Atomic Bombing of Japan
Analysis Questions
Directions – Answer the following questions in detail, please
- In what ways can Pearl Harbor, be used as evidence for and against the use of the atomic bomb?
- Considering Operation Downfall, why do you think the U.S. decided against Operation Downfall?
- What makes Defeated, a strong piece of evidence against the use of the atomic bomb?
- What is significant about Toxic, in terms of the knowledge of the effects of the atomic bomb?
- There were stories of civilians committing suicide as American forces advanced on the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. How does Iwo Jima help explain the suicides among these civilians?
Complete the following chart to show evidence for and against the use of the atomic bombs to end World War Two. Be sure to reference the included sources to show where you got the evidence from.
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