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Hiroshima: The Price of Peace
History — American History · History — Modern World History · History · Government — American History · Captions
About This Video
On August 6th, 1945, the world changed forever when the United States dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. This new and terrible weapon led to the end of WWII and began the nuclear arms race that defined the Cold War. Eighty years later, people still ask if the use of such a destructive force was justified. Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War, answers this critical question.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 9-12.MWH.16Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thWorld War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age.
- AMH.9-12.20.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thDescribe the events that brought the United States into World War II.
- AMH.9-12.24.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what the term cold in Cold War means.
- AMH.9-12.24.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify people who were influential during the Cold War.
- AMH.9-12.25.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain what “cold war” means.
- MWH.9-12.14cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify one consequence of World War I.
- MWH.9-12.15bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thProvide examples of oppression during World War II.
- MWH.9-12.15cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify an example of oppression during World War II.
- MWH.9-12.16Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thWorld War II devastated most of Europe and Asia, led to the occupation of Eastern Europe and Japan, and began the atomic age.
- MWH.9-12.16cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify an area that was occupied after World War II.