{"id":436,"date":"2019-11-11T11:50:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igbis.edu.my\/backupold2022\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2023-10-28T12:51:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:51:06","slug":"the-dropping-of-the-atomic-bomb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/grade-10\/government-and-ideology\/the-dropping-of-the-atomic-bomb\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment the bomb was dropped&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hiroshima: Dropping The Bomb - Hiroshima - BBC\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3wxWNAM8Cso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#Guidance\">Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Resources\">General Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#For\">Arguments For<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Against\">Arguments Against<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"Guidance\"><strong>Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When researching this topic, think about the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A. Was it right <strong>at the time<\/strong> of the war? Were there arguments for both sides in 1945? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B. Can you find <strong>quotes from the stakeholders<\/strong> from 1945? US President Truman, Chief of Staff George Marshall, Admiral Leahy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=15858203#:~:text=Pilot%20of%20Enola%20Gay%20Had%20No%20Regrets%20for%20Hiroshima%20Paul,he%20did%20not%20have%20regrets.\">Colonel Tibbets <\/a>and other military commanders. Did any of them change their minds after the event?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C. What <strong>evidence<\/strong> did the US government have to make their decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D. What are the <strong>conspiracy theories<\/strong> regarding this topic? Do they hold any weight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E. Use you knowledge and understanding of OPVL and the <strong>Fake News<\/strong> <strong>unit<\/strong> when researching this topic. Think about the political stance of the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F. If you taking a specific view, aim to find out a counter argument, this will help you in the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"Resources\"><strong>General Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/BBCHiroshima\/BBC+%E2%97%8F+Hiroshima+%E2%97%8F+Part+1.mkv\">BBC Hiroshima<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/period\/second-world-war\/atomic-bomb-hiroshima-nagasaki-justified-us-debate-bombs-death-toll-japan-how-many-died-nuclear\/\">Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osti.gov\/opennet\/manhattan-project-history\/Events\/1945\/debate.htm\">DEBATE OVER HOW TO USE THE BOMB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hiroshima: Was the atomic bomb necessary? - UpFront\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/584k0gwvhUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ablison.com\/pros-and-cons-of-dropping-the-atomic-bomb\/\">12 Intense Pros and Cons of Dropping the Atomic Bomb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-nuclear-museum wp-block-embed-nuclear-museum\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZgaoQOcfk6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahf.nuclearmuseum.org\/ahf\/history\/debate-over-bomb\/\">Debate over the Bomb<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Debate over the Bomb&#8221; &#8212; Nuclear Museum\" src=\"https:\/\/ahf.nuclearmuseum.org\/ahf\/history\/debate-over-bomb\/embed\/#?secret=UOnbJhDj5K#?secret=ZgaoQOcfk6\" data-secret=\"ZgaoQOcfk6\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following presentation is from the 2022 Grade 10 classes. <\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-f7f7446c2d4f8b4962de5cd6e5a12487\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-f7f7446c2d4f8b4962de5cd6e5a12487\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1677124743506\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"DISPLAY Should President Truman have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945_ (1)\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1677124743506\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=get_viewer&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Fstg.igbis.edu.my%2Fthe-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F8%2F2023%2F02%2FDISPLAY-Should-President-Truman-have-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-on-Japan-in-1945_-1.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <p class=\"embedpress-el-powered\">Powered By EmbedPress<\/p><\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does this show about the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan? <em>Enola Gay is the name of the aircraft that dropped the first bomb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay (Official Music Video)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d5XJ2GiR6Bo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM-1024x243.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM-1024x243.png 1024w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM-768x182.png 768w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM-1536x365.png 1536w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.41.30-AM.png 1676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.19.17-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.19.17-AM.png 854w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.19.17-AM-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-23-at-11.19.17-AM-768x327.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/resources\/documents\/med\/med_chp10.html\">The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"For\"><strong>Arguments For<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/national-news\/articles\/2018-08-07\/truman-was-right-to-drop-the-atomic-bomb\">Truman Was Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It would<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?nid=1891&amp;dat=19870913&amp;id=8JBHAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=CP4MAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=1212,2142234\"> <strong>save American lives<\/strong>.