WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Hiroshima and Tokyo
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Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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Tokyo and Pearl Harbor
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Detailed explanation-1: -The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140, 000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74, 000 in Nagasaki.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki-Causes, Impact & Lives Lost-HISTORY.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -First, of course, was to bring the war with Japan to a speedy end and spare American lives. It has been suggested that the second objective was to demonstrate the new weapon of mass destruction to the Soviet Union.