STARTER DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?

STARTER - Paul Tibbets, Jr. (1915 to November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for ?1915 toNovember 12007brigadier generalUnited States Air Force “This is the greatest thing in History”? President Truman 1945

A challenge for YOU Year 9! How do you think these two things connected? 1) “This is the greatest thing in history” Harry Truman US President ) And a child’s tricycle

STARTER WHAT FIVE QUESTIONS WOULD YOU ASK OF THIS PICTURE?

The problem of how to defeat Japan in WW2? 1.Read pg 216/217 – copy and answer Q1-3 from pg Copy the paragraph ‘A B29 bomber’ from pg Create a timeline with the info from pg 217 Fig 5: 1945: Title - Would Japan surrender? 4.Sketch Fig 3 from pg 217 – BLOCK diagram for speed 5.If you were the US President (Truman) in 1945, would you have ordered the bomb dropped as it was? Give detailed reasons for your view

Hiroshima Learning Goal To argue if America should have dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan

The Atomic Bombing of Japan On 6 th August 1945 the Americans dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a military base. Three days later they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, the planned landing point for the US invasion of Japan. On 10 th August 1945, the day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan surrendered.

Atomic bomb – A bomb in which atoms are split releasing tremendous energy.

Watch the video When did America drop the Atomic bomb? On what city was the bomb dropped? Hw many people did the Atomic bomb kill?

The Atomic Bombing of Japan On 6th August 1945 the Americans dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Three days later they dropped another bomb on Nagasaki, the planned landing point for the US invasion of Japan. On 10th August 1945, the day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan surrendered.

Enola Gay B – 29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was flown by Paul Tippets on the right

Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (1915 to November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb.1915 toNovember 12007brigadier generalUnited States Air Force atomic bomb

The A-Bombs used over Japan; Little Boy (left) and Fat Man (right) Hiroshima Nagasaki

What was the impact?

How powerful were they? ‘Fat Boy’ blast equivalent to 20,000 tons of explosives detonated at once Strong winds from blast destroyed all buildings within a 1.5 mile radius Heat generated incinerated everything in its path

Different Interpretations Why did the USA drop The Atomic Bombs on Japan? Eastern Europe A military weapon to end the war quickly, save lives and keep the Russians out of the war. Revenge for Pearl Harbor and Japanese war crimes against Allied prisoners of war To test the weapon on live human beings to see what affect it had. To frighten the Russians so that they wouldn’t confront the West.

Counting the Cost Hiroshima 100,000 Nagasaki 81,000 POWs 400,000 US 250,000 Japanese 250,000 US Invasion of Japan Use the Bomb What would you do?

The problem of how to defeat Japan in WW2? 1.Read pg 216/217 – copy and answer Q1-3 from pg Copy the paragraph ‘A B29 bomber’ from pg Create a timeline with the info from pg 217 Fig 5: 1945: Title - Would Japan surrender? 4.Sketch Fig 3 from pg 217 – BLOCK diagram for speed 5.If you were the US President (Truman) in 1945, would you have ordered the bomb dropped as it was? Give detailed reasons for your view

The problem of how to defeat Japan

Starter – Should the Atomic bomb have been used against Hiroshima?

Starter – Letter from Iwo Jima Video

Bingo Write 9 numbers into your grid 1. Japan WW24. USA 5. Pearl Harbor6. Nuclear7. Hiroshima 8. B299. Nagasaki10. Manhatten Project 11. Truman12. Emperor Hirohito13. Little Boy 14. Radiation15. Enola Gay 16. Paul Tibbets17. 60,000 dead