USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Check the names of the two cities that the United States dropped atomic bombs on during World War II.
A
Tokyo
B
Nagasaki
C
Yokohama
D
Hiroshima
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When were the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The first atomic bomb, named Little Boy, was dropped on Hiroshima from the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, at 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945. The second bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki from the Bockscar, also a B-29 bomber, at 11:02 AM on August 9, 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Americans dropped two atomic bombs on Japan on 6 and 9 August 1945. They largely destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the bombs killed nearly 84, 000 people in Hiroshima and 40, 000 people in Nagasaki. Q. Which U.S. president ordered two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945?

Detailed explanation-3: -Many were instantly vaporised by the explosion, others died afterwards from the effects of burns and radiation. Three days later, just after 11 on the morning of 9th August, a second atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Fat Man’ exploded above the city of Nagasaki.

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