Photo (above) - A lunar landscape shows the total devastation caused by the A-bomb that many would later claim had saved thousands of lives by ending the war.
World War II in Asia ended with the dropping of two atomic bombs over Japan, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August, 1945. American President Harry S. Truman deemed it as a necessary act to protect the Americans at war in the Pacific.
Watch the following videoclip to witness the devastating effects of the A-Bomb on Japan:
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb, 1945 - A Day That Shook the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t19kvUiHvAE&feature=related
Photo Resource: Japanfocus.org
ACTIVITY
Seeing the effects of the Atomic Bomb on the Japanese people, do you think that US president, Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the A-bomb on Japan was justified?
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