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US blocks Japan
The US blocked all imports on Japan. That caused the attack on Pearl Harbor -
Pearl harbor attack
a bunch of japanese planes attacked the US naval base in honolulu hawaii. It lasted 2 hours and it was left completely destroyed. -
Manhattan Project
Robert Oppenheimer becomes the director of the Manhattan Project. It is a U.S. government program formed to secretly build and test an atomic bomb. -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler commits suicide because Germany surrendered the war -
War in Europe ended
Germany surrendered and the war in Europe ended -
Atomic Bomb is Tested Successful
The US tested the bomb and they were ready to drop it on Japan. -
1st bomb drops on Heroshima
The first bomb was dropped on Heroshima, Japan. Enola Gay was a b-29 bomber and it was pioleted by Paul Tibbets. It killed 80,000 people. -
Public annoucement
President Truman went onto the radio and notified that the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. This is surprising because our president would never do that. -
2nd bomb on Nagasaki
Charles Sweeney dropped the bomb on Nagasaki and it killed 75,000 people. -
Japan Surrender
Jappan surrender thus ending the war. 457,062 were killed due to the bombing and radiation after.
