Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki (aug 6, 1945 – aug 9, 1945)

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- Fears of Germany developing an atomic bomb led to the Manhattan Project by the Americans and British.
- The first successful atomic test was conducted on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico
- The Bomb was intended for Germany, but was used against Japan to end war.
- The first bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the second bomb on Nagasaki on August 9.
- Total casualties are estimated at 168,000 deaths.

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