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- 1. The Atomic BombEnds the War August 1945
- 2. Objective Investigate the decisionto drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
- 3. The Manhattan Project Bestkept secret of the war. The scientific project to create an Atomic weapon. Truman did not know about the project until he was president.
- 5. ??? What was theManhattan Project?
- 6. Invasion The Allies knewthat an invasion of Japan would be a desperate struggle. Japanese do not surrender, they fight until the last man.
- 7. ??? Why did theallies think it would be a desperate struggle against Japan?
- 8. Truman’s Decision FDR diesin office and Harry S. Truman is his vice president who takes over. Truman had to find a quick way to end the war that had already taken well over 200,000 American lives.
- 9. ??? What was Trumanlooking for?
- 10. Toughest Decision Invade Japan andrisk losing thousands more men. War could drag on another year. Japan refuses to surrender Drop a powerful new bomb on populous cities. Change the face of warfare forever. Bring Japan to its knees.
- 11. ??? What could happenif Japan refuses to surrender?
- 12. ??? What could happenif the U.S. drops the bomb?
- 13. Truman warns Truman promptedthe military to prepare the bombs. The day before he told Japan to surrender completely or face “prompt and utter destruction.”
- 14. ??? What did Trumanwarn?
- 16. Little Boy On August6, 1945. The Enola Gay B-29 bomber carried the atomic bomb, code named Little Boy to Hiroshima. In 43 seconds all of Hiroshima and its people were reduced to dust.
- 17. ??? What was thefirst bomb named and where was it dropped?
- 21. Still NO surrender! Japanstill refused to surrender completely. The U.S. military prepared for the next bomb.
- 22. Fat Man 3 daysafter the first bomb the second bomb, code named Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki. City chose after the city first intended was covered with clouds.
- 23. ??? What was thename of the seconds bomb and where did it hit?
- 27. Devastation The 2 bombsinstantly killed 200,000 people. Most of them evaporated. Many more deaths would come over the years due to genetic defects from radiation.
- 28. ??? Why did manymore deaths occur many years later?
- 29. Quiz 1. Whichpresident had to make the decision to drop the bomb? What was the code name for the project to create an atomic bomb? What are the names of the 2 bombs? What are the names of the cities that were chosen to be bombed? What was the reason given for dropping the bombs?