Dropping the bomb (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Date first atomic bomb dropped
Date first atomic bomb dropped
August 6, 1945
City where first atomic bomb was dropped
City where first atomic bomb was dropped
Hiroshima
Days between Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombs
Days between Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombs
Three days
City where second atomic bomb was dropped
City where second atomic bomb was dropped
Nagasaki
Result of atomic bombs on Japan
Result of atomic bombs on Japan
Japan surrendered, WWII ended
Why Truman delayed Potsdam negotiations
Why Truman delayed Potsdam negotiations
To wait for atomic weapon to be ready
Stalin's reaction to US nuclear monopoly
Stalin's reaction to US nuclear monopoly
Created communist barrier in Eastern Europe
Year USSR tested first atomic bomb
Year USSR tested first atomic bomb
1949
Who sent Long Telegram & when
Who sent Long Telegram & when
George Kennan, February 1946
Long Telegram's warning about USSR
Long Telegram's warning about USSR
USSR viewed capitalism as threat to eliminate
When Churchill gave Iron Curtain speech
When Churchill gave Iron Curtain speech
March 1946
What 'Iron Curtain' described
What 'Iron Curtain' described
Separation of Eastern & Western Europe
Who sent Novikov telegram & when
Who sent Novikov telegram & when
Nikolai Novikov, September 1946
Novikov telegram's claim about America
Novikov telegram's claim about America
America pursuing world domination
Foundation of US containment policy
Foundation of US containment policy
Kennan's Long Telegram