many civilians not protected by sirens
Small number of planes not a concern
Saved fuel and did not intercept

5. Hiroshima Devastation
1 mile radius of total destruction
About 4.7 square mile affected
70-80 thousand instantly dead
70 thousand injured
Many more thousands die over time
90% of doctors and 93% of nurses killed in Hiroshima
Around 200,000 would perish

7. After the 1st Bomb Japan still refused to surrender
Harry S. Truman warned them of more devastation
Another bomb was planned

8. Nagasaki “Fat Man” dropped Plutonium August 9, 1945
Dropped from the Bockscar
Many survivors of Hiroshima had moved to Nagasaki

9. Nagasaki Devastation 1 mile of total destruction
Fires for over 2 miles outside of blast
40-75 thousand dead instantly
Over 80 thousand to perish
Detonated 1500 feet above the city
Created 7000 degrees of heat
624 MPH wind

11. Surrender Soviet Union had went into Manchuria on August 9th
August 15th surrender made
Formally done on September 2, 1945 or VJ Day
Signed the surrender on the U.S. battleship Missouri
They were told more bombs on the way
It would take another few days for another
A month for 3 more

12. Aftermath Some say: Bomb saved 1 million American lives
Save millions more Japanese lives
A necessity
A war crime
Form of state terrorism
Immoral
Show power to USSR