Which cities were targeted by atomic bombing campaigns against Japan on Aug 6 and 9, 1945?

Which cities were targeted by atomic bombing campaigns against Japan on Aug 6 and 9, 1945?

• A. Tokyo and Kyoto
• B. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• C. Osaka and Hiroshima
• D. Hiroshima and Tokyo

Answer: (B)

Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. These two cities were chosen because they had significant military-industrial value and would clearly demonstrate the power of the new weapon. The other cities listed were not the atomic-bomb targets on those dates: Tokyo had already suffered extensive conventional bombing, Kyoto was spared for cultural reasons, and Osaka did not receive an atomic strike.

Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. These two cities were chosen because they had significant military-industrial value and would clearly demonstrate the power of the new weapon. The other cities listed were not the atomic-bomb targets on those dates: Tokyo had already suffered extensive conventional bombing, Kyoto was spared for cultural reasons, and Osaka did not receive an atomic strike.