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Dropping the Atomic Bomb
Vocabulary Lesson 705
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atomic
a weapon harnessing the power of a splitting atom to cause mass destruction
nuclear
relating to the energy released by the process of nuclear fission, which is splitting an atom
and releasing energy
Enola Gay
the B29 bomber plant that dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6,
1945
Manhattan Project
the top-secret research and development in the United States of the first atomic bombs;
established by President Franklin Roosevelt
Potsdam Declaration
a proclamation that defined the terms of surrender of Japan in World War II, an ultimatum to
Japan on July 26th that threatened prompt and u
ultimatum
a final demand or statement of terms, which if rejected will result in retaliation or the
breakdown of negotiation
Victory Over Japan (V-J Day)
the day of August 15, 1945 that marks the surrender of Japan, thereby ending World War I
non-proliferation
preventing something from increasing or spreading
annihilation
utter destruction of something
deterrent
something that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from some act
Hiroshima
A city in southwestern Japan, on island of Honshu; the target of the first atom bomb, dropped
bythe U.S. on August 6, 1945
Nagasaki
a city in southwestern Japan, on western Kyushu island; on August 9, 1945, it became the
targetof the second atom bomb