The Atom Bomb
Go to this site for pictures of the Atom Bomb's effects:
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-33787169
Read the Story of the World Book 4 pages 291-293
Big Fat Notebook of World History pages439-440
https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/ww2_atomic_bomb.php
Now do the quiz at the bottom of the page!
After studying all this material, lets discuss these questions:
Why did President Harry Truman decide to drop the Atom Bomb on Japan?
When did research on the Atom Bomb first start? Why?
What was the rationale for using the Bomb on Japan?
What country did the USA want to keep out of the War? Why?
How much destructive power did the first Atom Bomb have?
For original Top Secret sources go to this link: https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/lesson-plans/re-thinking-dropping-atomic-bombs-lesson-2
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