Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum
Everything you wanted to know and more about Harry S. Truman, from biographical information to love letters.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Little Boy Dropped on Hiroshima
This site has information about the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima. Pictures of Hiroshima after the bomb and the mushroom cloud are included.
BBC
Bbc: The Men Who Bombed Hiroshima
Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: The Atomic Bomb
[Free Registration/Login Required] How necessary was it for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? In this lesson, students will study varying accounts and develop their own opinions of...
A&E Television
History.com: Vj Day: Victory Over Japan Day
Comprehensive discussion of V-J Day or the day victory was declared in Japan. Includes details and facts about World War II and the war in the Pacific, the surrender, related photos and speeches, battle maps, and more.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Hiroshima
Pictorial essay showcases the story of the atomic bombing and recovery of Hiroshima during World War II.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Hiroshima: A Newsround Special
A lenghty video report on the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Web Japan: Japan Atlas
Learn about Japan's historic sites, natural beauty, culture and contemporary society. Search by topic or by region in Japan. You can watch slide shows about major Japanese cities or take virtual tours of historic sites like the Shurijo...
Yale University
Yale Avalon Project: Radiation Injuries in Japan
Site from Yale provides detailed information about the radiation sickness that swept through the bombed areas of Japan after WWII. Detailed and thorough analysis.
Other
Los Alamos National Laboratory
The official website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will find the history of the laboratory as well as many of the key figures. There is also an interactive history of the Manhattan Project. Be sure to check out the photo...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Manhattan Project
Students will discuss the role of technology of the atomic bomb and explore the destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII. Students will then outline some of the social and political changes that resulted from the Manhattan Project.
Digital History
Digital History: The Aftermath of the Decision [Pdf]
A touching and horrifying description of the devastation caused by the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which brought about the surrender of Japan in World War II. Suggested student exercises accompany the information....
Scholastic
Scholastic: Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story
Read an account of the experiences of Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa, a fifteen-year-old American of Japanese descent who was in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Chapter Iii: Summary of Damages and Injuries
This page details the damages and injuries caused by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. The information comes from Chapter 3 of the book The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by The Manhattan Engineer District, published in...
Globe Tracks
Travel for Kids: Fun Things to Do in Japan
"Kids already know a little about Japan if they collect Pokemon cards or buy Hello Kitty. Japan may seem very "modern," but it has a long history of tradition deeply embedded in everyday life." This site explores the geography and...
National Cable Satellite Corporation
C Span Classroom: World War Ii the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
This video provides Lt. Col. Grant Weller, who describes the decision of the United States to use the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II. Student questions are provided to assess their understanding of the information.
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology 3
This activity has you put events of the end of World War II in chronological order.
Other
The Legacy Project: Jacob Lawrence
After briefly highlighting the life of Jacob Lawrence in a factual biography marked with bibliography references, this site provides links to pictures of Lawrence's works including Wounded Man, Hiroshima, and The Prayer.
Other
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: Hiroshima Peace Site
A website dedicated to exploring the bombing of Hiroshima. This website focuses on the effects of the bombing on the society in Japan.
Other
Nuclearfiles.org: Chronology on Decision to Bomb
This detailed chronology of the events and communication of 1945-1946 shows Truman's role in the process of the decision to drop the world's first atomic bomb used in warfare upon Hiroshima and then the second upon Nagasaki. Also...
Other
Web Links to Hiroshima
This site provides many weblinks to Hiroshima, Japan. The focus is on sites related to the atomic bombing, but many other Hiroshima sites are also included.
Other
Lehigh University: The Enola Gay Controversy
This website from the Lehigh University provides a fresh way of approaching the old question of the need for the atom bomb. The site also outlines the controversy over how this historical event should be remembered and represented,...
University of California
University of California, Los Angeles: Children of the Atomic Bomb
In his own words, an American physician describes the devastating effects of the atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki during World War II. Included is an online collection of images of the aftermath, videos, lesson plans, oral history...
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: Winning the War (1944 1945)
This quiz focuses the ending of WWII.