1. What do you think? Put yourself in Truman’s shoes
Write 1 paragraph about why you would or would not drop the bomb

2. Manhattan Project

3. Atomic Bomb ends WWII
Manhattan Project- Creation of the Atomic Bomb (A- Bomb)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Part of the project was developed at Iowa State University-Research and Development
Two primary leaders
Leslie Groves: Building facilities, recruiting scientists, security
Physicist, Robert Oppenhiemer: Construction
July 16th, First atomic bomb is tested
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Could be seen 180 mi. away and heard 100 mi. away
Truman now faces difficult decision
Axis power also had nuclear scientists
Would this save lives by not sending troops in?
ISU- US Dept. of energy research lab

4. Hiroshima
August 6th, 1945
Hiroshima hit 9:14 AM
60,000 dead or missing within two minutes
Soviets declare war on Japan and invade Manchuria
No unconditional surrender from Japan which was the intended effect, Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded Manchuria

5. Nagasaki August 9th, 1945 Bomb dropped on Nagasaki killing 35,000

6. Primary Source
Dr. Michihiko Hachiya – Lived in Hiroshima and had a first hand account of the bomb that had gone off.

7. Japan Surrenders Hirohito surrenders
2nd is when it was made official, celebrated on Aug. 15th
Hirohito surrenders
September 2nd aboard the USS Missouri

8. Reflection Look back to your decision about the atomic bomb.
Has it changed, why or why not?