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Works Cited

Source: Manhattan Project
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki


Source: Events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor


Source: Argonne National Laboratory
New content 1999-2000
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/truman/psources/ps_einstein.html

Before&After Nagasaki

Before(Top)
After(Bottom)

After the bombing of Hiroshima, three days later, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki. The second bomb was dropped was done to convince the Imperial Japanese army that surrender was their only option. Otherwise they would have fought to the death and millions of Japanese and Americans would have died in the invasion of Japan.



Six days after the detonation over Nagasaki, on August 15, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Powers, signing the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, officially ending the Pacific War and therefore World War II. Germany had signed its Instrument of Surrender on May 7, ending the war in Europe. The bombings led, in part, to post-war Japan's adopting Three Non-Nuclear Principles, forbidding the nation from nuclear armament. The role of the bombings in Japan's surrender and the U.S.'s ethical justification for them, as well as their strategical importance, is still debated.

The Aftermath

Roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day. Prefectural health department estimates that, of the people who died on the day of the explosion, 60% died from flash or flame burns, 30% from falling debris and 10% from other causes. During the following months, large numbers died from the effect of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness. 

Albert Einstein's Life Changing Creation

"This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable -- though much less certain -- that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed. A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory. However, such bombs might very well prove to be too heavy for transportation by air."

This quote was from a letter sent from Albert Einstein to Roosevelt. We knew how constructive the bomb would be, but also was aware that they deserved it. Bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. Four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and the four others present were damaged. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 men were killed and 1,282 wounded. We suffered so much, while the Japanese only lost 29 aircrafts and 65 servicemen.

Before the Atomic Bomb

Before.

Japan wanted the US to join into World War II. Unfortunately for them, the US tried to remain isolated. Communication didn't convince the US, so they took action. 353 Japanese war planes attacked and destroyed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 

Introduction

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was in for a huge shock. After destroying Pearl Harbor, it was time for payback. U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets Jr. prepared to drop what was the most dangerous weapon of their time, "Little Boy". 30,000 feet up in the air, The Enola Gay took flight and headed towards Japan. Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima. Three days later, Nagasaki experience the 2nd atomic bomb, "Fat Man".