THE END OF WWII:BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND

NAGASAKI

Overview of Two Atomic Bombs

• Hiroshima

• August 6th, 1945

• Killed & Wounded:

Approx. 150,000

• Japan did not surrender

• Nagasaki

• August 9th, 1945

• Killed & Wounded:

Approx. 75,000

• Japan surrenders

Little Boy (FDR) Fat Man (Churchill)

How far did the damage reach?

• Manhattan Project (3:09)– Albert Einstein– Robert Oppenheimer

• Atomic Tests (1:26)– Western United States: mainly New Mexico

• What happens after the bomb? (2:17)– Complete devastation– Connection to 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

Hiroshima after the bomb

Nagasaki-Before

and After

Eyewitness Testimonies

• http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/• Read individually• Write your reaction keeping the following in mind;

– *How does this change your view of these events?• Focus on the above question! What is your reaction to it?

– How would you react as a victim?

– How would you react as someone hearing the news elsewhere in the world?

– Is this a violation of human rights, or are the rules different during a world conflict?

– *Be SPECIFIC and write in COMPLETE SENTENCES!