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Events leading up to World
War II
- What events in the world led up to World War II?
- What were considered the major causes of the war?
- How did the war first break out?
- Who were the Allies and who were the Axis powers?
- What were the dates for the war?
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Hiroshima - before the bomb, after the bomb, and today
- What was Hiroshima like before the bomb?
- What happened in Hiroshima immediately after the bomb was dropped?
- How did they rebuild ?
- What is Hiroshima like today?
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How and why Japan came to
be involved in World War II
- How did Japan become involved in World War II?
- When did they become involved?
- What did they hope to accomplish?
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Emperor Hirohito and the
surrender of Japan
- Who was Emperor Hirohito and what was his significance during World War II?
- Why did Japan surrender?
- How was the surrender accomplished? What did they do to mark the surrender and make it official?
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How and why the U. S. came
to be involved in World War II
- How and why did the U. S. become involved in World War II?
- What events happened to spark their involvement?
- Why was Pearl Harbor so significant for the United States?
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Sources of radiation,
types of radiation exposure, and effects of radiation exposure (including radiation-induced or radiation-associated
leukemia)
- What were the
sources of radiation exposure in Hiroshima?
- What were the various types of radiation
exposure?
- What were the effects of radiation exposure on human beings?
- What is readiation-induced or radiation-associated leukemia?
- What is acute myeloid leukemia, and how does it relate to
the bombing of Hiroshima?
- What are the effects of this type of leukemia?
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The Manhattan Project (1942)
and the development of the Atomic Bomb
- What was the Manhattan Project and why was it started?
- Whose idea was it?
- Who worked on it?
- What did they discover?
- Where was it developed? Why?
- How long did it take?
- How was the atomic bomb developed?
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Japanese memorials related
to the atomic bombing (Peace park, etc.)
- What types of memorials exist in Hiroshima that relate to the atomic bombing? What do those memorials consist of?
- Do the memorials still draw visitors today? How do you know?
- Are any special ceremonies held once a day, once a month, or once a year? Or every ten years?
- Are there other peace memorials in Japan that commemorate what happened in Hiroshima?
- Are there any peace memorials remembering Hiroshima in other parts of the world?
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President Harry Truman and the decision
to drop the bomb
- How did President Truman come to be president during World War II?
- Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?
- Why did
he make this decision?
- How did the rest of the world react to this decision?
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Survivors of the atomic bombings
- How many estimated casualties were there as a result of the bombing? How many estimated survivors?
- What was life like for survivors of the atomic bomb immediately following the bombing?
- What was life like for them after that?
- Who are the hibakusha?
- What did/do survivors of the atomic bomb say about the experience?
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The Enola Gay and the Hiroshima bombing mission
- What was the Enola Gay, and why was it important? What were Fat Man and Little Boy?
- Who flew the bombing mission for Hiroshima? Why were they chosen?
- Why did they choose the cities that they chose to bomb?
- What were the circumstances for the pilots of the bomber? What did they experience on that day?
- What reaction did they have to this experience?
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The history and basics of origami
- What is the history of origami?
- What are the basic rules for origami?
- What are the most popular origami projects?
- How is origami used?
- What are the materials used to create origami?
- What are senbazuru? How are they used?
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The Japanese homefront in the 1940s - their customs, traditions, values, and beliefs
- What was the Japanese homefront like in the 1940s?
- What were the traditional Japanese homes and families like
in the 1940's and 1950's?
- What were the customs, traditions, values, and beliefs of the people of Japan at that time?
- How did the war affect the homefront of Japan?
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Japanese cranes as symbols and in legends
- What is a real Japanese crane like? Where is it found? Is it endangered?
- Why is the crane important or significant in the Japanese culture?
- How has the crane been used as a symbol? What is the significance of an origami crane?
- What are some of the traditional crane legends that are told in Japan?
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