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.