Advance from the West
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Advance from the West. Soviet Advance. VE Day. May 8 1945. Japanese Control 1945. Atomic Bombing. Aug 6 Hiroshima: 90,000 – 150,000 Dead Pre-bomb population: 300,000 Bomb: Little Boy – Uranium 4.4 square miles destroyed – 16 kt Nagasaki: 60,000-80,000 Dead Pre-bomb population: 260,000 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Advance from the West
Soviet Advance
VE Day
May 8 1945
Japanese Control 1945
Atomic Bombing
Aug 6 Hiroshima: 90,000 – 150,000 Dead Pre-bomb population: 300,000 Bomb: Little Boy – Uranium 4.4 square miles destroyed – 16 kt
Nagasaki: 60,000-80,000 Dead Pre-bomb population: 260,000 Secondary target Bomb: Fat Man – Plutonium 21 kt
Atomic Bombing- Continued
Casualties: 60% died from burns and flash, 30% from falling debris, 10% other causes
Comparison: Little Boy (16kt) Fat Man (21kt) Modern nuclear weapons W78 350 kt
ICBM, W88 SLBM 475 kt (8 per missle)
http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=15&lat=42.5291738&lng=-92.4612929&zm=14
http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=15&lat=42.5291738&lng=-92.4612929&zm=14
Other Factors Influencing Japan
Submarine warfare/ blockade Only 23% of Merchant ships in Aug. 45
as Dec 41
Soviet entry into war August 9th
Conventional Bombing 100,000 killed, Tokyo Fire bombing
VJ Day
