4. The use of Atomic weapons against Japan
The Second World War finally ended in the Pacific following the US' decision to drop two Atomic bombs on Japan - the first on the city of Hiroshima and the second on the city of Nagasaki. The first explosion reduced Hiroshima to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people, though thousands later died from radiation poisoning and from wounds. The second bomb killed nearly 40,000 people. The ATL on this page examine the...