Ending WW2

Question 1

How did WW2 end in Europe

Answer 1

Race to Berlin to stop USSR from making Germany communist and stop US and Great Britain from making it democratic. Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders May 7, 1945 (Victory day is the next day.)

Question 2

How did WW2 end in Japan

Answer 2

2 atomic bombs on Japan first in Hiroshima second in Nagasaki

Question 3

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project

Answer 3

Fund and create the nuclear bombs for protection and to end the war

Question 4

Why 2 bombs

Answer 4

Quickly end the war, save $ and US lives, end Japan ability to make war.

Question 5

Impact of dropping bombs on Japanese citizens

Answer 5

130000-215000 die on initial impact, radiation poisoning in the water due to radiation in rain and going into water supply. Cancers, defects, and burns.

Question 6

How did bomb lead to Cold War

Answer 6

Spying from USSR lead to them creating nuclear bomb and a fear of another world war.