1. Georgia Performance Standard
SSUSH19 The student will identify the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, especially the growth of the federal government.  
e. Describe the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos and the scientific, economic, and military implications of developing the atomic bomb.

2. World War II ( )
Hiroshima: (August 6, 1945) first atomic bomb (“Little Boy”) dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 160,000 by radiation, sickness, fire, and force of explosion, 90% of buildings damaged or destroyed
Nagasaki: (August 9, 1945) second atomic bomb (“Fat Man”) dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, killing 70,000
Japanese surrender: (August 15, 1945) V-J Day, Japanese accepted US terms of surrender, official surrender signed Sept. 2 aboard the USS Missouri

3. The Atomic Bomb
Dropping was decided by President Harry Truman after Germany surrendered
Truman feared that defeating the Japanese might be more difficult
“You should do your weeping at Pearl Harbor.”

4. A-bomb
after-math
Mushroom cloud
“Little Boy” dropped on Hiroshima
Child orphaned by atomic bomb

5. Images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

6. The shadow of the parapets are imprinted on the surface of the bridge, 2,890 feet (880 meters) south-south-west of the hypocenter. These shadows give a clue as to the exact location of the hypocenter.

7. In the vicinity of the Chamber of Commerce
In the vicinity of the Chamber of Commerce. Nothing is left of the Army Service Corp Replacement Unit or the Artillery Replacement Unit.

8. Remains of the Shima Surgical Hospital at the hypocenter
Remains of the Shima Surgical Hospital at the hypocenter. The torii (shrine gate) stands over the approach to the Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja (shrine for the war dead).

9. Hiroshima as seen from the edge of the Kanda Bridge about three hours after the explosion.

10. The terrain and smaller size of Nagasaki reduced the destruction of life and property as compared to that of the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima, although the bomb dropped on Nagasaki was significantly more powerful. About 40 percent of the city's buildings were completely destroyed or severely damaged.

11. Survivors built make-shift huts from the rubble.

12. The burns are in a pattern corresponding to the dark portions of the kimono she was wearing at the time of the explosion.

13. Hair loss caused by exposure to radiation.

14. Keloids form on the legs of a solider exposed to the radiation 2,950 feet (900 meters) from the hypocenter.

15. Severe keloids, or scarring, caused by thermal radiation.

16. Images are from the following site:
Remembering the Atomic Bomb Video Clip