Possibly one of the most complex and controversial events in all of human history, the atomic bombing of Japan was and remains an incredibly important historical event.  The United States used the two atomic bombs against Japan in August of 1945 in order to bring an end to World War II. Click below to learn more about specific topics related to the atomic bombing of Japan.

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READINGS & SOURCES

​|Atomic Bombing of Japan Overview
​|Attack on Pearl Harbor
|Battle of Iwo Jima
|Battle of Okinawa
​|Emperor Hirohito
​|Franklin D. Roosevelt

|Harry S. Truman
|Hideki Tojo
|Island-Hopping
​|Manhattan Project
​|Operation Downfall
|Pacific Theater of World War II

​|Potsdam Conference
|Reasons Against the Atomic Bombing
|Reasons In Favor of the Atomic Bombing
|Robert Oppenheimer
​|Was the Atomic Bombing Justified?
|Yalta Conference

TEACHING RESOURCES & LESSONS

D-Day (Normandy Invasion) during World War II - Reading, Questions and Key

Battle of France during World War II - Reading, Questions and Key

Adolf Hitler Biography, Rise to Power & Significance - PowerPoint & Cloze Notes

World War II Causes - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (4 Causes!)

Joseph Stalin - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (World War II and the Cold War)

Appeasement in World War II - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Atomic Bombing of Japan - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Communism - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Dictatorship - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Fascism - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Holodomor (Ukraine Famine) - PowerPoint with Notes Copy

Benito Mussolini - PowerPoint with Notes Copy