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Here are the teacher pack items for Issues of World War II: Weaponry:
Overview In this experience, students view a photo of a mushroom cloud and explain their response to the photo. Then, they explore an overview of World War II conventional weapons and technological innovations that arose from military needs. Next they study the development and first use of nuclear weapons against Japan. Finally, students learn about the Native American code talkers of World War II who used their native languages as the basis of codes for secret communications. Objectives
World War II far exceeded World War I in the number of lives lost, in part because a generation of technological progress had made weapons much more powerful. In this experience, you’ll learn about advances and inventions in weaponry used in World War II.
Objectives
Look at the photo. What is shown? Write a caption describing the photo and identifying its subject. If you don’t know, use your imagination.
A sample correct caption: “Mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 1945.” All student responses are acceptable, since the purpose is to learn the information, not to get credit for prior knowledge. Tell students that Nagasaki was the second Japanese city destroyed by an atomic bomb. Hiroshima was first, on Aug. 6.
Knowing what the photo shows, what do you think or feel when you look at it?
