War In The Pacific Flashcards
What happened in 1939 with the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan project is bornin the USA due to fears of Nazi germany creating a bomb
what was the 2nd thing to occur with the atomic bomb?
On the 7th of December 1941, japan bombed pearl harbour and starts the war in the pacific
What was the 3rd thing to happen in the atomic bomb?
1942 the Manhattan project is placed under military control
What is the 4th event to occur for the atomic bomb?
Late 1944 the USA started fire bombing japanese cities
Approximatly what was the statistics for the fire bombing of the japanese?
approximatly 500,000
What is the 5th event to occur in the atomic bomb?
Battles of iwa jima and okinawa showed how hard the japanese will fighteven thoughthey are losing
what was the 6th event in the atomic bomb (hint, 1945 some conference was held)
July 1945, potsdam conference japan is told unconditionaly surrender or utter destruction
what is the 7th event occuring with the atomic bomb?
on the 16th of july 1945 TRINITY test is the 1st successful nuclear test in the world
what is the 8th event to occur in the atomic bomb sequence?
Japan rejects potsdam decleration
What is the 9th event to occur in the atomic bomb sequence?
president truman authorises the atomic bombing hoping to save millions of lives by avoiding combat
what is the 10th event of occur in the atomic bomb sequence?
The bomb ‘little boy’ is dropped on hiroshima
How many people died in the ‘little boy’ bomb?
80000 dead
how many are injured in the ‘little boy’ bomb?
70000
Approximatly how many building were destroyed?
69% of the building
what is the 11th event in the atomic bomb sequence?
9th of August Nagasaki bombed 40000-75000 dead 74000 injured by the bomb ‘fat man’
what is the 12th event in the atomic bomb sequence?
14th and 15th august japan surrender to thr allies and the emperor has a radio broadcast
what is the 13th event in the atomic bomb sequence?
2nd september 1945 formal surrenders
