ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA BY BOMBING PEARL HARBOR .
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WARNING: This slide show contains
graphic material and may not be appropriate for some
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Viewer Discretion is Advised
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ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA BY BOMBING PEARL
HARBOR .
A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY
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During the final stages of World War II, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Little Boy Mushroom cloud over Hiroshima
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FAT MAN
Mushroom cloud over Nagasaki
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HIROSHIMA BEFORE THE BLAST
HIROSHIMA AFTER THE BLAST
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NAGASAKI BEFORE, AND AFTER THE BOMB HIT!
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This is the closest building to the hypocenter of the blast that did not collapse. It still stands today.
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THE PEOPLE OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT THEM
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Every person within one mile of the center of the explosion was either vaporized or incinerated.
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The heat wave was so intense that the outline of this mans figure was scorched onto the building
behind him.
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This person was also vaporized, leaving only a black outline.
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One witness recalls “Like a song of death the moans, and screams of people burning or close to death as they took their last breaths became louder and louder”.
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The massive shockwave flattened over 90% of the buildings in Hiroshima.
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This is the only mass slaughter of people by the use of nuclear warfare in the history of war.
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Doctors reported people having their bones charred and their internal organs boiled.
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For those who did not die, the agonizing pain and memory of the bombings will haunt them forever.
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Second and third degree burns are a dark reminder of that day.
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Countless numbers of children were orphaned.
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Few children had their mothers left to comfort them.
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These horrific images were documented, but kept hidden by the government for fear that the Japanese people would panic.
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The U.S. claims that the bombings were the only way to end the war, while others say Japans surrender could
have come without this massive slaughter.
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August 1945: Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, signs the Japanese instrument of surrender.
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Emperor Hirohito told General MacArthur that he accepted all responsibility for the war.
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Today, both cities have been completely rebuilt, and Hiroshima is one of the most technologically
advanced cities in the world.
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This slide show is dedicated to the victims of the bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.