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XXII. The Atomic Bombs (August 6<br />
and 9, 1945)<br />
• With massive blast, fires, & radiation,<br />
130,000 die at Hiroshima; 60,000 at<br />
Nagasaki<br />
• Primary goal of Manhattan Project = end<br />
war ASAP & save US lives<br />
• Truman & others want to avoid invasion<br />
of Japan<br />
• Reject peace feelers as unlikely to make<br />
Japan surrender fully<br />
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