Hiroshima

Examples of Hiroshima in the following topics:

• The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The Atomic Bomb

  • On August 6, the U.S. dropped a uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) on the city of Hiroshima.
  • In Hiroshima, an area of approximately 4.7 square miles (12 km2) was destroyed.
  • Japanese officials determined that 69% of Hiroshima's buildings were destroyed and another 6–7% damaged.
  • In both cities, most of the dead were civilians, although Hiroshima had a sizable military garrison.
  • Photo of what became later Hiroshima Peace Memorial among the ruins of buildings in Hiroshima, in early October, 1945.

• Genetic Defects from Radiation

  • In humans, microcephaly is the only proven malformation, or congenital abnormality, found in the developing human fetuses present during the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
  • No statistically demonstrable increase in congenital malformations was found among the later-conceived children born to survivors of the nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Surviving women of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—even those exposed to substantial amounts of radiation—had children with no higher incidence of abnormalities than the Japanese average.

• Nuclear Weapons

  • On August 6, 1945, a uranium gun-type fission bomb was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have been detonated on over two thousand occasions for testing purposes and demonstrations.

• Nuclear Weapons

  • On August 6, 1945, a uranium gun-type fission bomb code-named "Little Boy" was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have been detonated on over two thousand occasions for testing purposes and demonstrations.

• The Defeat of Japan

  • After the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, Emperor Hirohito surrendered.
  • On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
  • Explain how the bombing of Hiroshima and the Soviet Union's invasion of Machukuo led to the surrender of Emperor Hirohito and summarize the negotiations and final outcome of the Potsdam Conference

• Acute Radiation Damage

  • A photograph of an 11-year-old girl, who was 2 kilometers away from the Hiroshima bombing site, recovering from acute radiation syndrome.

• The Atomic Bomb

  • On August 6th, 1945, a uranium gun-type fission bomb code-named "Little Boy" was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • The very first uranium bomb, Little Boy, dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, used 64 kilograms of 80 percent enriched uranium.

• The Truman Presidency

  • He was president during the final months of World War II, making the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • After Japan refused surrender, Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Converging Military Fronts

  • They demanded unconditional surrender of Japanese forces, and when Japan ignored the Potsdam terms, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August.