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Oppenheimer and Groves- Groves was a general put in charge of the Manhattan project. Oppenheimer was a communist scientist. A test explosion took place in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The test bomb was called Trinity.
-Hiroshima bombing- The B29 super fortress was a plane that was designed specifically for the carrying of the Hiroshima bomb. The pilot of this plane named it Enola Gay. The Hiroshima bomb was called the Little Boy. The bomb was designated for a specific T shaped bridge in Hiroshima.
-Nagasaki bombing- This city was hit using the bomb called the Fat Man. Bockscar was the name of the Plane that carried the bomb. This bomb was originally meant for another city, but the target was changed to Nagasaki. There was bad weather so they had to switch targets. The plane had to drop the bomb or else it would crash. It ended up hitting in the mountains so some of the blast was held back. The pilot was court marshaled for the mistakes.
-VJ Day and the story of Japan surrendering- The war was now over. Many people celebrated. This was the start of the cold war. The cold war lasted many years after.
-Yalta Conference- Germany was to separate into four occupational areas. US, GB, France, and USSR. Stalin promised to have free election in Eastern Europe. Stalin agreed to fight Japan once Germany was defeated. There was to be a conference in San Francisco to set up the United Nations.
-Potsdam Conference- This took place in July of 1945. Vietnam was to be divided at the 17th parallel. Japan would surrender to Great Britain in the south and China in the north.
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