PPT-Horror of Atomic Age 1945 to Today

Week 9 Atomic Age 1945present Nuclear Age begins 1945 Nuclear Bomb Test on Surface 194663 Nuclear Power for Electrical Generation 1951 Underground Nuclear Test Continues The latest one conducted by N Korea on January 6 2016. At the start of WWII in 1939 the atomic bomb had not yet been invented. However, scientists discovered about that time that a powerful explosion might be possible by splitting an atom. This type of bomb could destroy large cities in a single blast and would change warfare forever!. Bell Ringer . Review..Frame. your argument. Bell Ringer: What was the name of the program to build the Atomic Bomb? Who was the lead scientist?. Agenda: Notes/discussion. Objective: Through Discussion and notes students will begin to understands the steps leading to the dropping of the atomic bomb.. Section 5: The War Ends . Warm-Up. Name all the times war on two fronts was used during WWII. What is the point?. Be complete. The Third Reich Collapses. The Battle of the Bulge. Allies advance towards German border . On December 7, 1941, Japan also attacked the islands of Wake, Guam and the Philippine Islands. .. The . Battle of Midway. was a major naval battle, widely regarded . as the most important of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Winning WWII. The Allies, made up of . 26. nations including . America. , decided to crush Germany, then Italy and . Japan. .. On . June 6, 1944. , the Allies launched a massive invasion on . Nazi. occupied Europe, known as . The Battle of the Bulge. December 1944. Hitler’s desperate response to the advance of the Allied forces after D-Day. Attack came through the Ardennes Forest, intended target was Antwerp, Belgium. Splitting the Allied forces in half- forcing the British and Americans to ask for peace separate from the Soviets. Mr. Accetta. Social Studies 8. Background. By 1945, Japan showed no signs of surrendering the war.. U.S. scientists had developed a weapon capable of causing levels of destruction never seen before.. FDR receives a letter from Albert Einstein. Informed FDR of recent developments in splitting uranium atoms. Could lead to “extremely powerful bombs of a new type” by means of nuclear fission. Nucleus absorbs a neutron, breaks into two equal fragments. The Defeat of the . Axis - Europe. 1944. 1945. The Defeat of the . Axis - Pacific. 1941. 1945. Map Animation – 1944 to 1945. Go to the website: . the-map-as-history.com. Login info: . provided by teacher. WWII. 1933-1945. Important Terms. Dictator-a leader who gains complete control of a country’s government. Fascism-a form of government in which individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government. Why it Matters. In 1942 and 1943 the Allies turned back Axis advances. In 1944 and 1945 they attacked Germany from the west and east. U.S. advanced across the Pacific and created a new weapon that would change warfare and global politics. Bell Ringer . Review..Frame. your argument. Bell Ringer: What was the name of the program to build the Atomic Bomb? Who was the lead scientist?. Agenda: Notes/discussion. Objective: Through Discussion and notes students will begin to understands the steps leading to the dropping of the atomic bomb.. Instructions . Step . 1: . Review the background . information on the . atomic bomb in this presentation.. Step 2. : Using AT LEAST 2 different sources, research the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and complete the informational chart. . President Truman to do?. Learn about the history of nuclear weapons. Decide whether or not USA President Harry Truman was . justified. in using nuclear weapons against Japan in 1945. What . we’ll do in this lesson:.