-Levittown, NY, 1951
Which change in American society most directly led to the situation depicted in the image?
A. Population was shifting to the Southern and Western states
B. Decreasing social and economic mobility
C. Americans were marrying younger and having larger families
D. The impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights on economic development
E. The focus of women after WWII on on full time homemaking
Agenda
Grade SAQ
Test Retake
Atomic Weapons Perspectives
Quizlet?
Learning Targets
I can assess the decision to drop the Atomic bomb and argue both sides of the decision
I can describe the events ending WWII
HW: None. Rest up for the ACT.
***If you didn't take the group test retake you need to come in on Monday during consultation to take it with a group***
***If you didn't take the group test retake you need to come in on Monday during consultation to take it with a group***
All late work is due soon. Take all quizzes and tests as well.
INTRODUCTION
Imagine it is 1945 and World War II has just come to a conclusion. Just before the end of the War, the Atomic Bomb was dropped on and Nagasaki. Many wonder whether dropping the bomb was necessary but others think it was in order to limit the amount of Allied casualties and bring the long arduous war to an end. A community in California is getting together to discuss the reason for dropping the bomb. Four teams of people representing a Japanese citizen, President Truman's advisor, the Secretary of Defense, and a nuclear physicist will congregate to debate this controversial issue. Your role as one of these people is to research your particular point of view and decide whether dropping the Atomic Bomb was necessary or not.
TASK
You are going to participate in a town meeting in which a board of experts will be speaking about the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There will be groups representing Harry S. Truman, the American military, the Japanese, and the scientists who worked to develop the bomb.
There will be four groups who will research the decision to drop the bomb from their given perspective. After the research is complete, within each group a spokesperson will be chosen to voice the group's opinion in answering the question: "Should the United States have dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?" Those not chosen as the spokesperson will sit in the audience and help their spokesperson by asking questions of the other spokespeople and supplying any information their spokesperson may need to make his points more convincing. Your teacher will serve as the moderator of the meeting.
INTRODUCTION
Imagine it is 1945 and World War II has just come to a conclusion. Just before the end of the War, the Atomic Bomb was dropped on and Nagasaki. Many wonder whether dropping the bomb was necessary but others think it was in order to limit the amount of Allied casualties and bring the long arduous war to an end. A community in California is getting together to discuss the reason for dropping the bomb. Four teams of people representing a Japanese citizen, President Truman's advisor, the Secretary of Defense, and a nuclear physicist will congregate to debate this controversial issue. Your role as one of these people is to research your particular point of view and decide whether dropping the Atomic Bomb was necessary or not.
TASK
You are going to participate in a town meeting in which a board of experts will be speaking about the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There will be groups representing Harry S. Truman, the American military, the Japanese, and the scientists who worked to develop the bomb.
There will be four groups who will research the decision to drop the bomb from their given perspective. After the research is complete, within each group a spokesperson will be chosen to voice the group's opinion in answering the question: "Should the United States have dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?" Those not chosen as the spokesperson will sit in the audience and help their spokesperson by asking questions of the other spokespeople and supplying any information their spokesperson may need to make his points more convincing. Your teacher will serve as the moderator of the meeting.
Scientist for Manhattan Project- This person helped research and develop the
atomic bomb and was there when it was tested in New Mexico a few years before
it was actually detonated in Japan. He was excited about the scientific
discoveries before the bomb, but soon realized the great implications it
would have for much more serious and dangerous warfare in the future.
Memo from Oppenheimer:
The
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster: http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/index.html
Other people you can look up (google search the person and atomic bomb)
Oppenheimer, Compton, Teller, Szilard, Franck |
Japanese
Survivor-This
person is Japanese and has survived the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.
Although he was fortunate enough not to have perished, he has witnessed
several deaths and injuries. He does not believe that dropping the bomb was
necessary, being that it caused much devastation to his homeland.
Eye
Witness Accounts: http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/
The
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster: http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/index.html
Children
of Hiroshima: http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/children.html
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Advisor
to President Harry S. Truman-Truman was president when the bomb was dropped. He was
the person who made the final decision to drop it. The advisor will be
representing the Commander-in-Chief and speaking in favor of his decision.
Advice to
Truman:
http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria15_3.html#atomic (I think this link is broken)
The
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster: http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/index.html
Truman’s
Decision: http://www.mrdowling.com/706-truman.html
Chronology
of Decision: http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/hiroshima-nagasaki/decision-drop-bomb-chronology.htm
Advisor Brynes http://www.doug-long.com/byrnes.htm Advisor Stimson's article on Atomic Decision http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/japanworks/ps/japan/stimson_harpers.pdf Other people you can look up (google search the person and atomic bomb) Bard, Conant, Bush |
American
Military Personnel-This
person represents the military's point of view. He looks at things from a
purely military perspective. Keep in mind that he is obligated to fulfill the
orders of the President. While he personally may or may not have favored the
decision, he has to do what is decided to be militarily necessary.
Military
Leaders: http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/hiroshima-nagasaki/decision-drop-bomb-chronology.htm
(Read about the Generals and Secretary of War)
Estimate
of the Military Situation:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/28.pdf
(read “summary of overall situation,” “Probable Military Strategy,” and
“Possibility of Surrender”)
The
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster: http://www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/index.html
Other people you can look up (google search the person and atomic bomb)
Marshall,
Leahy, Eisenhower, Groves, Arnold
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