This page is over photographs before and after the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When looking at photographs look at the scenery, the people and their expressions, and looking beyond the image you see. Specifically with the atomic bombings, look beyond the image and imagine how the people were feeling during this time.
Aerial View of before and after the atomic bombing in Hiroshima:
1.) What kind of source is this?
2.) What do you see in the first photo? The second photo?
3.) How does this impact your opinion of how devastating the effects are from the atomic bomb?
4.) Based off of what you see, what are your opinions on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima?
People Stranded in Nagasaki:
1.) What is around the people?
2.) Describe the expressions from the people in the picture.
3.) In what condition are their clothes they are wearing?
4.) Based off of what you see, what are your opinions on the atomic bombing of Nagasaki?
Child Victim in Nagasaki:
1.) What kind of source is this?
2.) What do you see in this picture?
3.) How does this picture show you the realities of the lives lost during both bombings?
4.) Based off of what you see, what are your opinions on the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Sources:
Aerial View of Hiroshima:
http://www.allworldwars.com/Photographs-of-the-atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki.html
Pictures from Nagasaki:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/photos.html#journey/01.gif