Hiroshima and Nagasaki feel the heat of an atomic bomb
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the victims of the nuclear bombing from US Air force. 214,000 civilians were estimated to be dead and many others were scarred for life by the radiation exposure.
Hiroshima was a city of considerable industrial and military significance. Some military camps were located nearby, such as the headquarters of the Fifth Division and Field Marshal Shunroku Hata's 2nd General Army Headquarters, which commanded the defence of all of southern Japan. Hiroshima was a minor supply and logistics base for the Japanese military. The city was a communications centre, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops. It was one of several Japanese cities left deliberately untouched by American bombing, allowing an ideal environment to measure the damage caused by the atomic bomb.
After the Hiroshima bombing, President Truman announced, "If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air the likes of which has never been seen on this earth." On August 8 1945, leaflets were dropped and warnings were given to Japan by Radio. As a result Japan did surrender however the manner in which they were forced to surrender remains controversial.
This was originally written by Fiona Crick who cannot guarantee that all statistics are correct