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Atomic Bombs
The atomic bombs are an intense topic and this page should be viewed with a parent or teacher.

SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America’s involvement in World War II.  
a. Describe Germany’s aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia.  
b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust.  
c. Discuss President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

President Truman made the controversial decision to use the atomic bomb to end World War II, rather than risk American lives in a full fledge attack on Japan. To learn all about the atomic bombs visit this link to History.com. The dropping of the bombs led to the eventual surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. This day became known as V-J Day. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and the second was dropped on Nagasaki 3 days later when the Japanese still refused to surrender. After the second bomb the Japanese finally surrendered.

Additional Links:
  • What would happen if your hometown was hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb?_
  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered
  • Find out more about the arugments for and against the bomb here.
The video below talks about the atomic bomb ending World War II.
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The video below shows computer animations and recreations of the actual events. It is very intense and may not be suitable for young children.
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  • Home
  • Math
    • Hands-On-Equations
    • Unit 1-Basic Number Sense >
      • Order of Operations
      • Understanding & Writing Basic Expressions
      • Powers of 10
      • Place Value
    • Unit 2 Operations with Decimals >
      • Rounding & Adding/Subtracting Decimals
      • Multiplying Decimals
      • Division of Decimals
    • Unit 3-Fractions >
      • Adding & Subtracting Fractions
      • Multiplying Fractions
      • Dividing Fractions
  • Social Studies
    • Unit 1-Bill of Rights, Citizenship & Due Process
    • Unit 2a: Civil War Overview & Causes >
      • Civil War Battles
      • Civil War People
      • Civil War Interactive Timeline
    • Unit 2b: Reconstruction
    • Changing America--The Turn of the Century >
      • Cattle Trails
      • McKinley & Roosevelt and Changing US Policy
      • Immigration and the American Melting Pot
    • World War I
    • The Roaring Twenties
    • Great Depression >
      • Culture of the 1930's
    • World War II >
      • WWII Events >
        • Pearl Harbor
        • D-Day
        • Iwo Jima
        • Hiroshima and Nagasaki
        • Holocaust
        • V-E & V-J Days
        • Formation of United Nations
      • WWII People
    • The Cold War >
      • Iron Curtain/Berlin Wall
      • Communism vs. Capitalism
      • Berlin Airlift
      • Space Race
    • The Civil Right's Movement >
      • The Crazy Sixties--Assassinations for Sure
    • America Since 1975 >
      • September 11, 2001
      • War on Terrorism
  • Science
    • Earth Science >
      • Deposition
      • Earthquakes
      • Faults
      • Volcanoes
      • Erosion
      • Weathering
      • Impact of Organisms
      • Seismological Studies
      • Flood Control
      • Beach Reclamation
    • Physical Science >
      • Physical Changes
      • Chemical Changes
      • Electricity
      • Static Electricity
      • Magnets vs. Electromagnets
    • Life Science >
      • Classifying Animals
      • Classifying Plants
      • Cells
      • Learned & Inherited Traits
      • Good Microorganisms
      • Bad Microorganisms
  • Things
    • Class of 2014-15 >
      • Eagle Time Research Links
    • Class of 2013-14 >
      • Holocaust Student Pages
      • WWII in the Pacific Student Pages
      • WWII on the Home Front
      • Axis vs. Allies Student Pages
    • 5th Grade Scores
    • Pictures >
      • My Pride and Joy
      • My Wildlife Photos
      • Sudan Photos
      • My Alaska Photo Album
      • My Saipan Photos
      • My Egypt Photo Album
      • My Ethiopia Photo Album
      • My Kenya Photo Album
      • My Swaziland Photo Album
      • My Uganda/Rwanda Photo Album
      • My Paris Photos
  • Resources for Teachers
  • 2nd Grade Enrichment Activities
    • Analogies