Here are some amazing pictures that illustrate the devastation that was unleashed by the dropping of the atomic bomb.
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 6:35 PM
I'm a native South Carolinian and I attained my undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of South Carolina. I taught fourth grade for two years in the Mississippi Delta and two years at an alternative high school in Western North Carolina. I have been at Tigard High School since the fall of 2003, where I teach U.S. History and Psychology.
14 Comments:
wow..
i really wonder why they chose hiroshima..
they're mostly civillians..right?
awsome pictures btw..
7:33 PM
Min,
You will find out the U.S. gov't chose Hiroshima and Nagasaki tomorrow. If I forget to tell the class, please REMIND me.
7:37 PM
whyyyyy citizens????? why couldnt the US drop the bomb at a military base or something like that...
o by the way, after reading the text book, i made the conclusion that everytime the US try to intervene in someone elses' affairs, they end up failing such as trying to go against mao zedong, korean war, vietnam war, and maybe now the Iraq war....the US should stay out of peoples' bizzzneessss
7:47 PM
John,
You raise some very good points about wars of intervention.
7:52 PM
Those look like Hollywood special effects almost because they're SO dramatic. It's scary to believe that really happened and that it's not special effects. I can't imagine how pissed off America would be if that happened here. I don't think that would make us back down...that would just make us want to fight more.
8:11 PM
Hey Carlisle, I just found out my mom scheduled a doctor's appointment for tomorrow, so I'm going end up missing some (possibly all :( ) of your class. I'll come in during lunch to see if there was a reading quiz.
I don't want to miss your class D:
Can you like videotape it and give me a copy?
8:13 PM
I agree with you Charlotte, however, I fear for our Constitution if that ever happens here.
Casey,
Bummer about tomorrow. Two words--action packed.
8:23 PM
Killing civilians is a lovely tactic for breaking the backs and wills of countries, I see why it could be done, however arguably wrong it was.
And John, the reason why I think wars of intervention are bad, is not simply because they don't work. Because not doing something just cause it doesn't usually work out nicely is not a good enough reason. But because they are usually wrong in principle and intent in the first place.
8:39 PM
I cant think which pictures look worse. Holocaust or these. Both are pretty bad. I get angry at the Nazi's for doing it but then I see that we did close to the same thing. It may not be the same in numbers but the bodies and devistation look the same in the pictures I see.
8:46 PM
Wow, it looks just like the Holocaust. I had no idea how devastating the bomb actually was because I have never seen picture of it before. I mean, i knew it was gnarly but that is really bad. And there are people just standing around LOKING at all those bodies too...that is so terrible. Innocent citizens shouldn't ever have to be involved in war and its effects.
9:19 PM
why did Robert Capp wait so long to publish them? And why 10 years after he donated them? Doesn't make sense...
10:24 PM
That is so absolutely ridiculous...it frustrates me that the US did that.
That definately changed my mind about dropping the bombs
10:44 PM
Those are quite graphic. I'm very torn about whether or not I support the Atomic Bomb. It just seems like there could have been something better.
12:08 AM
whaaat the heeck.
these pictures are pretty depressing. i agree how it's just so immoral. it really does disappoint me how the U.S. did that, it makes it seem like they didn't consider the civilians.
9:04 PM
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