Across
- 3. Despite an estimated 330,000 population dying in the year up to the bomb, Japan refused to do this
- 5. First city attacked with an atomic bomb
- 8. Target cities for the a-bomb had to be primarily devoted to _____ production.
- 11. Group that advised the president about matters pertaining to the use of nuclear energy and weapons
- 18. More than 80,000 people died in a single (of many) firebombing in this city
- 19. In addition to the 80,000 immediate deaths, 60,000 more would die within a year from the effects of this.
- 21. Alternative to dropping the a-bomb: _____ of Japanese Home Islands
- 22. The only country to have endured an attack from a nuclear weapon of war
- 25. Any warning for Japanese civilians to do this was feared to endanger bombing crews.
Down
- 1. Sometimes Truman called the Japanese these, sometimes he refused to consider them these.
- 2. Truman swore to never use the a-bomb in future conflicts, such as the one he entered in this country.
- 4. Alternative to dropping the a-bomb: Conventional _____
- 6. 6,200 US soldiers died in this 1945 Pacific Ocean battle
- 7. This city was ruled out as a target because of its cultural significance to Japan
- 9. American soldiers cried with joy when they found out they were going to _____.
- 10. Alternative to dropping the a-bomb: _____ of the Atomic Bomb
- 12. The debate among US leaders to use the bomb was not brief. It was _____.
- 13. 1 in 3 US soldiers died fighting for control of this island, displaying the vicious resistance of Japanese soldiers
- 14. Cost of the research and development project for the atomic bomb
- 15. Second city attacked with an atomic bomb
- 16. President who made the final decision to use the atomic bombs
- 17. Bodies littering the streets of Hiroshima were described as _____.
- 20. Name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first a-bomb
- 23. Truman owned the attack as his decision, but he never did this.
- 24. Month in which both atomic bombs were dropped