1. Wednesday January 18
1. Get your # chromebook 2. Get a yellow sheet 3. Be awesome & ready to learn!

2. Start thinking…….
Have you ever had to make a choice between two actions knowing that someone would get hurt either way? How do you make that choice?

3. Agree? Disagree?

4. Would you drop the bomb?

5. Objective: Evaluate & analyze the reasons for and
Objective: Evaluate & analyze the reasons for and impact of dropping the atomic bomb.
Ess. ?s: What were the reasons? What were the impacts? What was the “best” choice?

6. Video – Atomic Bomb As we watch video clips about the Atomic bomb
Listen critically for reasons & impacts
Be prepared to discuss

7. Flocabulary

8. Japanese aggression
Japan invaded surrounding countries seeking raw materials
In response, US placed an embargo on scrap metal, oil & aviation fuel
US also demanded that Japan withdraw from conquered areas – they don’t

9. Attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 – ”a date which will live in infamy”
Japan sought to cripple US navy - sunk ships, destroyed planes and killed thousands
Americans shocked & angry
US enters the war

10. The Manhattan Project
Albert Einstein alerted FDR of the power of uranium & urged bomb development
1942 – FDR begins billion $$$ program to secretly build atomic bomb
Secret lab in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Leaders – physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer & General Leslie Groves
Many refugee scientists worked on project

11. Island Hopping
U.S. military strategy used in the Pacific to reach mainland Japan = capture strategic islands

12. #1 Lengthy Costly War Years of fighting in Pacific (6 years of war)
Takes weeks and long hard fighting with many lives lost to take each island
Island of Okinawa - 3 months & more than 100,000 American & Japanese lives
Costs rise with each island

13. #2 German atomic weapons
FDR dies in 4th term & VP Truman becomes President
He learned:
1. Germans were developing atomic weapons – Hitler would use them
2. Manhattan Project – so were we

14. #3 Japan – Death before Surrender
Japanese fought for the Emperor – a god to them
Code of Samurai = death before surrender
Kamikaze pilots – turned their planes into missiles (3000)
Women & children trained to kill

15. #4 High Price for Invasion
US generals told Truman the cost of invading Japan would be high
1. ½ mil to 1 mil casualties
2. Japanese could continue guerilla-style resistance for 10 years
3. 6 million Japanese troops & armed civilians would fight to the death

16. #5 American Beliefs
We should do whatever necessary to stop the deadly aggression of Japan – fighting for freedom
Some advised in favor of using atom bomb to end war
Scientists secretly petitioned Truman to be very cautious to use bomb = future destruction of world
#1 Priority = American lives must be saved!!!

17. US tests first atomic bomb
July 16, tested first atomic bomb in New Mexico desert
Code-named Trinity
Flash of light visible 180 miles away & sound was heard 100 miles away
Still don’t fully know the destructive capability
Only have 2 more ready

18. Conditional Surrender?
Japan willing to surrender IF Emperor Hirohito could stay in power – not be disgraced
Americans blame him for war (Pearl Harbor), not acceptable
US would only accept Unconditional Surrender

19. B-29s

20. Do We Drop the Bomb? Too many civilians? Warn Japan? Shock them?
Target?

21. The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
Publicly Truman seemed confident of decision to use atomic weapons to limit further American casualties
Privately he was more conflicted over it
11 days after Potsdam Declaration – mission begins

24. FAT MAN
THIN MAN

25. Hiroshima
Aug. 6, B-29 Bomber named Enola Gay dropped the Uranium atomic bomb “Little Boy” on Hiroshima
80, ,000 killed instantly
Thousands more from burns and radiation sickness
City gone
Japan does NOT surrender

26. HIROSHIMA: DAY OF FIRE Ground Temp 7,000 degrees
Hurricane force winds mph
Energy released ,000 tons TNT
Buildings destroyed ,000
Killed immediately 80,000 people
Dead by end ,000 people
Total deaths ,000 people

27. Nagasaki
Aug 9, 1945 – the plutonium atomic bomb “Fat Man” dropped on Nagasaki
Between 35,000 and 74,000 killed

31. V-J Day Japan still debates about surrender – many do not want to
Emperor orders Japanese government to surrender
August 15, 1945 is “Victory in Japan” Day

32. Was it wrong? (5 min.)

33. Coroner’s Report (2.17 min.)

34. Just fyi…
Firebombing raids just over Toyko – had killed 225,000 – as much as the atomic bomb
Japanese would later testify that they would never have surrendered but fought for years
The month the invasion was going to happen a massive typhoon hit Japan – might have been a military disaster

35. Food for thought… Was the use of the atomic bomb inhumane?
Is war humane?
Would you drop the
bomb?
No easy answer

36. “Don’t Break the Bank” Exit Ticket
Make sure your answer falls within the dollar amount…

37. Each word = .10 cents each
You have to stay between the dollar amounts. You can’t go under or over or you “break the bank”!
Answer the questions.
Write your total amount spent at the end of the answer.

38. $1.00 - $2.50 each Use your chart to answer the questions.
1. What were major impacts of the atomic bomb?
2. Using the reasons we discussed, would you drop the bomb? Why or why not?

39. Video clips (3.19, 3.10 & 3.18 min.)