Hiroshima

(proper noun)

A city in Honshu, Japan, devastated by the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.

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Examples of Hiroshima in the following topics:

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • The Effects of the Cold War

    • The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused previously unimagined destruction through intense blast and fire, as well as acute and lingering radiation.

  • The Nuclear Arms Race

    • In August 1945, on Truman's orders, two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

  • Origins of the Cold War

    • The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were, in part, a calculated effort on the part of Truman toward intimidating the Soviet Union, limiting its influence in the post war Asia.