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END OF WW2 IN THE PACIFIC History Slides

World War II in the Pacific ended after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, following Japan's refusal to surrender despite an ultimatum. The bombings aimed to force Japan's capitulation, prevent Soviet influence, and demonstrate U.S. military power, ultimately leading to the Cold War. The immediate and long-term effects included massive civilian casualties and destruction, with radiation causing ongoing health issues.

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END OF WW2 IN THE PACIFIC History Slides

World War II in the Pacific ended after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, following Japan's refusal to surrender despite an ultimatum. The bombings aimed to force Japan's capitulation, prevent Soviet influence, and demonstrate U.S. military power, ultimately leading to the Cold War. The immediate and long-term effects included massive civilian casualties and destruction, with radiation causing ongoing health issues.

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END OF

WW2 IN THE
PACIFIC
Start of the nuclear age and
atomic bombs
• WW2 came to an end after Germanys surrender on 7 May 1945
• Japan perhaps still believing they can win the war in the pacific
refused to surrender.
• The allies gave an ultimatum to Hirohito “surrender or the
Japanese forces will be completely destroyed”
• The new president of the USA Harry Truman was not as
sympathetic as Roosevelt had been armed with a WEAPON OF
MASS DESTRUCTION, the atomic bomb!
• Stalin found out about the atomic bomb during a conference
and felt like he was behind in terms of modern weapons.
• The seed for the cold war was then sown
• After 10 days of silence from the Japanese government since the
ultimatum, Truman acted.
• He ordered the first atomic bomb “little boy” to be dropped on
Hiroshima, the city was targeted as it had many weapons factories.
• On the 6th of August 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the bomb on
Hiroshima killing 80000 people instantly, the radiation brought the
death toll to 140000
• On the 8th of August 1945 a million Soviet soldiers invaded Manchuria

• Hirohito still refused to surrender


• On the 9th of August 1945 a second bomb “fat man” was dropped
over the city of Nagasaki, killing 77000 people.
WHY DID THE US DROP THE BOMBS
• To force Japan to surrender and END WW2 in the pacific
as the Japanese refused to.
• To prevent the USSR from establishing influence in the
region
• To prevent the wasting of 2 billion US$ that was used to
build the bomb for WW2.
• To send a message to any country that wanted to
opposed the USA and the West.
• However all it did was start the COLD WAR and
NUCLEAR AGE
Effects of the
atomic bombs
• Because of the lack of warning and the
populations indifference to small groups
of planes, the explosion came as an
almost complete surprise, and the
people had not taken shelter.
• When the bomb detonated a large
mushroom cloud was formed.
• With wind speeds of 980 km/h
• The whole city was destroyed in an
instant
• People were vaporized in seconds turning to ashes due
to temperatures rising to 3980 degrees
• Black radiation rain fell after an hour
• 15000 school children died instantly
• Glass melted in the heat
• The death toll continued rising for many years as
radiation caused cancer.
• Eventually Hirohito surrendered due to the high death
toll
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• Activity 2.2 page 134
• Activity 2.3 page 135

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