Causes of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Demonstrate research of the key causes of the bombings by adding key information you can
find online into the comic strip with a relevant image below.
Discovery of the atom c400BC-1905
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John Dalton - 1808
Noticed that chemical
elements seemed to combine
with each other by discrete
units of weight – used “atom”
to refer to these units
Thought they were
fundamental units of matter
(we now know that atoms are
made up of protons, electrons,
neutrons, quarks, etc.)
John Dalton’s argument:
perhaps all matter is made up
of tiny little bits
Splitting of the atom 1919-1939
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Fear of the Nazis 1939-1941
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Japanese Aggression 1931-1937
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Can atoms make bombs? 1939
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Pearl Harbor 1941
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The Manhattan Project 1941-1945
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The first bomb 1945
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The decision to bomb 1945
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