Annotated Bibliography
Secondary Sources:
1. World Book illustrations by J. Harlan Hunt (adapted from artwork by Van Dyke, Dec. 19, 1960, Newsweek)
This article shows images and descriptions of nuclear weapons. It discusses what type of bomb destroyed which Japanese city and also explains the effects and the area affected by the Gun Type Fission Bomb/ Implosion Type Fission Bomb.
2. Pyle, Kenneth B. "Nagasaki." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article shows an image of Japan and explains about the destruction of Nagasaki. It explained that Nagasaki was a very important city to Japan, the reason why it was targeted. It could also hold numerous ships, another reason for the attack.
3. Pyle, Kenneth B. "Hiroshima." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article also shows an image of Japan and explains about Hiroshima and the unlucky annihilation. The article explained that Hiroshima was a Japanese military center in World War II, so destroying Hiroshima would be destroying part of Japan's military forces.
4. Alperovitz, Gar. "Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Dropping the Atomic Bomb was Unjustified." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains how dropping the atomic bomb is unjustified. Instead of aiming at the army, the United States targeted mere innocent Japanese citizens that have nothing to do with the war. This article truly believes that dropping the bomb in a peaceful village is unnecessary.
5. http://discovermagazine.com/2008/mar/18-chain-reaction-from-einstein-to-the-atomic-bomb Chain Reaction: From Einstein to the Atomic Bomb
This magazine shows how Einstein made him equation (M=mc2). It shows why he made it and told President Roosevelt warning of the destructive potential of an atomic chain reaction.
6. http://abcnews.go.com/International/hibakusha-survived-hiroshima-nagasaki-nuclear-free-world/story?id=11334084#.UIYIMGfXWyM
This article tells you about a story how a survivor saw what happened to other people and what happened to a family member.
7. http://la8period3.pbworks.com/w/page/25942442/Hiroshima%20and%20Nagasaki%20After%20Effects
“The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki.” Department of Energy. U.S. Department of Energy, n.d. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.cfo.doe.gov>. 3
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com>.
Hiroshima, Japan, after atomic bomb blast. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com>.
Lifton, Betty Jean. Return to Hiroshima. New York: Toppan Printing CO, 1970. Print. 2
Padgett, Tim, Carolina Miranda, and Coco Masters. “The Men Who Dropped the bomb.” Time: n. pag. Middle Search Plus. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com>. 1
U.S. Department of Energy. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.cfo.doe.gov>. 4
where the streets have no name. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.flickr.com>.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki After Effects Page Tools Insert links Insert links to other pages or uploaded files.
This part tells you what were the affects after and during, the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
8. http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm
Harris, William, Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. and John Fuller. "How Nuclear Bombs Work" 05 October 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm> 05 November 2012.
This tells you about the bombing and how the atomic bomb became big. After the bombing of the two Japanese cites, the Cold War started between the United States and the Soviet Union.
9. http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
This tells you about the atomic bomb and the history of the atomic bomb. It tells you how it was made and what they use to make the bomb.
10. Burr, William " The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II" http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
This site gives facts about the history of the atomic bomb, and World War II. It explains about the atomic bomb's damage and destruction.
Primary Sources:
1. "Official American Statements On The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945." 1947. Documents and Readings in the History of Europe Since 1918. Chicage: Lippincott, 1951. World Book Advanced. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains that on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, a United States bomber dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the militarily important Japanese city of Hiroshima. The atomic bomb destroyed about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of the city. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation. On the day of the bombing, President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson issued the statements that appear on this American document.
2. Einstein, Albert. "Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Einstein's Atomic Bomb Proposal." 2-Aug-39. Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1562. World Book Advanced. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains how Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Roosevelt urging him to commit the United States to developing an atomic bomb. Einstein had fled to the United States from Germany to escape Nazi persecution. He warned Roosevelt that German scientists might already be working on a nuclear bomb.
3. "Atomic bomb victim." Image. National Archives and Records Administration. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.
This is an unlucky image of a victim of the atomic bomb.
4. http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/einstein.shtml
Letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt: 08/02/1939. ARC Identifier 593374. The letter itself is in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, NY. The link above takes you to the National Archives copy of this item in pdf form. Einstein to Roosevelt, August 2, 1939. Leo Szilard Home Page. Gene Dannen. An html document that includes an inline image of the letter with some insightful commentary on its origin. Part of the truly excellent Leo Szilard Online. (As noted earlier, Szilard was the primary author of the letter.) This is easily the best site from a content standpoint. Einstein's Letter to FDR. Frontiers: Research Highlights 1946-1996. Argonne National Laboratory. An html document with inline images of the letter. Einstein/Sachs Document Collection. Manhattan Project Heritage Preservation Association. A series of 20 documents represent the complete written communication that took place between President Roosevelt and the scientific community (represented by Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, and Eugene Wigner) in the Fall of 1939.
This picture shows Einstein's signature, and also shows the letters that Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt.
5. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/atomictest.htm
General Farrell's account appears in - Department of State, Foreign Relations for the United States Conference of Berlin (Potsdam) (1945); Lansing, Lamont, Day of Trinity (1965). How To Cite This Article:
"The First Atomic Bomb Blast, 1945," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2003).
The pictures show how the atomic bomb blast. And how the bomb is loaded at the base of the tower in 1945.
