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Why were the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki targeted for the dropping of the atomic bomb during World War 2?
There were several considerations in choosing the site for the first bomb. * The target should be an urban area of at least three miles diameter; * The target should be capable of being effectively damaged by a blast; * The target should not have been a previous target of conventional bombs, so that the damage from the single new bomb could be evaluated (both by the US and the Japanese governments) on its own. Hiroshima met all these criteria, and in addition was a significant military site. Nagasaki was actually not the first choice for the second bomb; the city of Kokura was the intended target and the bomber made three passes over Kokura before being directed to the secondary target of Nagasaki due to heavy cloud cover at the primary site. Nagasaki was a major Imperial Japanese Navy port and, though it had been bombed previously, had not suffered extensive damage.
They expected a high amount of military and civilian casualties if they invaded mainland Japan, so they chose what they seen as the best way to end the war. The use of the atomic bomb is something many people will never forget in U.S history, but they seen it as justified at that time.
There is also belief they used the Atomic bomb so Japan would hastily surrender to U.S, making it where the Soviets didn't get much "plunder" from Japan. Basically, U.S was trying to limit any possible chance of a communist expansion in Japan (Unfortunately, they still got North Korea). This is a belief, I am not sure if it is fact.
The target selection was subject to the following criteria:
- The target was larger than three miles in diameter and was an important target in a large urban area.
- The blast would create effective damage.
- The target was unlikely to be attacked by August 1945. "Any small and strictly military objective should be located in a much larger area subject to blast damage in order to avoid undue risks of the weapon being lost due to bad placing of the bomb."
However, it was not the Japanese did not decide to blow up Hiroshima: The United States did.
Hiroshima was chosen as a spot to drop the Atomic bomb because, it was a major military post and supply depot. The U.S. didn't want to take the chance of Hiroshima retaliating.
The atom bomb was dropped in Japan because we wanted to put Japan out of WW2. More precisely, we dropped 2 bombs. We dropped them on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. After that, Japan surrendered.
The U.S. wanted to end the war ASAP, and didn't really want to fight the Japanese.
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What was the first city targeted for the use of the bomb?
hiroshima and then nagasaki
How many countries got hit by nuclear bombs in WWII?
It is just one which is Japan. Two cities, namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were targeted by the US and were hit by nuclear bombs in WWII.
What city was first attacked by the atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb was dropped onto Japan was on August 6th 1945. The targeted city was Hiroshima and it was the highest casualty as it was the bigger out of the 2 atomic bombs used on Japan in 1945.
What two polish cities were targeted by Hitler?
He targeted all Polish cities (eventually).
Why was Anne targeted by the Nazis?
The family was targeted and harassed in Nazi Germany because it was Jewish.
What was the first city targeted for the use of the bomb?
hiroshima and then nagasaki
Why did US specifically nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War ll?
The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed with nuclear weapons to shorten the war with Japan . The cities were purposely targeted because they had significant military and industrial resources which made them both eligible for targeting by General Curtis LeMay who was head of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) .
Which nation did the United States drop atomic bombs on at the end of world war 2?
Japan. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were targeted.
What country is nagasaki in?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are both cities in Japan. They were unfortunate enough to be targeted as the first cities to have an atomic bomb dropped on them (at the end of the Second World War).
Which two Japanese cities targeted by US atomic bombs suffered massive casualties that led to the Japanese surrender in world war 2?
hiroshima and nakasaki.
What is Nagasaki city known for?
Nagasaki is well know as the second city in World War 2 to be targeted by the US with an atomic weapon.
How many countries got hit by nuclear bombs in WWII?
It is just one which is Japan. Two cities, namely Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were targeted by the US and were hit by nuclear bombs in WWII.
Who were the bombardiers who targeted Japan with the atomic bombs?
In the Hiroshima bomb, the Enola gay b-29 was comandered by Colonel Paul Tibbets and in the Nagasaki bomb, Bokscar was comandered by Major Charles W. Sweeney.
What made nagasaki important?
Nagasaki was targeted because they had a torpedo factory there and a ship building factory.
What were the precautions of the Japanese before the bombing in Hiroshima?
Military campaigns are secret by their very nature. Bombings over the Japanese mainland were always secret (as were bombings by the Japanese and German militaries) for risk of having bombers shot down. It is likely that some Japanese completely dismissed these leaflets. However, the Japanese government repeatedly lied to its citizens telling them that no bombings could occur (although Japan was being bombed at that point) and that no cities would be destroyed despite the fact that Japan was warned of a new and powerful device that would level cities. This was far more warning than any other people received prior to an attack such as the allied bombing of Dresden, Germany; the unprovoked Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in the US; and the month-long massacre of more than 400,000 Chinese residents of Nanking by Japanese soldiers. Maybe once: The leaflet mentioned below was (by some accounts) dropped on Hiroshima. However of the many versions of the leaflet which mention 33 imperiled Japanese cities, none ever mention Nagasaki, Hiroshima, or Kokura. So perhaps Japanese citizens in Hiroshima et.al. felt that the other cities were going to be bombed but that Hiroshima was not. On August 1, 1945, five days before the bombing of Hiroshima, the U.S. Army Air Force dropped five million leaflets over Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and 33 other Japanese cities warning that those cities were going to be destroyed within a few days and advising the residents to leave to save their lives. One side of the leaflet had a photo of five U.S. bombers unloading bombs and a list of the targeted cities. The other side had the text.
What was the purpose of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2?
Because Japan wasn't surrendering and the United States was left with two choices. They could either drop bombs on civilian cities in hopes of acquiring a Japanese surrender, or they could invade Japan. The U.S. estimated that an invasion of Japan could claim over 1,000,000 American lives, thus they decided to scare Japan into surrender through the atom bomb. The tactic worked and Japan soon surrendered after realizing the destructive power that America could instill
What place was the US B29 bomber plane targeted in Hiroshima?
Enola gay.
