US Foreign Policy 1945-73 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Which number president was Truman?
Which number president was Truman?
33rd President
When did Truman take office?
When did Truman take office?
April 1945
Names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Little Boy and Fat Man
Date of Trinity Test (atomic bomb)
Date of Trinity Test (atomic bomb)
July 1945
Manhattan Project cost in 1940s dollars
Manhattan Project cost in 1940s dollars
$2 billion
Date Hiroshima was bombed
Date Hiroshima was bombed
August 6, 1945
Date Nagasaki was bombed
Date Nagasaki was bombed
August 9, 1945
Date Japan announced surrender
Date Japan announced surrender
August 15, 1945
Deaths in Hiroshima by end of 1945
Deaths in Hiroshima by end of 1945
Approximately 140,000
Deaths in Nagasaki by end of 1945
Deaths in Nagasaki by end of 1945
Approximately 70,000
Japanese term for atomic bomb survivors
Japanese term for atomic bomb survivors
Hibakusha
Year USSR tested first atomic bomb
Year USSR tested first atomic bomb
1949
Term for nuclear standoff/balance of terror
Term for nuclear standoff/balance of terror
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
Soviet leader during atomic bomb era
Soviet leader during atomic bomb era
Joseph Stalin
Battles showing fierce Japanese resistance
Battles showing fierce Japanese resistance
Iwo Jima and Okinawa