Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The atom bombs developed by the Manhattan project were targeted at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- With very little military presence in either of these cities it shows a clear civilian attack in an effort to scare the Japanese into retreat
- The bombs were devastating incinerating people and buildings instantly and then blowing fallout all over Japan.
- The problems from the fallout lasted for years and years, deforming babies and people and causing cancer and other brutal diseases.
the explosion taken from the back of the bomber.
Hitler hoping for an atom bomb
Summary
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one of the most controversial world matters ever. The allies decided it was what they had to do to prevent more loss of life on both sides if the war continued; however, that would have been military men not women children and fathers all together.
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