OOPS Should We have Dropped That?
Student
Activity - Atomic Bomb-Truman Press Release-August 6, 1945
President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal for ending the war: invade the Japanese mainland, hold a demonstration of the destructive power of the atomic bomb for Japanese dignitaries, drop an atomic bomb on selected industrial Japanese cities, bomb and blockade the islands, wait for Soviet entry into the war on August 15, or mediate a compromised peace.
This collection of documents focuses on The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb. It includes documents covering the years 1949-1952.
Conspiracy Theories about the reasons for dropping the bomb.
Is there no end to American conspiracy theories?
The Secret History Of The Atomic Bombby Eustace C. Mullins
Over more than 50 years since the atomic bombing, physicians and
researchers in Hiroshima have continued the medical care of atomic bomb survivors
and research studies on radiation effects. This site shows the effects of the
bomb on the cities and people who survived teh initial blast.
Suggested Activity: Each student reads at least one article and makes a brief note of the major issue being addressed . Students then report back to the class with the teacher acting as facilitator to discussions as they arise.
Documents on the decision to use the atomic bomb are reproduced here in full-text form. In most cases, the originals are in the U.S. National Archives. Other aspects of the decision are shown from accounts of the participants. This page was new May 29, 1995, and it was last updated August 6, 2000.
WEB QUEST The
Decision to Drop the Bomb
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/wwii/
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.
Scientific Data of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster
The Scientific Data Center for the Atomic Bomb Disaster hope that you will grasp the impact of the atomic bomb on the human body and that you will join us in striving to ensure that Nagasaki is the last place on earth to suffer the effects of a nuclear explosion.
(From Division of Scientific Data Registry)
Physical side of atomic bomb disaster in Nagasaki.
Medical aspect of atomic bomb disaster in Nagasaki.
Epidemiology data of atomic bomb disaster in Nagasaki.
The Bloodstained Lab Coat of Issei Nishimori.
Data from School of Medicine, Nagasaki Univ.
"My Experience of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing and An Outline of the Damages
Caused by the Explosion"
By the late Dr. Raisuke Shirabe.
History of Hiroshima - Photographs of Damage
Atomic Bomb and Peace
Devotion of Hiroshima to the Cause of Peace Updated
The reality of the A-bomb disasters
The current status of nuclear weapons
Statements about Peace by the Mayor
Peace Declaration Updated
Protest against Nuclear Tests
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Updated
Paper Cranes and the Children's Peace Monument
Hiroshima Peace Site
Kids Peace Station
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Virtual Museum
Hiroshima Peace Institute
This "Cyber Exhibit:
Enola Gay and the Atomic Bomb" is based on the
exhibition script, "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II",
which was scheduled to open in the Spring of 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The exhibition, as envisioned
in this script dated January 1995, was ultimately canceled. After getting its
permission, NHK made this cyber exhibit
excerpting from the original script. Includes 6 units of work on the topic.
A Turning Point in World History
H
I R O S H I M A : WAS IT NECESSARY?
Intranet Links below
A SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE HIROSHIMA: WAS IT NECESSARY? by Doug Long
HIROSHIMA: - WAS IT NECESSARY?
Part 1 of 2 - By Doug Long
This article is copyright © 1995-2000 Doug Long. This work may be copied
for non-profit use if proper credit is given to the author.
Voice of Hibakusha - Eye-witness
accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, from the video HIROSHIMA WITNESS produced
by Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and NHK http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/
The first atomic bomb actually used in war time was dropped on Hiroshima on
August 6th, 1945 killing between 130,000 and 150,000 people by the end of that
year. Those who survived the bombing are rapidly aging now after struggling
for many years.
Rare film documents devastation at Hiroshima -August 10, 1996 - Web posted at: 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT)
HIROSHIMA , Japan (CNN) -- Rare footage of the aftermath of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima has now been made available to the world -- three years after it was discovered by accident in a Tokyo film vault.
"THE DECISION TO USE THE ATOMIC BOMB" - GAR ALPEROVITZ AND THE H-NET DEBATE
A fantastic site for a depth study as extention work for advanced studnet work. the dbate is st out in great detail.
Home Page for Web-Based Projects for a variety of Key Learning Areas using Technology Across the Curriculum
A-Bomb WWW Museum ~ June,1995
Goals of the project ... to provide all readers with accurate information concerning
the impact the first atomic bomb had on Hiroshima.
http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/index.html
ATOMIC BOMB: DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)
...and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. Documents
on the decision to use the atomic bomb are reproduced here in...
http://www.dannen.com/decision/index.html
Leo Szilard Online
Atomic Bomb...
http://www.dannen.com/szilard.html
Atomic Bombs
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (Welcome Nagasaki City) Web Site of the Atomic
Bomb Museum in Nagasaki. Eye Witnesses:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2125.html
Hiroshima Archive
The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by the
Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, at 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945...
http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA/
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary? The Atomic Bombing of Japan
WEB SITES ON RELATED TOPICS: The A-Bomb Museum. The Leo Szilard page (The Manhattan
Project and the atomic bombings).
http://www.doug-long.com/
Atomic Archive
Explore the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb - a
crucial turning point for all mankind. Follow a time line of nuclear...
http://www.atomicarchive.com/
Everything you need to know about nuclear age history
...global security ... civil society ... history ... timeline ... the atomic
bomb ... the hydrogen bomb ... the oppenheimer affair ... cuban missile...
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is seeking an experienced editor to lead
the independent nonprofit magazine into its 60th anniversary...
http://www.bullatomsci.org/
Voice of Hibakusha
Testimony from the survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6,
1945. Includes a link to a Peace Declaration made by a mayor of...
http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/
In 1945 Ralph Bard was Under Sec. of the Navy. He was also a member of the Interim Committee, a small, secret government advisory group on the atomic bomb and nuclear energy. The Interim Committee's purpose was "to study and report on the whole problem of temporary war controls and later publicity, and to survey and make recommendations on the post war research, development and controls, as well as legislation necessary to effectuate them."
Leo Szilard, Interview: President Truman Did Not Understand
HIROSHIMA: HARRY TRUMAN'S DIARY AND PAPERS
From the exhibits of the Peace Memorial Museum
Chronology on Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki