Due Today: Chapter 25
WARM-UP: In groups of two, and using you notes, please make a 10 - event timeline of the events leading up to the end of the war in the Pacific. Please turn these in to the box when you are done.
On WEDNESDAY, you will be debating the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Japan. In teams you will need to argue your stance and use significant evidence to back up your position.
Did the United States need to drop the atomic bomb
in order to end the war in the Pacific?
Yes, the US needed to drop the bomb in order to end the war; it was justified.
Sullivan
Sereina
Sierra
Lydia
Nick
Katherine
Kristen
No, the United States did not need to drop the bomb to end the war; it was not justified.
Chloe
Ryan
Jimmy
Matt
Sarah
Laura
Ray
Research Resources:
- excerpts from textbooks around the world, Atomic Bomb chapter
- Atomic Bomb Museum
- Atomic Bomb: Decision (this site has TONS of links to primary sources)
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered
- Medical Effects of the Nagasaki Bombing
- Pro and Con on Dropping the Bomb, Seattle Times 50 Years from Trinity
- Was it Necessary to Drop the Atomic Bomb? Upfront
- Written Memoirs of Atomic Bomb Survivors
Here's how the debate will work:
- Introductory Statement (3 min per side)
- Supporting Arguments (each student who is not giving the intro or closing statement must present a supporting argument)
- Closing Statement (3 min per side)
Regardless of the role you take on, introductory, supporting, or closing writer/arguer, EACH STUDENT will be responsible for turning in their "script" and research evidence. You will need to cite your sources!
HW: Prepare for the debate!