Thursday, October 8, 2009

Inquiring Minds

Question:
When was World War I and World War II?

Answer:
WWI began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia on July 28, 1914.

The fighting ended on November 11, 1918, and Treaty of Versailles was signed on July 28, 1919.

WWII began on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.

Germany surrendered to the Allied forces on August 29, 1945. Japan surrendered to the Allied forces on September 2, 1945.

Question:
How many people died from the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima?

The atomic bomb called Little Boy was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Another atomic bomb called Fat Man was dropped on Nagaski on August 9th, 1945. The bombs killed as many at 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 people in Nagaski.

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