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| Topic | For those who attended HS in the US, how was Hiroshima covered in history class? |
| Norman_Smiley 11/10/21 1:16:40 PM #31: | 10th grade history was basically WW2 class with a bit on the cold war. Was taught the facts, August 6 and 9, (niice) little boy and fat man, the Enola Gay and Bockscar, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Background we were taught about the battle of Okinawa in detail and how that was viewed as a precursor to the invasion of Japan. Were taught that there was an attempted military coup the day before Japan surrendered in order to keep Japan from surrendering. We learned that the US had made 500,000 purple hearts in preparation for the invasion and when we were being taught, it had been over 50 years since the US had made a purple heart. (I think they have made some since then but haven't actually ran out of the WW2 supply yet, since they keep finding more stock piles of them). We were taught about the Manhattan project, specifically the Hanford Nuclear Site since this was in Washington state, and how the plutonium used there was used in Fat Man. Also taught about the internment camps like the other guy said. I don't believe we were taught that USSR invaded Manchuria on August 9, but its possible I had just forgotten about that. --- https://imgur.com/BVBQC The big wiggle equals ratings. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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