1. The bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
By: Calvin ,Bryan, Anthony, Gabriel

2. Making of the Atomic Bomb
 In 1941 Roosevelt thought
the best defense was for the
US to develop atomic
weapons.
 It was called the
Manhattan project which
cost them about 2 billion$.
 Three atomic bombs were
made in the project, in the
Los Alamos

3. The Decision
Dropping the Atomic bomb was the most
controversial issue in the 20th century
Important Question about the issue:
 Did it have to happen?
Will it happen again into a more
catastrophic way?

4. Enola Gay
 The “Enola Gay”
piloted by Paul W.
Tibbits dropped the
atomic bomb over
Hiroshima.

5. The Bombing of Hiroshima
 At 6:00 a Atomic Bomb was
fully armed and on board
 At 7:00, Japanese detected
aircraft heading toward
Japan, they warned the
citizens, but they saw nothing
happen and didn’t believe.
 2nd warning, no one
believed the warning, at
8:16, Hiroshima got bombed.

6. Bombing of Nagasaki
 August 9th, 11:02
AM:Bomb fell on
Nagasaki
 About 270,000 people
people were present in
the bombing73,884 were
killed and 74,909 were
injured.
 After the bombing of
Nagasaki,Japan
surrenders.

7. The Effect
 Cancer was caused by
radiation and the unborn
had mental problems
when born.
 People got burned.
 Some got Leukemia
 People also got
chromosome injury
 The survivors of the
bomb had long time
radiation problems

8. Dr. Michihiko Hachiya
 This story is about a doctor who was one of the
survivors of the bombing and he wrote all of this into
his journal.
 "The hour was early; the morning still, warm,
and beautiful.
 Suddenly, a strong flash of light startled me - and
then another.
 Garden shadows disappeared. The view where a
moment before had been so bright and sunny was
now dark and hazy.
 A profound weakness overcame me, so I stopped
to regain my strength.
 All over the right side of my body I was cut and
bleeding.
 Where was my wife?
 Suddenly thoroughly alarmed, I began to yell for
her
 Yaeko-san, pale and frightened, her clothes torn
and blood stained
 I pressed my hand to the bleeding area, Could I
go on?

9. Timeline
 Manhattan Project -1941
 Planning to drop bomb - July 25, 1945
 Bombing of Hiroshima-August 6, 1945
 Bombing of Nagasaki - August 9,1945
 Japan surrenders - August 14,1945

10. Key Points
 The bombing was for preventing the Japanese from
invading other countries.
 The bomb affected many lives after affects by cancer.
 The Hiroshima was bombed of August 6th, 1945, and
Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945, after Nagasaki was
bombed, Japan surrenders.
 Koba Hillside protected some Japanese from not
getting killed in Nagasaki.
 The bomb “Fat man” had about 10,000 tons of TNT in
it.

11. END
 Thank you for listening
to our presentation..
 <---------”fat man” and
“Little boy” bombs that
hit Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
 -Anthony -Calvin
-Gabriel -Bryan