USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Approximately how many people were killed in the 2nd bombing in Nagasaki?
A
39, 000-80, 000 people
B
38, 000-70, 000 people
C
10, 000-30, 000 people
D
10, 000, 000 people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -However, it’s estimated roughly 70, 000 to 135, 000 people died in Hiroshima and 60, 000 to 80, 000 people died in Nagasaki, both from acute exposure to the blasts and from long-term side effects of radiation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two bombings killed between 129, 000 and 226, 000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union’s declaration of war against Japan.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Hiroshima, records from July 1945 were destroyed, but those from June 1945 indicated a population size of 255, 260. In Nagasaki, records from July 1945 indicated a population size of 195, 290.

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