PPT-Atomic Bomb

Argument against using it It was used as a warning for the Soviets Japan was about to surrender Japan would have surrendered if they could have kept their emperor Fundamentally immoral As . 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.. Was the last major event of WWII. General Groves & Admiral Purnell Were the two American military figures who had made the decision to drop both bombs within days of each other, believing that it would force the Japanese to surrender. Read the . first page of the packet. While reading, make notice of . . . . T. he events leading up to the dropping of the atomic bombs.. The reasons for using the atomic bombs.. Why did we drop the Atomic Bombs?. 6. th. August: the American B29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic boy, codenamed ‘Little . B. oy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima:. It exploded with a force of 20,000 TNT (chemical compound formula). 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.. Learning: . Listen to . Gerda’s. story of the Holocaust.. Objectives. Content: Choose and defend your position on whether the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan.. Learning: Listen to Gerda’s story of the Holocaust.. Objectives. Content: . Name the . effects of World War II. . Learning: . Choose . and defend your position on whether the United States should have dropped the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan.. Week 9. Atomic Age (1945-present). Nuclear Age begins (1945). Nuclear Bomb Test on Surface (1946-63). Nuclear Power for Electrical Generation (1951-). Underground Nuclear Test Continues… . The latest one conducted by N. Korea on January 6, 2016. Background:. Bataan Death March. Japan invaded the Philippines on Dec 8, 1941. American & Filipino troops surrendered . April 9, 1942. F. orced . to march . 65( /-) miles, took 6 days. 10,000 troops . 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. 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.. 1 1 [Hiroshima Atomic Bombing: from http://www.gensuikin.org/english/photo.html] The late Dr. Akizuki, a medical doctor in Nagasaki at the time of the bombing, survived and served to help the inju 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. .