1. Bellringer
1. What is something from your history you wished
you had not done?
2. What are two things from American history that
you wish Americans didn’t do?

2. Problem of history

3. Problem of history

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h
ziFBOx4yqc

6. New Mexico July 16,1945
VE Day – May 7

7. “Fat Man” “Little Boy”

8. Why the atomic bomb against Japan?
• Hiroshima August 6, 1945
– 130,000 deaths
• Nagasaki August 9, 1945
– 70,000 deaths
• VJ Day August 14, 1945
Japan

9. Effects of bomb
Hiroshima before Hiroshima after

10. Japanese Survivors
Burned
Family members
Ovaries
Koreans

11. Reasons to use the atomic bomb
• Japanese surrender
• USSR develops bomb

12. Nagasaki today

13. Japan
• US occupies
• New constitution
– No military, US
protects
– Apply Samurai
code to business
– “If you can’t beat
them, join them”

14. Modern Japan, History problems
On your notes,
1. Why is World War II a difficult subject for Japan?
2. What conflict is Japan having with China and South
Korea? (p1-2)
3. How are Japanese history books being changed? (p3)
4. Why would that controversy matter to Japanese
people?
5. How is Mr. Abe (president since 2012) different?
6. What are Chinese students taught about World War
II? (p 6)
7. Describe a similar controversy the US could have in
our books.