Photos and Videos


Photos



This photo of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin was taken at the Potsdamn Conference, these are the leaders of the "Big Three"; Europe, Soviet Union ,and the United States.

The picture above was taken on July 16, 1945 after the testing of the first atomic bomb in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This test was named "Trinity".


"Enola Gay" was the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.



These are the two atomic bombs, Little Boy and Fat Man. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan and Fat Guy was dropped on Nagasaki.


Before and after the bombing on Hiroshima, Japan.

The first news paper published after the bombing on Japan
 notifiing the public.


This photo was taken at the Potsdam Conference on July 17, 1945. At this conference President Truman asked the Japanese Empire for a surrendering. The Japanese refused this surrendering and ignored our warning.


Videos

  • This video is a complete review of why the atomic bombs were created and used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Before the bombings we did not know the side effects or how long they would last. Today, due to further research we have learned that the  effects of the bombings are still continueing after so many years.



  • This video contains actually footage from Pearl Harbor as well as FDR's famous speech. You truelly sense the heroism coming from Roosevelt.