In 1945, the USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, one on the city of Hiroshima and another, three days later, on the city of Nagasaki. The bombs instantly killed at least 120,000 men, women and children and caused severe injuries in tens of thousands more. Over time, the total death toll rose to perhaps 240,000. The USA excused their use of nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMD) on civilians as necessary to force Japan's unconditional surrender at the end of World War II.
Wordchecker atomic (adjective): using nuclear energy severe (adjective): very strong or bad weapons of mass destruction (noun): bombs etc that kill hundreds/thousands of people civilians (noun): people who are not part of the military unconditional (adjective): without any conditions surrender (noun): the giving up of a fight; acceptance of defeat
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Another mother's breakin', Heart is taking over. When the vi'lence causes silence, We must be mistaken.
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Quick Quiz:
How many men, women and children are believed to have died as a result of nuclear bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
under 200,000
over 200,000
approximately 120,000
The U.S. claimed the nuclear attacks on two cities heavily-populated with civilians were necessary in order to
force Japan to surrender
test some new nuclear weapons
punish the Japanese people
Men, women and children who are not members of a military force, and therefore never targetted by legal military operations, are called
