Atomic Bomb Discussion

1. Atomic Bomb Discussion In order to end World War II, in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the United States was

2. Atomic Bomb Discussion In order to end World War II, in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the United States was

3. Atomic Bomb Discussion In order to end World War II, in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the United States was

4. Atomic Bomb Discussion In order to end World War II, in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan, the United States was

5. Atomic Bomb Discussion To prepare for the discussion, all students should read… The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb - Encyclopaedia Britannica Students arguing that the U.S. was justified should read (but are not limited to reading)… U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific) The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Henry L. Stimson Least Abhorrent Choice Why America Dropped the Bomb by Donald Kagan The Scientists: Their Views 20 Years Later by William L. Laurence Students arguing that the U.S. was notjustified should read (but are not limited to reading)… The Decision for Peace “President Truman Did Not Understand” Hiroshima: Historians Reassess by Gar Alperovitz The Winning Weapon?: Rethinking Nuclear Weapons in Light of Hiroshima by Ward Wilson

6. Art Analysis For each of the following pieces of artwork, answer the questions below. What is depicted? What is the mood of the painting? What is your initial reaction to it? What is the function of this work of art? What is the artist trying to communicate?

7. Wassily Kandinsky “On White II”

8. Pablo Picasso “Three Musicians”

9. Fernand Léger “Still Life with a Beer Mug”

10. Max Ernst “L'Ange du foyer ou Le Triomphe du surréalisme”

11. Man Ray “Le Violond'Ingres”

12. Marcel Duchamp “Fountain”

13. Palmer Hayden “Midsummer Night in Harlem”