nagasaki-shi (japan)

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the atomic bomb, covering the development of the bomb, the decision to use the bomb against Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the historical debate, and the response to the bomb. Includes critical-thinking questions.

Provides background information on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and presents controversies surrounding the event, and also offers personal narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by this event.

Discusses the usage of atomic bombs by the United States in World War II and President Harry S. Truman's decision to launch a nuclear attack on Japan, examining the morality of the decision, and exploring the relationship between nuclear weapons and the start of the Cold War.

Presents a detailed account of the bombing of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 ultimately ending the Pacific war; and chronicles the events leading to the war and the aftermath of the bomb from some of the victims themselves.

Staying with her grandparents after the atomic bomb has been dropped on Nagasaki, ten-year-old Mieko feels that the happiness in her heart has departed forever and she will no longer be able to produce a beautiful drawing.

Separated by the explosion of the atomic bomb, a husband, wife, and mother carry on with their lives in the ruins of Nagasaki and are eventually reunited one Christmas by a very special tree.

Examines the use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. Describes the progress of the war, the development of the bomb, the decision to use it, and the legacy of World War II.

Describes the background and context of the first nuclear weapon, the atomic bomb. Includes information on the physicists involved and concludes with the dropping of the A-bomb on two of Japan's cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Discusses the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, from the scientific beginnings to the tragic aftermath.

Looks at the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, objectively recounting both sides of the events.