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Pearl Harbour Bombing
Japan struck Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and the United-States enters World War II. A total of 2 403 Americans were killed: 2 335 military personnel, 64 Japanese airmen andsubmariners, and 68 civilians. Image: jos Member. 2015. America vs Japan. [ONLINE] Available at: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/399415-gaint-robot-death-match-america-vs-japan/. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
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Timeline of the Hiroshima Bombing
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Nuclear Reaction Experiment
Testing of the nuclear weapons/bombs were performed and completed, and all had been done secretly. The experiment, part of the Manhattan project, helped create and build the first atomic bomb. Image: Kevin Milani. 2015. The Scientific History of the Atomic Bomb. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.hcc.mnscu.edu/chem/abomb/page_id_74530.html. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
A four day battle occured where American and Australian forces effectively wiped out the Japanese Imperial Navy's carrier fleet, ensuring the country's defeat in the war. Image: History.com Staff. 2009. BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-leyte-gulf. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Bombing of Tokyo
Even though Japan tried to make it clear that the country wanted to surrender, the US launched firebombs to Tokyo and killed 100 000 civilians. Image: Member. 2015. Bombing of Tokyo. [ONLINE] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies, ending the war in Europe. Image: Akoolchicano. 2015. World War II. [ONLINE] Available at: http://cheese.formice.com/forum/threads/world-war-ii.66766/. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Trinity Test
The test was located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, conducted in the final month of World War II by the top-secret Manhattan Engineer District. The tesing was succesful and the atomic bomb was ready for the use of defeating Japan. Image: Unknown. 2000. A-Bomb. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.kilroywashere.org/004-Pages/Trinity/Trinity.html. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The US aircraft Engola Gay dropped an uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) over the centre of Hiroshima at approximately 8:15 am. It exploded 2,000 feet above ground, killing 80,000 civilians instantly. Image: Sarah Stillman. 2014. Hiroshima and the Inheritance of Trauma. [ONLINE] Available at: http://
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/hiroshima-inheritance-trauma. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after Hiroshima, "Fat Man" was dropped on Kokura. They originally targeted Kokura, but due to cloud cover, they hit Nagasaki and killed 75 000 people. Image: Unknown. 2014. Haunting Unedited Footage of the Bombing of Nagasaki (1945). [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/haunting-unedited-footage-of-the-bombing-of-nagasaki-1945.html. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
President Truman makes announcement
President Truman lets the world know what had happened in Hiroshima, while this was happening, the bombing of Nagasaki was occuring at the same time. Image: Unknown. 2001. Harry S. Truman. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/harrystrumantrumandoctrine.html. [Accessed 15 February 16]. -
Japan surrenders
After all the bombing had happened, Japan immediatly surrendered ending WWII. Image: Gareth Cook. 2011. Why did Japan surrender?. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/08/07/why_did_japan_surrender/. [Accessed 15 February 16].