1. World Book illustrations by J. Harlan Hunt (adapted from artwork by Van Dyke, Dec. 19, 1960, Newsweek)
This article shows images and descriptions of nuclear weapons. It discusses what type of bomb destroyed which Japanese city and also explains the effects and the area affected by the Gun Type Fission Bomb/ Implosion Type Fission Bomb.
2. Pyle, Kenneth B. "Nagasaki." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article shows an image of Japan and explains about the destruction of Nagasaki. It explained that Nagasaki was a very important city to Japan, the reason why it was targeted. It could also hold numerous ships, another reason for the attack.
3. Pyle, Kenneth B. "Hiroshima." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article also shows an image of Japan and explains about Hiroshima and the unlucky annihilation. The article explained that Hiroshima was a Japanese military center in World War II, so destroying Hiroshima would be destroying part of Japan's military forces.
4. Alperovitz, Gar. "Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Dropping the Atomic Bomb was Unjustified." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains how dropping the atomic bomb is unjustified. Instead of aiming at the army, the United States targeted mere innocent Japanese citizens that have nothing to do with the war. This article truly believes that dropping the bomb in a peaceful village is unnecessary.
5. http://discovermagazine.com/2008/mar/18-chain-reaction-from-einstein-to-the-atomic-bomb Chain Reaction: From Einstein to the Atomic Bomb
This magazine shows how Einstein made him equation (M=mc2). It shows why he made it and told President Roosevelt warning of the destructive potential of an atomic chain reaction.
6. http://abcnews.go.com/International/hibakusha-survived-hiroshima-nagasaki-nuclear-free-world/story?id=11334084#.UIYIMGfXWyM
This article tells you about a story how a survivor saw what happened to other people and what happened to a family member.
7. http://la8period3.pbworks.com/w/page/25942442/Hiroshima%20and%20Nagasaki%20After%20Effects
“The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki.” Department of Energy. U.S. Department of Energy, n.d. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.cfo.doe.gov>. 3
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com>.
Hiroshima, Japan, after atomic bomb blast. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://player.discoveryeducation.com>.
Lifton, Betty Jean. Return to Hiroshima. New York: Toppan Printing CO, 1970. Print. 2
Padgett, Tim, Carolina Miranda, and Coco Masters. “The Men Who Dropped the bomb.” Time: n. pag. Middle Search Plus. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://web.ebscohost.com>. 1
U.S. Department of Energy. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.cfo.doe.gov>. 4
where the streets have no name. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2010. <http://www.flickr.com>.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki After Effects Page Tools Insert links Insert links to other pages or uploaded files.
This part tells you what were the affects after and during, the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
8. http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm
Harris, William, Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. and John Fuller. "How Nuclear Bombs Work" 05 October 2000. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm> 05 November 2012.
This tells you about the bombing and how the atomic bomb became big. After the bombing of the two Japanese cites, the Cold War started between the United States and the Soviet Union.
9. http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm
This tells you about the atomic bomb and the history of the atomic bomb. It tells you how it was made and what they use to make the bomb.
10. Burr, William " The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II" http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
This site gives facts about the history of the atomic bomb, and World War II. It explains about the atomic bomb's damage and destruction.
Primary Sources:
1. "Official American Statements On The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945." 1947. Documents and Readings in the History of Europe Since 1918. Chicage: Lippincott, 1951. World Book Advanced. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains that on Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, a United States bomber dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on the militarily important Japanese city of Hiroshima. The atomic bomb destroyed about 5 square miles (13 square kilometers) of the city. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation. On the day of the bombing, President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson issued the statements that appear on this American document.
2. Einstein, Albert. "Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Einstein's Atomic Bomb Proposal." 2-Aug-39. Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1562. World Book Advanced. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
This article explains how Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Roosevelt urging him to commit the United States to developing an atomic bomb. Einstein had fled to the United States from Germany to escape Nazi persecution. He warned Roosevelt that German scientists might already be working on a nuclear bomb.
3. "Atomic bomb victim." Image. National Archives and Records Administration. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.
This is an unlucky image of a victim of the atomic bomb.
4. http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/einstein.shtml
Letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt: 08/02/1939. ARC Identifier 593374. The letter itself is in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, NY. The link above takes you to the National Archives copy of this item in pdf form. Einstein to Roosevelt, August 2, 1939. Leo Szilard Home Page. Gene Dannen. An html document that includes an inline image of the letter with some insightful commentary on its origin. Part of the truly excellent Leo Szilard Online. (As noted earlier, Szilard was the primary author of the letter.) This is easily the best site from a content standpoint. Einstein's Letter to FDR. Frontiers: Research Highlights 1946-1996. Argonne National Laboratory. An html document with inline images of the letter. Einstein/Sachs Document Collection. Manhattan Project Heritage Preservation Association. A series of 20 documents represent the complete written communication that took place between President Roosevelt and the scientific community (represented by Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, and Eugene Wigner) in the Fall of 1939.
This picture shows Einstein's signature, and also shows the letters that Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt.
5. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/atomictest.htm
General Farrell's account appears in - Department of State, Foreign Relations for the United States Conference of Berlin (Potsdam) (1945); Lansing, Lamont, Day of Trinity (1965). How To Cite This Article:
"The First Atomic Bomb Blast, 1945," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2003).
The pictures show how the atomic bomb blast. And how the bomb is loaded at the base of the tower in 1945.