WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
Question
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60, 000
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70, 000
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90, 000
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40, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Hiroshima over 60, 000 of 90, 000 buildings were destroyed or severely damaged by the atomic bomb; this figure represents over 67% of the city’s structures. In Hiroshima, all utilities and transportation services were disrupted for varying lengths of time.
Detailed explanation-2: -The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15, 000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140, 000 deaths by the end of 1945, along with increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than 60, 000 of the estimated 90, 000 buildings in Hiroshima were destroyed or severely damaged.
Detailed explanation-4: -The plane dropped the bomb-known as “Little Boy”-by parachute at 8:15 in the morning, and it exploded 2, 000 feet above Hiroshima in a blast equal to 12-15, 000 tons of TNT, destroying five square miles of the city.