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Sadia Saleem Tayyaba Akram Aamna Rafique
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Abdullah A Malik
History
Story of Hiroshima
Story of Nagasaki Aftermaths
Hibakushas stories
Effects Hiroshima & Nagasaki Today
Conclusion
World War II
Two groups
Allies Axis
keep peace Attack of Japan on US fleet at pearl harbor Hitler invaded Poland Appeasement
weapon. Hiroshima had high concentration of troops, military facilities and factories.
Why Hiroshima ?
Untouched by bombing raid.
Hiroshima bomb
Dropped on Hiroshima. Little boy used purified
The raid was set for august 6. Order of priority for bomb delivery was Kyoto,
Hiroshima, Kokura and Niigata. Target recommendations were made by the Target Committee. Among its primary concerns was showing off the bomb's power to the maximum effect.
American B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay left for Hiroshima. The mission piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets. The bomb was fully armed on board the Enola Gay.
Surgical Hospital. Burst temperature reached over million degrees. Fireball expanded to 900 feet. The co-pilot, Captain Robert Lewis, commented, "My God, what have we done?
Invade or Bomb?
May 1945,Germany had surrendered. Japanese strategy.
possible.
Trinity test
July 16, 1945
target Nagasaki was the secondary target. Originally scheduled for August 11, 1945, the mission was advanced to August 9 due to weather concerns. Bock's Car was overloaded by the heavy bomb
with scant yards of runway left Bock's Car lifted off. When they got to Kokura they found the haze and smoke obscuring the city as well as the large ammunition arsenal. The B-29s broke off and headed for Nagasaki.
west coast of Kyushu. On august 9,1945 Captain Kermit K. Beehan made the drop at 10:58 A.M. Nagasaki time. Location of Attack
Shigenori Togo called the ninth of August "a bad day." Acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration August 15, 1945, Japan's surrender. The war was over.
was destroyed. Major hospitals had been destroyed Schools, churches, and homes had simply disappeared. Transportation was impossible.
Hibakusha
Blood Disorders
Anemia .
Cataracts
Suffered partial hair loss.
Keloids Mounds of raised and twisted flesh, called keloids. Malignant Tumors
It is the amount of
radiation absorbed by the body that causes destruction to living tissues and cells. Factors
The size of the dose
(amount of energy deposited in the body) The ability of the radiation to harm human tissue Which organs are affected
Hair
Hair lose at radiation exposure at 200 rems or higher.
Brain
Brain cells do not reproduce, they won't be damaged
been knocked awry. Utility poles stood at odd angles. Damage to buildings.
(1949)
Financial assistance Land donated Interpreters' and Guide's
Association (HIGA) was established in 1992 Hiroshima Peace Institute was established in 1998 within the Hiroshima University.
World Cultural Peace City
Population
1.6 Million
Museums
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Media
Chugoku Shimbun is the
Sports
Baseball Football
Nagasaki Today
Present population
About 440,000
Total area
338.720 sq. km
Major industries
Marine products Tourism industry Motor industries
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Nagasaki
Nomozaki
Sanwa Takashima
Sports
Wrestling
Baseball
Popular events
The Prince Takamatsu Cup Kunchi, the most famous
All was done by a nation who in her wild passion Cared not for the human rights Nor saved them from deadly fights But how much great were they Who bore the pains of black day Ashes are not merely the waste They can really create the great (John Peter)
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