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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    1. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By: Calvin ,Bryan, Anthony, Gabriel

    2. Making of the Atomic Bomb In 1941 Roosevelt thought the best defense was for the US to develop atomic weapons. It was called the Manhattan project which cost them about 2 billion$. Three atomic bombs were made in the project, in the Los Alamos

    3. The Decision Dropping the Atomic bomb was the most controversial issue in the 20th century Important Question about the issue: Did it have to happen? Will it happen again into a more catastrophic way?

    4. Enola Gay The Enola Gay piloted by Paul W. Tibbits dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

    5. The Bombing of Hiroshima At 6:00 a Atomic Bomb was fully armed and on board At 7:00, Japanese detected aircraft heading toward Japan, they warned the citizens, but they saw nothing happen and didnt believe. 2nd warning, no one believed the warning, at 8:16, Hiroshima got bombed.

    6. Bombing of Nagasaki August 9th, 11:02 AM:Bomb fell on Nagasaki About 270,000 people people were present in the bombing73,884 were killed and 74,909 were injured. After the bombing of Nagasaki,Japan surrenders.

    7. The Effect Cancer was caused by radiation and the unborn had mental problems when born. People got burned. Some got Leukemia People also got chromosome injury The survivors of the bomb had long time radiation problems

    8. Dr. Michihiko Hachiya This story is about a doctor who was one of the survivors of the bombing and he wrote all of this into his journal. "The hour was early; the morning still, warm, and beautiful. Suddenly, a strong flash of light startled me - and then another. Garden shadows disappeared. The view where a moment before had been so bright and sunny was now dark and hazy. A profound weakness overcame me, so I stopped to regain my strength. All over the right side of my body I was cut and bleeding. Where was my wife? Suddenly thoroughly alarmed, I began to yell for her Yaeko-san, pale and frightened, her clothes torn and blood stained I pressed my hand to the bleeding area, Could I go on?

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