Works Cited

Primary Sources "Address to the Nation on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 26 July 1963." - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. <http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/ZNOo49DpRUa-kMetjWmSyg.aspx>. This is a John F. Kennedy speech about nuclear usage and power. I found the address particularly interesting in the fact that Kennedy openly admits that the Soviets are dangerous and so are nuclear weapons. I thought it was a really an amazing speech and I got a lot of information from it.

Atomic Bomb Cloud Over Nagasaki. 1945. AtomicArchive.com, National Archives. Atomic Bomb Cloud over Nagasaki. Web. 19 Oct. 2013. This is a mindblowing picture of the mushroom cloud the atomic bomb released when dropped on Nagasaki in 1945. I actually used this picture on the home page of the website.

., Cobis. End of World War Two. N.d. History, Times Square, New York. End of World War Two Photo Gallery. Web. 13 Dec. 2005. This is a picture of the thousands of people celebrating on VJ day in Times Square.

A Commemoration of V-J Day, 14 August 1945, and Japan's Formal Surrender, 2 September 1945 . 1945. .San Diego History Center, New York. War Comes To San Diego. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. This is a picture of two men celebrating V-J Day.

Edsel, Robert . PEACE. 1945. Robert M. Edsel Collection, Waterloo Daily Courier. VJ Day. Web. 16 Nov. 2013. This newspaper article is the headline for the ending of World War Two and the surrender of Japan.

Einstein, Albert. Letter from Albert Einstein to Franklin Roosevelt. 1939. Argonne National Laboratory, Old Grove Rd. Paconic, Long Island. Einstein to Roosevelt,

August 2, 1939. Web. 28 Oct. 2013. This is a letter written from Einstein to Roosevelt explaining the dangers of nuclear weapons. I learned a lot about the disadvantages of the atomic bomb and overall it is a very interesting letter.

"J. Robert Oppenheimer - Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." YouTube. YouTube, 7 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e67mIPR6ryA>. This YouTube video is an interview with Robert Oppenheimer saying one of his most famous quotes.

Replica of Fat Man. Ned. Atomic Archives, National Archives. Fat Man. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. This photograph is a replica of Fat Man. This atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and I used this on my introduction page.

Replica of Little Boy Bomb. N.d. AtomicArchive, National Archives.

Little Boy Atomic

Bomb. Web. 2 Oct. 2013. This picture is of a replica of the Little Boy Bomb. I used this picture on my introduction page.

STAY ON THE JOB UNTIL EVERY MURDERING JAP IS WIPED OUT! 1941. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. (03/09/1943 - 09/15/1945), National Archives and Records Administration, College Park . STAY ON THE JOB UNTIL EVERY MURDERING JAP IS WIPED OUT!. Web. 2 Dec. 1013. This picture is of War Propaganda during the time period. Also this poster told Americans to start preparing for an invasion of Japan.

Secondary Sources AFP news agency. "Making a nuclear weapon." YouTube. YouTube, 2 Apr. 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x8Omvs1PAU&feature=player_embedded This video explains the basic scientific properties behind the nuclear bombs. It

helped me understand how the bomb works with descriptive descriptions and clear animation.

America, the story of us. Dir. Jane Root. Perf. Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams. A&E Television Networks :, 2010. DVD. This film produced by History Lionsgate, is a documentary on America's history. With World War Two having a large part in the film, I extracted a plentiful amount of useful information about the Manhattan Project and the bombing.

"American History Timelines - The Manhattan Project." American History Timelines The Manhattan Project. About.com - American History, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. <http://americanhistory.about.com/library/timelines/bltimelinemanhat.htm>. This site supplied a very nice and clear timeline for me to use in my project.

"The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.<http://www.history.com/topics/bombing-ofhiroshima-and-nagasaki>. I used this webpage for basic information and videos on the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Dultz, Shane. Email interview. 13 Dec. 2008. Shane Dultz is a professor at UCLA who I interviewed about atomic weaponry and technology.

Fortuna, Matthew. "About the Significance of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | eHow." eHow. Demand Media, 28 Oct. 2008. Web. 11 Dec. <http://www.ehow.com/about_4565897_significance-bombingnagasaki.html>. This website was a great find. It helped 2013.

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significance (in my opinion the hardest part to write) and was well organized and accurate. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. <http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm>. I used this website for information on the background of the bombing.

"J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904 - 1967)." J. Robert Oppenheimer. atomicarchive.com, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. <http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/Oppenheimer.shtml>. I used this website for information about Robert Oppenheimer, the lead director for the Manhattan Project.

"Manhattan Project (United States history)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/362098/Manhattan-Project>. This is an Encyclopedia article on the Manhattan Project. I mainly used this site to gather research of the cost of the project. Also to gather a variety of scientists that were involved in the project.

The Science Behind the Atom Bomb." - Atomic Heritage Foundation Wiki. Atomic Wiki, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. <http://www.atomicheritage.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_Science_Behind_the_ Atom_Bomb>. I used this website for information on the differences between Little Boy and Fat Man.

Understanding the Decision to Drop the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Center for Strategic and International Studies. CSIS, 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. <http://csis.org/blog/understanding-decision-drop-bomb-hiroshima-andnagasaki>. This site proved very useful for describing the effect of the bombings.