🇦🇺 Australia in WWII Flashcards
(4 cards)
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Q: What was the Manhattan Project?
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A: A top-secret U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb.
2
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Q: What happened at Hiroshima on August 6, 1945?
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A: The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb, killing 80,000 instantly; 140,000+ by the end of 1945.
3
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Q: What were the arguments for dropping the atomic bomb?
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A: To end the war quickly, save lives from a land invasion, and show U.S. power.
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Q: What were the arguments against dropping the atomic bomb?
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A: Massive civilian deaths, radiation effects, and Japan was already near defeat.