<\/a> The casualty estimate for invading the Japanese mainland was between 250 000 and up to one million soldiers. He defends this decision even thirty years later,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-1538x2048.jpeg 1538w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/9CF47146-D2D9-4BEC-A30B-44361D7BE3C2-scaled.jpeg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. The Japanese committed many <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/3334677\/pow-world-war-two-usa-japan\/\"><strong>war crimes<\/strong><\/a> during the war. It was revenge for the Americans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. The <strong>Japanese government started the war<\/strong>, they should take the blame for any of the casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. The Japanese government were <strong>not going to surrender <\/strong>without the bomb being dropped, this was proven when the second destroyed Nagasaki. A UK professor explains this below on 28 October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.50.16-PM-1024x253.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.50.16-PM-1024x253.png 1024w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.50.16-PM-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.50.16-PM-768x190.png 768w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.50.16-PM.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.49.36-PM-1024x303.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.49.36-PM-1024x303.png 1024w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.49.36-PM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.49.36-PM-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/stg.igbis.edu.my\/the-past-changes-a-little-every-time-we-retell-it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-28-at-12.49.36-PM.png 1184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. It would<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airuniversity.af.edu\/AUPress\/Book-Reviews\/Display\/Article\/2462838\/atomic-salvation-how-the-a-bomb-saved-the-lives-of-32-million-people\/#:~:text=Lewis%20estimates%20that%20the%20bombing,of%20roughly%2030%20million%20people.\">save the lives<\/a> <\/strong>of both Americans and Japanese. <em>Do the ends justify the means?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong>President Truman would not survive politically<\/strong> if he chose not to use the bomb, the families of the future casualties would not forgive him if he did use a weapon that could have ended the war and saved their loved ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. The <strong>USSR was just about to enter the war <\/strong>against Japan in August. It was likely that it would invade Japan and may not relinquish any influence of it afterwards. <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2015\/08\/05\/stalin_japan_hiroshima_occupation_hokkaido\/\">Soviet policy towards Japan &#8211; only part of the article available<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Oppenheimer being interviewed in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"From the archives: Robert Oppenheimer in 1965 on if the bomb was necessary\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdtLxlttrHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"Against\"><strong>Arguments against<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was <strong>immoral<\/strong>, tens of thousands of civilians, who took no part in the decision to continue fighting the war, became victims.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan was <strong>losing the war by August 1945<\/strong>, it would only take a few more months for the country to surrender. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-2-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-default-gap has-vertical-unset\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-64924baf\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000;border-radius:0px;justify-content:unset\"><div class=\"wp-themeisle-block-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-aeb39ca3\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000;border-radius:0px\">\n<p><strong>Warfare in the Pacific <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Saipan in 1944 was an example of how difficult the fighting against the Japanese armed forces and removing them forcibly from the many islands in the Pacific. The US force had seven new and eight old battleships, fifteen large aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and 71 000 troops. Against them stood up to 32 000 Japanese soldiers, which was 20 000 more than expected. The battle opened with a huge artillery barrage from the navy, aimed to break the defensive fortifications on the approaching beaches. However, this was not as effective as planned. Consequently, when the US forces reached the beaches, some units suffered thirty percent casualties. They proved very difficult to cross too as there was little protection or cover on the beaches. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-ee784aa4\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#000000;border-radius:0px\">\n<p>The Japanese forces had been fed endless stories of how their enemy would rape, torture and kill anybody taken prisoner (it is important to note that all sides were fed propaganda during the war). So they fought to the death, ninety-seven percent of the Japanese dying defending Saipan. <\/p>\n<p>How much this kind of battle influenced the decision to drop the Atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 continues to be a discussion today. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Did the US drop the bomb because of race? There is an argument that the US only dropped the atomic weapon on their perception of an inferior people. <a href=\"https:\/\/thebulletin.org\/2020\/08\/memorial-days\/\">Memorial Days: the racial underpinnings of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. The US had spent up to $2 billion on the Manhattan Project. Did they have to justify it by using the bomb in 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Although the weapon had been tested, the US did not know of all its consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. The Japanese civilians had not begun the war, why should they be the victims?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moment the bomb was dropped&#8230; Guidance When researching this topic, think about the following: A. Was it right at the time of the war? Were there arguments for both sides in 1945? B. Can you find quotes from the stakeholders from 1945? 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