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Standard #: SS.912.A.6.6
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Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: American History
Standard: Understand the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and
abroad, and its reshaping of the United States role in the post-war world.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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Access Point Number
SS.912.A.6.In.f
Access Point Title
Identify a reason why the United States decided to use atomic
weapons against Japan and identify the aftermath, such as
destruction and the ending of World War II.
Supported
Access Point Number
SS.912.A.6.Su.f
Access Point Title
Recognize the aftermath of the use of atomic weapons against
Japan, such as destruction and the ending of World War II.
Participatory
Access Point Number
SS.912.A.6.Pa.f
Access Point Title
Recognize that countries may take drastic measures to end a war.
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Tutorial
Name
Description
1945: The End of World War Learn about the end of World War II in this tutorial video provided
II
by Khan Academy.
In this tutorial video, you'll take a whirlwind journey through the
events that led the U.S.A. to join and win World War II. You'll
Crash Course U.S. History:
learn about the European and Pacific theaters of war and the fateful
World War II - Part 1
decision to use the first atomic weapons on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Enjoy this "crash course" in U.S. History!
In this tutorial, you'll explore an interactive map that lets you
choose between several different regions of World War II: North
America, Europe and Africa, and Asia. Each contains images,
Inside World War II: A
videos, and audio clips that will educate you about many aspects of
Global Perspective
this global conflict. You'll learn about war propaganda, rationing,
the draft, the Manhattan Project, D-Day, the use of atomic bombs,
and many other topics. Be sure to fully explore the entire map!
Resource Collection
Name
American Experience: Harry
Truman
Description
This full-length video is a complete biography of Harry Truman,
33rd President of the United States. Topics touched on include the
atomic bombing of Japan, the Cold War, and the Korean War.
Teachers should find the video an excellent resource to review or
learn more about this time period.
The webpage also includes numerous shorter videos, articles, and
primary sources about Truman and this time period in history, as
well as a teacher's guide for using the film in class.
Original Tutorial
Name
From World War to Cold
War: Part 1
From World War to Cold
War: Part 2
Description
Explore the beginnings of the Cold War from 1945 to 1953 in Part
1 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn why this
rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was a
unique conflict in our nation's history, and how the U.S. assumed
the role of world leader after World War II. Finally, you'll learn
how the Korean War was a proxy war in the larger context of the
Cold War.
Explore the beginnings of the Cold War from 1945 to 1953 in Part
2 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn why this
rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was a
unique conflict in our nation's history, and how the U.S. assumed
the role of world leader after World War II. Finally, you'll learn
how the Korean War was a proxy war in the larger context of the
Cold War.
This is the second part of a 2-part tutorial! Make sure to
complete From World War to Cold War: Part 1 before
beginning this one. Click here to launch Part 1.
Learn how the United States and its Allies defeated the Axis
Powers to win World War II in part 1 of this interactive
tutorial. You'll learn about battles and military campaigns,
Winning World War II: Part 1
including D-Day, in both the European and Pacific theaters of
war. And you'll learn how atomic weapons brought the war to an
end but changed the postwar world forever.
Learn how the United States and its Allies defeated the Axis
Powers to win World War II in part 2 of this interactive
tutorial. You'll learn about battles and military campaigns,
Winning World War II: Part 2
including D-Day, in both the European and Pacific theaters of
war. And you'll learn how atomic weapons brought the war to an
end but changed the postwar world forever.
Assessment
Name
Description
Test your knowledge of World War II with this 12-question
Quiz: The Second World War
multiple choice quiz provided by Khan Academy. Good luck!
Lesson Plan
Name
Reading Like a Historian:
Atomic Bomb
Description
In this lesson, students analyze primary source documents in an
effort to answer the central historical question: How should we
remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? First, students are told
that they will choose an appropriate photo to accompany a U.N.
website commemorating the dropping of the bomb. Students are
then introduced to 2 narratives about WWII: "Hiroshima as
Victimization" (the Japanese point of view) vs. "Hiroshima as
Triumph" (the American point of view). The class is then divided
into 2 halves, each of which looks at a variety of source documentsanecdotes, letters, and data-through its side's point of view only.
Students then form groups of 4 to choose which image should be
used in the "website." Each group shares its image and explains
why they chose it. In a final discussion, the class talks about
whether the bomb should have been dropped and whether they can
second-guess a decision like Truman's.
Text Resource
Name
Description
This informational text resource is intended to support reading in
the Social Studies content area. It is most appropriate for 11th-12th
grade students enrolled in a U.S. History class. In this essay, the
author explains the reasons - supposed and actual - for the dropping
Understanding the Decision to
of the first atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. He suggests that the
Drop the Bomb on Hiroshima
entry of the USSR into the Pacific War is an especially overlooked
and Nagasaki
factor.
See Attachments section for a Microsoft Word file with text
dependent questions to accompany this passage.
Student Resources
Name
1945: The End of
World War II
Description
Learn about the end of World War II in this tutorial video provided by
Khan Academy.
In this tutorial video, you'll take a whirlwind journey through the events
Crash Course U.S.
that led the U.S.A. to join and win World War II. You'll learn about the
History: World War II European and Pacific theaters of war and the fateful decision to use the first
- Part 1
atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Enjoy this "crash course" in
U.S. History!
From World War to Explore the beginnings of the Cold War from 1945 to 1953 in Part 1 of this
Cold War: Part 1
interactive tutorial. You'll learn why this rivalry between the United States
From World War to
Cold War: Part 2
and the Soviet Union was a unique conflict in our nation's history, and
how the U.S. assumed the role of world leader after World War II. Finally,
you'll learn how the Korean War was a proxy war in the larger context of
the Cold War.
Explore the beginnings of the Cold War from 1945 to 1953 in Part 2 of this
interactive tutorial. You'll learn why this rivalry between the United States
and the Soviet Union was a unique conflict in our nation's history, and
how the U.S. assumed the role of world leader after World War II. Finally,
you'll learn how the Korean War was a proxy war in the larger context of
the Cold War.
This is the second part of a 2-part tutorial! Make sure to
complete From World War to Cold War: Part 1 before beginning this one.
Click here to launch Part 1.
In this tutorial, you'll explore an interactive map that lets you choose
between several different regions of World War II: North America, Europe
and Africa, and Asia. Each contains images, videos, and audio clips that
Inside World War II:
will educate you about many aspects of this global conflict. You'll learn
A Global Perspective
about war propaganda, rationing, the draft, the Manhattan Project, D-Day,
the use of atomic bombs, and many other topics. Be sure to fully explore
the entire map!
Quiz: The Second
Test your knowledge of World War II with this 12-question multiple choice
World War
quiz provided by Khan Academy. Good luck!
Learn how the United States and its Allies defeated the Axis Powers to win
World War II in part 1 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn about battles
Winning World War
and military campaigns, including D-Day, in both the European and
II: Part 1
Pacific theaters of war. And you'll learn how atomic weapons brought the
war to an end but changed the postwar world forever.
Learn how the United States and its Allies defeated the Axis Powers to win
World War II in part 2 of this interactive tutorial. You'll learn about battles
Winning World War
and military campaigns, including D-Day, in both the European and
II: Part 2
Pacific theaters of war. And you'll learn how atomic weapons brought the
war to an end but changed the postwar world forever.