Task
- Photograph of aftermath of atomic bomb blast, Nagasaki, Japan.
In this activity, you will be asked to analyze a primary source document and answer questions about it. This will give you some background information on the topic. Then you will be asked to examine the reasons for Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945. This group activity will allow you to consider his decision, discuss it with others and offer your own viewpoint on the issue.