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In Nagasaki, very heavy damage to window frames and doors was observed up to 8,000 feet, and light damage up to 12,000 feet. Roofs and wall coverings on steel frame buildings were destroyed out to 11,000 feet.
- What happened at the Battle of Nagasaki?
- What type of destruction did Hiroshima suffer?
- Why was Nagasaki important in ww2?
- What was important about Nagasaki?
- Is Nagasaki still radioactive?
- Has anyone survived a nuclear bomb?
- What is Nagasaki?
- Which statement describes the destruction the atomic bomb caused at Hiroshima?
- How did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affect the environment?
- Why was Hiroshima chosen?
- How were Nagasaki and Hiroshima chosen?
- Why Nagasaki was chosen?
What happened at the Battle of Nagasaki?
On August 9, 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.
What type of destruction did Hiroshima suffer?
The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140,000 deaths by the end of 1945, along with increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors.
Why was Nagasaki important in ww2?
When Nagasaki was fully reopened to the West in the 1850s, it became a major port for trade. ... In the early 20th century the city became a major shipbuilding centre; it was this industry that led to Nagasaki's being chosen as a target for the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the United States in World War II.
What was important about Nagasaki?
The bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki with the Fat Man plutonium bomb device on August 9, 1945, caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II. ... Nagasaki also was an important port city. Like Kokura and Hiroshima, it had not suffered much thus far from American conventional bombing.
Is Nagasaki still radioactive?
The radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki today is on a par with the extremely low levels of background radiation (natural radioactivity) present anywhere on Earth. It has no effect on human bodies. ... Roughly 80% of all residual radiation was emitted within 24 hours.
Has anyone survived a nuclear bomb?
Tsutomu Yamaguchi – the first person officially recognized to have survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
What is Nagasaki?
Nagasaki (Japanese: 長崎, "Long Cape") is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. ... Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War.
Which statement describes the destruction the atomic bomb caused at Hiroshima?
Which of the following statements correctly describes the destruction the atomic bomb caused at Hiroshima? The entire city was destroyed and tens of thousands of people were killed.
How did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affect the environment?
Likewise, the explosions of the atomic bomb also led to environmental contamination. ... When the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki exploded in the middle of the air, high degree of radiation was emitted and carried by wind to areas beyond the cities. It then dispersed gradually and led to radioactive air contamination.
Why was Hiroshima chosen?
Historians say the United States picked it as a suitable target because of its size and landscape, and carefully avoided fire bombing the city ahead of time so American officials could accurately assess the impact of the atomic attack.
How were Nagasaki and Hiroshima chosen?
Hiroshima was chosen because it had not been targeted during the US Air Force's conventional bombing raids on Japan, and was therefore regarded as being a suitable place to test the effects of an atomic bomb. ... Among those in the plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki was the British pilot Leonard Cheshire.
Why Nagasaki was chosen?
There is still debate about this in the US. – What happened in the attack? Nagasaki's sky was also hazy, but visibility briefly cleared. At 11.02am, the Bockscar dropped a 4.5-ton (10,000-pound) plutonium bomb dubbed Fat Man from 31,500ft (9,600 metres).
