WoRlD WaR Ii: CoUrSe AnD CoNsEqUeNcEs VIEWPOINTS AND OBJECTIVITY
8. Give reasons for and against the American decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. State which reasons you support. (Search online at annefrankguide.net for: Hiroshima – Nagasaki – bombing – right – wrong)
9. With the war almost certainly over in February 1945, and with the Soviet army marching on Berlin, the Allies dropped 3,300 incendiary (fire) bombs on Dresden causing the air to heat to 982 degrees centigrade (1,800 degrees Fahrenheit) killing thousands of people. Do you think that this was fair or was it unnecessary? (Search online at annefrankguide.net for: Dresden – bombing – right – wrong)
CONTROVERSY
10. Following the end of the war, many Nazis were caught and tried for their crimes. The Trials took place in Nuremberg, Germany in 1945 and 1946. Many of the Nazis argued that they were simply following orders from their superior officers. As a result, they argued, they were not responsible for the crimes that took place. Do you agree with this argument?
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