5.+The+Aftermath

Memorials were erected in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the war in order to created a lasting memories of the atrocities of war and the potential for death of the atomic bomb. The names of over 410,000 //[|hibakusha] ,// or survivors of the atomic war, are inscribed in those memorials. A lasting impression was made, and these bombings have left a lasting fear of nuclear warfare. One of the lasting impacts of the the use of the atomic bomb by Truman is the [|Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty], which was signed into effect on March 5, 1970. This is one event that is hoped by people across the world to never be repeated.

The original Genbaku Dome The Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park The memorial marking the hypocenter in Nagasaki