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Sample History Paper On The Atomic Café

Homework Question on The Atomic Café

  • You should watch the documentary “the atomic cafe”
  • Only after watching the video can you answer the questions in the documents I have attached.
  • Search “the atomic cafe” (1982) in YouTube.
  1. Why were the “virgin” targets of Hiroshima and Nagasaki picked by Truman and the military?
  2. What group (think race) is missing from the scenes of post-war jubilation (and the documentary in general)?
  3. Where do Americans fear the Soviet Union/Communism could spread to if not contained?
  4. What was Truman’s justification to go into Korea?
  5. Who were the Rosenberg’s? What happened to them?
  6. In what ways did fears of radiation infiltrate American culture?
  7. How did U.S. Army films try to lessen or downplay the risks of radioactive fallout?
  8. What was “nuclearosis”? What could cure it?
  9. How did companies selling fallout shelters try to appeal to men to buy their products?

Homework Answer on The Atomic Cafe

#1

It was anticipated that certainly prior to 31 December 1945 and in all probability prior to November 1945 Japan would have surrendered, even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped. It would have still have been the case even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated. The bomb had always been regarded strictly as a weapon and had no thought or regret, either at the time or in retrospect or wisdom of its use against Japan.

#2

The post-war jubilation does not include Japan even though they were hard hit by the bombings. It is thus hard to visualize how they recovered after the war. All the film does is presenting what happened in America in the final bit. All other aspects were well presented through the scenes that are shown.

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#3

There was the fear of the Soviet Union in spreading the communist system which would in turn undermine the democratic operation of capitalist nations.   While communism calls for dominance by state in several aspects of the economy such as industries and farms as in the case of china where leaders and other enlightened members of the society were taking advantage of the less fortunate, democratic capitalists enjoyed individual freedom as well as economic opportunities.