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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.                                                                                     (8) The morning of 6th August, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan did not begin in any exceptional way; the people had no idea that they were about to be apart of one of the most significant mornings in all of history. At 8:15 am, the United States of America (USA) forces dropped the first atomic bomb, ironically called, when one considers the enormity of the bomb's significance, the "Little Boy". Three days later, the USA dropped a second bomb, nicknamed the "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. Historically, the use of the atomic bombs is seen as a decision that the United States made during WWII in order to end the war with Japan. Regardless of the motivation for using the bombs, they left a heavy death toll. The bombing of Hiroshima not only changed the physical and emotional health and culture of the Japanese people, but also changed the world. The population in Japan in October 1940 was 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.  In 1945, most people in the United States thought that it was absolutely necessary to bomb Japan. They thought that the bombings put an end to the war and save countless lives. On the other hand, some felt that Japan's situation in 1945 was already "catastrophically hopeless," and prior to the bombing, Japanese leaders were preparing to surrender in the summer of 1945. It has even been suggested that the United States had decoded Japan's messages, and were aware of the impending surrender, thus making the horrors unleashed on Hiroshima completely unnecessary. Lastly, and most disturbingly, the bomb may have been dropped because of President Truman's desire to intimidate the USSR. It is unlikely that we will know the complete truth of why the bomb was dropped, but what is distressingly clear, are the effects of the bomb. The bombings crippled the nation of Japan for many years. After the bombings, any humans that survived the initial blast were suffering from radiation exposure. (a) Answer the following questions.                                                                                                            (1 x 8 = 8) (i) What was the name of the second bomb dropped by USA in Japan? (ii) Why was the day an exception in Japan? (iii) What was the impact after the bombing of Hiroshima? (iv) Why was the bomb dropped? (v) Who was the US President at that time? (vi) What was ironical about the first atomic bomb? (vii) When did the Hiroshima tragedy take place? (viii) What was the time gap between the two bombings?

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(i) The second bomb dropped by USA in Japan was "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. (ii) It was an exceptional day because USA dropped the first atomic bomb in Japan. (iii) The bombing of Hiroshima not only changed the physical and emotional health of the Japanese but it also changed the world.. (iv) The bomb was dropped to put an end to the war with Japan. (v) Truman was the US President at that time. (vi) The first bomb was ironically called the 'Little Boy' when one considers the enormity of the bomb's significance in causing destruction. (vii) It took place in the morning of 6th August, 1945. (viii) There was a gap of three days between the two bombings.