Atomic Bomb Ends the War

As the Allies began to win the war in the Pacific, President Truman sought to avoid invasion of Japan and looked to alternative methods to end the war. The lone solution was a project former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt left behind, the Manhattan Project. Set up by the Office of Scientific Research and Development, the Manhattan Project was started at Columbia University and had as many as 600,000 workers involved. The result of the Manhattan Project research was the atomic bomb, a devastatingly powerful weapon that would be used to end the war. The first test of the bomb was done in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, and was a success. President Truman ordered for two bombs to dropped on Japan on July 25, 1945. The U.S. gave Japan a chance to surrender, but the Japanese refused on August 6, the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber, dropped the first atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city of Hiroshima, leveling the city in 43 seconds. Once again, the U.S. gave Japan a chance to give up, only to be refused again. On August 9, the atomic bomb "Fat Man" was dropped over the city of Nagasaki. 200,000 people were killed by the blast or radiation from the bomb. Emperor Hirohito was devastated by the destruction, and ordered the military leaders to surrender, ending the war in the Pacific.

By Andrew, and Bonan