USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the code names of the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively?
A
Fat boy y little man
B
Little boy y fat man
C
Skinny guy y tall man
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Manhattan Project produced two different types of atomic bombs, code-named Fat Man and Little Boy. Fat Man, which was dropped on Nagasaki, was the more complex of the two.

Detailed explanation-2: -This gun-type uranium bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, weighed 9, 700 pounds. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM.

Detailed explanation-3: -Atomic bombs were codenamed ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat Man’ The first atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 was codenamed as ‘Little Boy’ by the US, while the codename for the second bomb detonated over Nagasaki was ‘Fat Man.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the longtime lore, the bulbous-looking Fat Man bomb’s name was inspired by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. After the Thin Man bomb, whose moniker was inspired by the U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, didn’t come to fruition, the gun-type uranium atomic bomb named Little Boy was developed.

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