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ATOMIC BOMB DOCUMENTS Doc X – Atomic Bomb Essay Notes Worksheet
Doc A – Kevin Lee’s Guide to Historical Figures
Doc B - Bill Dietrich Pros & Cons of Using the Atomic Bomb
Doc C – Was the Atomic Bomb Necessary?
Doc D – Issue 13: Was It Necessary to Drop the Atomic Bomb to End WWII?
Doc E - The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Henry Stimson
Doc F - US Strategic Bombing Survey, Summary Report
Doc G – Yamaoka Michiko, Eight Hundred Meters from the Hypocenter
Essay Grading Rubric
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ATOMIC BOMB WORKSHEET
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Initial Opinion: Was the dropping of the atomic bomb justifiable? Why or why not?
HISTORICAL FIGURES
ATOMIC BOMB ESSAY NOTES
FOR AGAINST
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
FOR AGAINST
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
REASONING
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Basic Reasoning of
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Counter Arguments
Your Main Points Assign #7Your Favorite Points Associated People Why is it a good point?
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2) 2)
3) 3)
What Counter Point can be made against your points?
Associated People How would you argue against it?
1) 1)
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Final Opinion: Was the US use of the atomic bomb justifiable?
Initial Opinion: Was the dropping of the atomic bomb justifiable? Why or why not?
HISTORICAL FIGURES
ATOMIC BOMB ESSAY NOTES
FOR AGAINST
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
FOR AGAINST
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H )I) J)
REASONING
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WWII Essay Topic
Was the dropping of the atomic bomb justifiable?
Why or why not?
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FOR BOMBA)Truman
President after FDR diesB) General Groves
Head of Manhattan ProjectC) Oppenheimer
Father of Atomic BombD) Stimson
Secretary of WarE) Marshall *
U.S Army Chief of StaffF) Churchill
UK Prime MinisterG) General MacArthur *
Commander of US Pacific ForcesH) Byrnes
Sec of State & Advisor to TrumanI) Luis Alvarez Nobel Prize for Plutonium bomb,
Worked on Manhattan Project
K) Admiral E. KingNaval Commander, (blockade)
AGAINST BOMB A) Einstein
Wrote Letter to President; geniusB) Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander in EuropeC) Adm. Leahy Chief of Staff to Truman and FDRD) Szilard Physicist aided discovery of a-bombE) Teller
Created H-BombF) General MacArthur* Commander of US Pacific ForcesG) Hersey
Author- wrote about survivorsH) Rotblat Worked on Manhattan ProjectI) Marshall* Head of US Military under FDRJ) General Arnold
Aviation Tech (blockade)
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AGAINST vs FOR
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JAPANESE SURRENDER & BOMB SURVIVORS
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Reasoninga) End the war b) Save lives of American soldiersc) No more deficit spending on costly war d) Use it before Russia enters ware) Japanese civilians were being armed to fight
until bitter end.f) Samurai Tradition- Willing to fight until the
endg) Complete devotion to divine emperorh) Revenge for Pearl Harbor & Bataan Death
Marchi) One big bomb is “cleaner”, faster and more
efficient than firebombing.j) Few critiqued firebombing. What is
difference between the bomb and firebombing?
k) Demonstrates US powerl) ) Too risky for demo (only 2 bombs)m) Convinced the world not to use it again
a) Civilian deathsb) Aftereffects (radiation, Hibakusha)c) Unethical / Immoral d) Unimaginable destructione) Alternatives Available
- Demonstration - Blockadef) Japanese were going to surrenderg) Politicians want to use it to intimidate
USSR, military does NOT want to use it.
h) Revenge on civilians is wrong. Dropping bomb puts US on moral low ground (same as Nazi atrocities)
i) Japan was ready to call it quitsj) Japan was NO threat to US by the endk) Nagasaki was definitely wrongl) Bomb used to justify $2 billion budget m) Political decision, not militaryn) Better to firebomb then be the 1st nation to
use the bomb
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Basic Reasoning of Historical FiguresMore Reasons For More Reasons Against
FOR BOMB AGAINST BOMB
USE IT NOW1) The war was literally costing millions of
dollars per day. 2) The invasion force would include over 5
million coalition troops; casualty estimates were 30-40%+
3) Projected Civilian deaths in invasion numbered in the millions
4) The Soviet Union was supposedly building a bomb also.
5) Too much economic and social pressure to prolong the war
6) Estimated Invasion ‘time’ was 2-4 years of active combat.
STOP ENOLA GAY1) Countless civilian deaths would occur. 2) Japan was ‘ready to surrender’ 3) Blockade would choke off the
resistance 4) Were discussing terms to a surrender
with USSR. 5) Aftereffects of the bomb: radiation,
mutations, emotional distress. 6) Ethical, moral concerns 7) Japan had no more resources to fight
the Allies
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Primary Source DocumentsThis is a TOC of 18 primary source documents. Each document will be completely available in class.
