WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One week later, on August 14, 1945, after the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered. World War II, the deadliest conflict in human history, with between 50 and 85 million fatalities, was finally over.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140, 000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74, 000 in Nagasaki. In the years that followed, many of the survivors would face leukemia, cancer, or other terrible side effects from the radiation. “Each person had a name. Each person was loved by someone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Surviving Manhattan Project scientists continue to believe that the atomic bombs were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, rather than on German targets, merely because they were not ready in time.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the mood in America was a complex blend of pride, relief, and fear. Americans were jubilant that the war was over, and proud that the technology created to win the war had been developed in their country.