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  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. The New Deal and World War II
  4. The Atomic Bomb
Topic: U.S. History, World History
Time Period: The New Deal and World War II, 1900s

The Atomic Bomb

For decades historians have debated the morality and necessity of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this lesson plan, students read four different accounts of the bombings and must decide for themselves how we should remember the dropping of the atomic bombs.

Note: This lesson contains images of violence that may not be appropriate for younger students.

Image: Photo of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945. From the Library of Congress.

Image: Photo of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945. From the Library of Congress.

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