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The Japanese had such a strong will to fight that even after the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, they did not give up. The U.S. then dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, which caused the leader of Japan to surrender. Many of the leaders in Japan's army did not want to surrender, but Japan's leader realized that there was nothing more that could be done. When the atomic bomb hit, anything within a mile of the landing site was immediately destroyed. There was also damage that occurred miles and miles away from the center of the blast. The radioactive effects of the bomb are still felt today. The cancer rate in Japan is extremely high, and ever since the dropping of the atomic bomb, children in Japan have been born with strange deformities, including extra limbs.
On August 6, 1945, at 9:15 AM Tokyo time, a B-29 plane, the "Enola Gay" piloted by Paul W. Tibbets, dropped a uranium atomic bomb, code named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, Japan's seventh largest city. In minutes, half of the city vanished. According to U.S. estimates, 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or missing, 140,000 were injuried many more were made homeless as a result of the bomb. Deadly radiation reached over 100,000. In the blast, thousands died instantly.
The city was unbelievably devastated. Of its 90,000 buildings, over 60,000 were demolished.
Edit; While it is compassionate to concentrate on the loss of life and suffering, it needs to be remembered that both centres were ports and major industrial areas and a war such as this was TOTAL.
Even General Curtis le May's firebombing of Tokyo was concentrated on distributed industrial production that was happening in back-yard facilities. It is reasonable to think that with two major ports immobilized and associated production curtailed, the Japanese war effort had been dealt a serious blow.
Japan surrendered. That began a major period of reconstruction in Japan and the regioins around it. The US had a huge military machine to disassemble so that it could return to a peaceful state.
Unfortunately, most of them died on impact of the atomic bomb. Some were also killed by the blast of the bomb, and after a few weeks, some people started to get "radiation" disease and died.
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Who did the US bomb with the atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan ; another on Nagasaki, Japan, 3 days later.
Where was the the first atomic bomb dropped?
hiroshima, Japan
First atomic bomb explosion in Japan Where was it?
The first atom bomb was the test explosion at the White Sands test range in New Mexico. The first use in anger was at Hiroshima in Japan.
Where did the atomic bomb drop?
First, Hiroshima, Japan; second, Nagasaki, Japan.
Where did the first atomic bomb explode from the first time in japan?
hireshima
What big thing happened in Hiroshima?
The first atomic bomb was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan
What city was bomb with the first atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Japan
Who did the US bomb with the atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan ; another on Nagasaki, Japan, 3 days later.
Did anyone even negotiate with japan about the atomic bomb?
Japan was negotiatin with the Soviet Union as the first atomic bomb was dropped.
What happened in japan with nagasaki and hiroshma?
they were both treated to an atomic bomb
What happened as a result of U.S. use of the atomic bomb?
The U.S.A Manhattan Project created the Atomic Bomb for use against Japan. When it was used in WW2 Japan surrendered.
The first atomic bomb dropped on?
Hiroshima, Japan.
Where did the first atomic bomb drop in japan?
hiroshima
Where was the the first atomic bomb dropped?
hiroshima, Japan
Did the atomic bomb happen first or japan surrendering in world war II?
The Atomic bomb had to drop first, because after the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered.
First atomic bomb explosion in Japan Where was it?
The first atom bomb was the test explosion at the White Sands test range in New Mexico. The first use in anger was at Hiroshima in Japan.
Where did the atomic bomb drop?
First, Hiroshima, Japan; second, Nagasaki, Japan.
