Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Victory over Japan Day (14 August).
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The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.
CONSIDER THIS Consider how the world reached a point where millions of people died. When you have completed this chapter, discuss the following points with your partner, in small groups or as a class.
1. What was the cause of the war? 2. How did it impact on the people of Europe? 3. Did the war change the relationships between countries? 4. What were the lasting consequences of the war? 5. How could people want to exterminate an entire population? 6. How can we avoid such horror again?
My Portfolio See Sources & Activity Book pages 165 – 176 for linked activities.