The Atomic Bomb Flashcards
What was the effect on people of dropping the atomic bombs in Japan?
- 78,000 people were killed at Hiroshima immediately.
- 140,000 people were killed by the end of the year in Hiroshima.
- 80,000 people killed at Nagasaki
- wiped out 70000 of the 78000 buildings in Hiroshima.
- the affects of radiation continued for years after and caused radiation poisoning.
What were the 7 reasons and motives behind the USA attack?
- they wanted revenge on Japan for Pearl Harbour in December 1941.
- wanted revenge on Japan for the cruel way in which they had treated US prisoners.
- wanted to force Japan to surrender so WW2 would be over.
- wanted to alarm the USSR and show how they were powerful.
- wanted to prevent further US casualties in the war as a land invasion could cost 500,000 US lives.
- wanted to probe their superiority over the USSR in the ‘arms race’
- the government had spent over $2000 million developing the bomb and it would be a waste to not see if it would work.
What places did the atomic bombs hit in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When was the atomic bomb dropped in Japan?
At 8:15 am on the morning of August 6th 1945.
What was the effects of the droppings on the atomic bombs on the Cold War?
The droppings of the 2 bombs increased tension between the USSR and USA. Stalin was angry that Truman had not told him about his plans at Potsdam.
For the soviets Hiroshima and Nagasaki were marked as a betrayal of distrust by the USA and further split the wartime alliance.
Wha was the campaign for nuclear disarmament?
Many people were horrified at the effects of the bomb and campaigned for countries to disarm their nuclear weapons the movement became known as the ‘nuclear Pacifism’ and then became known as (CND)
What was made clear to other countries about the USA once they dropped the atomic bomb?
USA has the upper hand in terms of military and the balance of the worlds power was in their favour. For the USA it caused a certain smugness and sent a clear message to the USSR that the USA had began the ‘arms race’ and that they were in the lead.
