The Manhattan Project, considered “top secret” (researchers (? what is this?) 10), was the work that was done to build the atomic bomb. When Franklin D. Roosevelt signed responsible for the whole program, the workers began building.  The time that Roosevelt signed responsible was two months before the attack on Pearl Harbor (2 are you going to fix these?). So, when Pearl Harbor occurred, the project was made that more important to the United States.  The whole purpose of this project was to engineer and build two large atomic bombs (3). By the time the project ended, an estimated 100,000 workers put effort into these destructive devices (7).  It also took three years for the project to get finished (3).  Two billion dollars was the total cost of this expensive project (7).

     The Atomic bomb was the result of the Manhattan project.  The explosion is caused by a splitting an atom which causes a reaction (6).  Two bombs were made to be dropped which the names were fat man and little boy (6).  Little boy was the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, the first dropped, and fat man was dropped on Nagasaki, three days later (1).  Little boy destroyed everything in its radius of 6,000 to 8,000 feet (4).  It was dropped on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 am, and ever since, Hiroshima has never been the same and never will be (4).  Another survivor explained, "There was a startling light, even if you had your back turned to it, you felt the shock go through right to the center of your brain.  At the same time, any area of skin that was exposed became very hot (Krissidhu)."

fat man and little boy rebuilt for show 

     As the bomb was dropped at Hiroshima, the result was horrifying.  People still question the decisions made by Truman to drop the bombs.  When the bomb hit Hiroshima, it killed 71,000 people, killing many more later on due to radiation or injuries (4).  Within the next 5 years at Hiroshima, it was estimated that the death rate due to the Atomic Bomb had reached 200,000 people (4).  In addition to killing the people, the bomb also destroyed 98% of the buildings at the site (4).  Many researchers thought that nothing would grow in Hiroshima for 75 years (4). That theory was proven wrong when within a few years, life began forming in this area (4).  One survivor of this event explained, “When I saw a very strong light, a flash, I put my arms over my face unconsciously…….I saw people looking for water and they died soon after they drank it………The whole city was destroyed and burning.” (______ 494)

Atomic bomb going off and forming mushroom cloud

References

Dempster, Prue. Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online Passport. Scholastic Inc., 2010. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://go.grolier.com>. 4

Krissidhu. [[[Watch it to believe it]]] Hiroshima Atom Bomb Impact. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 May 2007. <http:///www.youtube.com/‌watch?v=x9lwvImJqT0>. 5

Lawton, Clive A. Hiroshima The Story of the First Atom Bomb. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Franklin Watts, 2004. Print. 2

Mark, Carson. Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online Passport. Scholastic Inc., 2010. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://go.grolier.com>. 3

Pellegrino, Charles. After Atom Bombs’ Shock, the Real Horrors Began Unfolding. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Ebsco. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com/‌ehost/‌delivery?vid=7&hid=15&sid=30953cf4-3ff7-46f3-8ec3-19c516aa375f%40sessionmgr14>. 1

Stuckey, Sterling, and Linda Kerrigan Salvucci. Call to Freedom. Austin: A Harcourt Education Company, 2000. Print. 7

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