# Name Background For or Against Reasoning
1 Leo Szilard S Against Wrote a petition signed by 69 Scientist of the Manhattan Project asking Truman not to use the bomb
2 Henry Stimson P For Japanese always fight to the end & have a 5 million man army in Japan
3 Edward Teller S Against Regrets not signing and passing on petition; proposed a demonstration in sky
4 Combined Intelligence
Committee
M Against British & American military experts claim Japan was about to surrender
5 Albert Einstein S Against Pacifist once weapon is used, it will be used again
6 Oppenheimer S For Bomb is good because it will prevent wars in the future.
7 Luis Alvarez S For Ended the war quickly and lessened the risk of WWIII
8 Gen. Eisenhower M Against Did NOT want US to be 1st to use this ‘barbaric’ weapon
9 Gen. Groves M For True bomb was NOT needed to win war, but needed to save American lives
Criminal to have bomb and NOT use it to end war quickly
10 Admiral Leahy (Same as 15) M Against Morally wrong to use; Blockade was working and Japan was about to quit
11 Harry Truman M For Drop bomb = no regret; Many American soldiers would die during invasion
12 Sec of State Byrnes P For Concern about Russia and bomb use would make Russia more manageable
13 Gen. Marshall M Both 1st Invasion (63,000 casualties) then changed to Bomb (1 million casualties)
14 Gen. MacArthur M Both Invasion; was NOT consulted about bomb
15 Admiral Leahy M Against Japanese were already defeated; Other alternatives – air and sea blockades
16 Admiral King M Against Naval blockade. Invasion or A-bomb is misleading. Neither was needed
17 Gen. Arnold M Against Air Force Commander; No bomb needed. Japan was going to surrender
18 John Hersey W Book Hiroshima interviewed 6 A-bomb survivors
S = Scientist M = MilitaryP = Politicians W = Writer Back
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Essay Grading Rubric
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FOR BOMBA)Truman
PresidentB) General Groves
Head of Manhattan ProjectC) Oppenheimer
Father of Atomic BombD) Stimson
Secretary of WarE) Marshall
U.S Army Chief of StaffF) Churchill
UK Prime MinisterG) General MacArthur
Commander of US Forces in the Pacific
H) ByrnesAdvisor to Truman
I) Luis Alvarez Nobel Prize for Plutonium bomb,
Worked on Manhattan ProjectK) Admiral E. King
Naval Commander, (blockade)
AGAINST BOMB A) Einstein
Wrote Letter to President; geniusB) Eisenhower Supreme Allied CommanderC) Adm. Leahy Chief of Staff to Truman and FDRD) Szilard Physicist aided discovery of a-bombE) Teller
Discovered H-BombF) General MacArthur* Commander of US Forces…G) Hersey
Author- wrote about survivorsH) Rotblat Worked on Manhattan ProjectI) Marshall* Chief of Staff under FDRJ) General Arnold
Aviation Tech (blockade)
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Atomic Bomb Fact GatheringName and background Main Point Based on what info? Agree or disagree?
1)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
2)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
3)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
4)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
5)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
Atomic Bomb Fact GatheringName and background Main Point Based on what info? Agree or disagree?
6)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
7)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
8)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
9)________________ AGAINST or FAVOR
10)_______________ AGAINST or FAVOR
Primary Source DocumentsThis is a TOC of 18 primary source documents. Each document will be completely available in class.
# Name Background For or Against Reasoning
1 Leo Szilard S Against Wrote a petition signed by 69 Scientist of the Manhattan Project asking Truman not to use the bomb
2 Henry Stimson P For Japanese always fight to the end & have a 5 million man army in Japan
3 Edward Teller S Against Regrets not signing and passing on petition; proposed a demonstration in sky
4 Combined Intelligence
Committee
M Against British & American military experts claim Japan was about to surrender
5 Albert Einstein S Against Pacifist once weapon is used, it will be used again
6 Oppenheimer S For Bomb is good because it will prevent wars in the future.
7 Luis Alvarez S For Ended the war quickly and lessened the risk of WWIII
8 Gen. Eisenhower M Against Did NOT want US to be 1st to use this ‘barbaric’ weapon
9 Gen. Groves M For True bomb was NOT needed to win war, but needed to save American lives
Criminal to have bomb and NOT use it to end war quickly
10 Admiral Leahy (Same as 15) M Against Morally wrong to use; Blockade was working and Japan was about to quit
11 Harry Truman M For Drop bomb = no regret; Many American soldiers would die during invasion
12 Sec of State Byrnes P For Concern about Russia and bomb use would make Russia more manageable
13 Gen. Marshall M Both 1st Invasion (63,000 casualties) then changed to Bomb (1 million casualties)
14 Gen. MacArthur M Both Invasion; was NOT consulted about bomb
15 Admiral Leahy M Against Japanese were already defeated; Other alternatives – air and sea blockades
16 Admiral King M Against Naval blockade. Invasion or A-bomb is misleading. Neither was needed
17 Gen. Arnold M Against Air Force Commander; No bomb needed. Japan was going to surrender
18 John Hersey W Book Hiroshima interviewed 6 A-bomb survivors
S = Scientist M = MilitaryP = Politicians W = Writer
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