WWII: Dropping the Atomic Bomb

What We Did Today

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Objective: Determine the reasons why the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb.

I can evaluate the rationale for the dropping of the atomic bomb.

EQ: What causes global conflict

Agenda: Notes and Reading Questions

As we learned previously, the Allied powers launched the island hopping campaign to dismantle stratregic areas of the Japanese Empire. The plan was to inch closer and closer to Japan in order to launch a full scale land invasion of Japan – that was Plan A. However, a super secret project in the U.S. caused a dramatic shift to Plan B: the atomic bomb.

Cornell Notes: Open your notebook to a new page and set it up for notes. Take notes from the powerpoint below.

Assignment: Hiroshima Reading Questions

What was it actually like to experience the atomic bomb? An excerpt from the book “Hiroshima” will give us a little insight. Complete the assigment directly on the handout provided in class. If absent, you can pick up a handout upon return or complete the questions on a separate piece of paper.

What To Do Tonight:

Catch up on missing notes and assignments.