Transcript bellwork - ebruggeman

BELLWORK
1. How was Germany divided at the Yalta
Conference? Do you think this was fair?
2. Who had control over Poland?
3. What was island hopping?
4. What is the Battle of Midway?
5. What is the Battle of Okinawa?
6. What was the Manhattan Project?
7. THINKER: Do you believe dropping the
atomic bomb was the right thing to do? Why
or why not? Explain!
Victory over Japan
• Truman warned Japan that if they didn’t
surrender, they could expect a “rain of ruin
from the air”
•Enola Gay dropped
the first atomic
bomb on Hiroshima
on August 6, 1945
•The second was
dropped on
Nagasaki on August
9, 1945
Ground Temperature
7000F
Force Winds
980mph
Energy Released
20,000 tons of TNT
Buildings Destroyed
62,000
Killed Immediately
80,000 people
Dead by end of 1945
140,000 people
Total Deaths
220,000 people
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Surrender
Japan surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur
on September 2, 1945
Atomic Bomb Source Readings
• Was dropping the Atomic Bomb the right thing to do?
• You and your partner will be given various primary
sources about the atomic bomb and its
ethical/moral/strategic repercussions.
– One will read the pro arguments (FOR the A-bomb)
– One will read the con arguments (AGAINST the A-bomb)
• After reading, divide a paper into two columns. One
side for pro arguments, and the other side for con
arguments.
• Discuss your readings with your partner and fill in
your chart.
Atomic Bomb Debate
• As you know, the use of the atomic bomb has been
debated all throughout history.
• As a class, we are going to debate the use of the
atomic bomb and it’s moral/ethical/strategic
consequences.
• The class will be divided into 6 groups: 3 PRO bomb
and 3 ANTI bomb
• In a group, you will write a speech arguing your
viewpoint.
• While writing your speech remember to be persuasive
and anticipate what the other side will argue.
Atomic Bomb Speech Outline
• Intro
–Grab the audience’s attention!
–Thesis
• Body
–2nd argument
–3rd argument
–1st/ main argument
• Conclusion
–Summarize
–Leave a lasting impression!
Discussion
• What is propaganda? Why is it used?
• What characteristics make up
good/effective propaganda?
• What were some WWII topics that
used propaganda?
“Mercilessly, we will humiliate and
destroy the enemy.”
“The Motherland is calling!”
“One people, one
Reich, One leader!”
Yankees, Englishmen, and Bolsheviks all
dance to the flute of the Jew.