Nagasaki Bombing
The Allies conducted two atomic bombs during the final stages of the war. These bombs were planning on causing destruction to the primary target, Hiroshima and any other possible city in Japan. Nagasaki wasn't intended on being the second target after Hiroshima, it was Kokura. As the Allies approached Kokura, 70% of cloud cover began to cover the skies which prohibited the visual attack required by orders. At around 07:50, Japanese time, an air raid alert was sounded in Nagasaki, but soon after, the "all clear" signal was given out. About two hours later, the Japanese finally just assumed that the planes were obviously only on reconnaissance and no further alarm was given. At 11:01, Bockscar's Bombardier saw a break in the clouds over Nagasaki, creating it possible to visually sight the target as ordered. It exploded 43 seconds later causing a range of immediate deaths from 40,000-75,000.
It created a blast equivilant to 13 kilotons of TNT. The radius of the total destruction was about one mile and started a forest fire across the northern portion of Nagasaki that stretched a few miles. The factory that constructed the 91 torpedoes released in the attack on Pearl Habor was also destroyed. On August 15th, 6 days after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced its surrender to the Allied powers. On September 2nd, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the war.
--I believe that the Nagasaki bombing turned out to work in favor for the Allied powers. This bombing and the bombing of Hiroshima was what made Japan finally give out the surrender we were hoping for.
--The black marker indicates "ground zero" of the Nagasaki atomic bomb explosion.^^
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/bombing_of_nagasaki.html
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, otherwise known as the Crimea Conference, was held Feburary 4-11 in 1945. The conference took place in the Livadia Palace near Yalta. It consisted of the meetings of the head of government for the following countries: United States, Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. These following countries were represented by FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. This meeting had the main purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. It was intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of Europe.
All three leaders were trying to establish a plan for governing post-war Germany. Churchill had a different opinion on the Soviet Union compared to Roosevelt. He felt as if Stalin was the "devil"-like tyrant leading to a vile system. Throughout the meeting, there was many agreements made, many of which are the following: Germany would undergo demilitarization and denazification--which was an initiative to get rid of the German and Austrian society, culture, and press. Germany and Berlin would split into four occupied zones after the war as well. Germany was also to be held to forced labor; this was to repair damage that Germany had enflicted on its citizens.This meeting also called for Nazi war criminals were to be hunted down and brought to justice. Roosevelt also obtained a commitment to Stalin to join the UN. Also, a commitee on the dismemberment of Germany was to be set up; the purpose of which was to decide whether Germany was to be split into six nations. Two of the layout plans are shown in the following:
Yalta was the second of three wartime conferences among the "Big Three" and obviously had attentions of establishing a lot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWyalta.html
--I personally believe that the Yalta Conference was a much needed conference for the heads of government. It established a lot of ideas that would help the Europe Nation out, A LOT.
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Very well done Ashley!