World war Ⅱ
• At 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, by order of President Truman, the first Atomic bomb, nicknamed Little Boy was exploded over a point near the centre of Hiroshima, destroying almost everything with a radius of 830-1,450 meters.
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World war Ⅱ
• Sept.1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland. France and Britain declared war on Gr. immediately, officially beginning World War II • Jun.22, 1941 Gr. invaded USSR • Dec. 7, 1941 Pearl Harbour • Sept. 1943 Italy surrendered • May. 7, 1945 Gr. surrendered unconditionally
World war Ⅱ
• The damage beyond this area was considerable, and over 71,000 people were killed instantly. Many more later died of injuries and the effects of radiation. Casualties numbered nearly 130,000.
More pictures
At the time this photo was made, smoke rose to 20,000 feet above Hiroshima
Aerial photograph from the 80 kilometers away of the Inland Sea, taken about 1 hour after the dropping. The huge atomic cloud, 6 August, 1945
The damage:
• Destroying almost everything within a radius of 6,000 to 8,000 feet( 1.830-2,450 meters). Altogether an area of 13 sq. km. was reduced to ashes and of the 76,000 buildings in the city 62.9% were destroyed and only 8% escaped damage • Over 71,000 people were killed instantly. • long-term problems to those affected. Many people died within the first few months and many more in subsequent years because of radiation exposure. • more than 140,000 people died by the end of the year. The total number of people who have died due to the bomb is estimated to be 200,000.
Choice of Target --Hiroshima
• Some military camps were located nearby • Hiroshima was a major supply and logistics base for the Japanese military. • The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops.
World war Ⅱ
• The Japanese dedicated post-war Hiroshima to peace. A destroyed area named "Peace City" has been set aside as a memorial. A peace Park was built. A special hospital built here treats people suffering from exposure to radiation and conducts research
A girl with her skin hanging in strips, at Ohmura Navy Hospital on August 1011. The Atomic Shadow--The shadows of the parapets were imprinted on the road surface of the Yorozuyo Bridge, 1/2 of a mile south-southwest of the hypocenter.
An account by Masatada Asaeda -- 3rd Grade Student in 1945
An account by Masatada Asaeda -- 3rd Grade Student in 1945
• I started running home, crying and calling, "Mother! Mother!" But I couldn't tell where my house had been. I just went around this way and that, and then I heard my sister calling my name. I was shocked when I saw her, because she was stained with blood all over. I looked at myself; the skin of both my arms and feet had peeled away and was hanging off. I didn't know what all this meant, and I was frightened, so I burst into tears. Meanwhile, Mother had crawled out from the pile of tiles and dragged an overcoat and Father's cloak out of a trunk and wrapped us in them.
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Effects of an Atomic Bomb Explosion
The Atomic Bomb Dome Hiroshima Peace Memorial, a remnant of the city at ground zero of its nuclear bombardment
The ruins of the Institute of Industrial Development, with its warped dome, were preserved as a symbol of the terror of destruction.
Background Information: Japan
• Geography: Four main islands: Honshu (本州), Hokkaido (北海道), Kyushu (九州), and Shikoku (四国) • Area: 371,857 sq.km. • Population: 127,370,000 (2012). • Capital: Tokyo
• When we were playing in the school ground, an airplane came, but we kept on playing, only saying "Why did they give the allclear?" All of a sudden, there was something like lightening and I covered my face with my hands. When I opened my eyes and looked around, it was dark and I couldn't see anything. While I was feeling around in the darkness, it became light. I was thinking of going home, and I found that all the houses around me had been destroyed and fires were burning here and there.
Hiroshima – the “liveliest”
city in Japan
Teaching Objectives of Lesson 2
1) To acquaint students with the historical facts of the atomic bombardment in Hiroshima and its impact upon people’s lives. 2) To acquaint students with Japan and her traditions revealed in the text. 3) To enable students to appreciate the reportorial writing, i.e. facts and opinions.