Hiroshima Study Guide

On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM local time an atomic bomb detonated over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Estimates suggest that over 100,000 people died, tens of thousands were never recovered. Roughly ¾ of the people died within hours, most of the remainder within days or weeks. Approximately 40,000 people were injured. Nearly 80% of the city's 90,000 houses were destroyed; the heat at the point of explosion was estimated to be 6,000 C. The explosion was followed by a second atomic detonation at Nagasaki, Japan. Together, they effectively ended World War II. (read more)