Ms.

Phillips 10 Grade
World History Course
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The Bombing of
Hiroshima
Trumans Atomic Bomb:
Exploring Why the bomb was
dropped in the first place.along
with the following effects.
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Objective&Directions

1. Given a list of applicable options, students will be able

to (SWBAT) place in chronological order the causes of
the presidents decision to drop the bomb.
2. SWBAT identify and express the effects of that decision
by developing a central idea sentence, or claim, using
three of those effects.
3. Please take advantage of this virtual tour by clicking on
the links and viewing all of the materials and lesson
resources.
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Historical Context:

Remember,JapanhadbombedPearlHarborin1941so,
FDR,thepresidentatthetime,declaredwaronthemthe
verynextday.
By1945,WWII,whichbeganin1939,wascomingtoan
end,asGermanyhadalreadysurrenderedbutJapanrefused
todoso.
Thealliesweredemandingtheunconditionalsurrenderof
Japananddidwarnthemofhorrifyingconsequencesifthey
refused.
www.ushistory.org
Clickabovetoconductmore
research.
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Factors to Be Considered:

We were engaged in a war with the most casualties in our history.

The US did not want to invade Japan because it was estimated that we would
lose up to 1 million troops.
Finally, Einstein had laid the groundwork for the bomb, not knowing how it would
be used. He feared that Germany would get their hands on it, so he contacted the
U.S.
The U.S formed the Manhattan Project with $2 Billion dollars in funding and
200,000 people working on the project.
Japanese aggression had made it impossible to negotiate peace.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/trinity/supplement/truman.html

ClicktohearTrumans
AnnouncementoftheBomb.
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The Bombing:
First, in 1945, there were test bombs detonated in New
Mexico with 18,000 tons of TNT releasing a heat that was 3
times hotter than the sun.
On August 6, 1945 The U.S bombed the city of Hiroshima
killing 70,000 people instantly.
Two days later, the Soviet Union released another bomb on
Nagasaki, killing 80,000 people instantly.
Japan surrendered six days later, announced on the radio by
Emperor Hirohito.

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Vocabulary

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Atomic Bomb

A bomb that derives its destructive power from

the rapid release of nuclear energy.

Expansion

The action of becoming larger or more extensive.

Radiation

The emission of energy as electromagnetic as

subatomic particles.

Emperor

sovereign ruler of great power and rank.

World War 2

A war fought between 1939 to 1945 between the

Axis powers and the Allies.

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ShortTerm&LongTerm
Effects:

Theradiationkilledtensofthousandsinweeksand
yearsfollowing.
ThiseventbeganwhatwenowknowasTheArmsRace.
EveryonewantedanABomb.
Americawasseenassomeasbeingracist.Many
questionedwhetherUSwouldhavedonethistoaWhite
population.
Now,taketheAtomBombQuestionsTest(Click)

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Standard:
FloridaStandard7:Recognizesignificantcauses,
events,figures,andconsequencesoftheGreatWar
periodandtheimpactonworldwidebalanceofpower.
SS.912.W.7.10Summarizethecausesandeffectsof
PresidentTruman'sdecisiontodroptheatomic
bombsonJapan.

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Acknowledgements

This template was created by Annette Lamb,

June 2004.

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