Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Japan Surrenders!

9th - 10th
After President Truman orders atomic bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Emporer Hirohito surrendered to Allied Forces. Still debated today, the dropping of the bombs brought a swift end to the war.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: 1945 End of World War Ii

9th - 10th
1945 marks the end of World War II. V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) is May 8th 1945. War doesn't end in the Pacific until August of 1945 with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [8:03]
Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Atomic Bomb

9th - 10th
Video describing the events around the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. [2:30]