modern history quiz 7

B-29s flew over twice, and raid sirens sounded constantly.

His younger brother said Hurry home after school. Well go to the river and sail this ship

Why did Nakazawa not sleep well the night before the dropping of the atomic bomb?
What did Nakazawa’s younger brother tell him as he left the house for school?

Her body got all burned up and she was blown across to the othersidewalk and was laying on her back.

Pictures of hell: His descriptions are very graphic and show the destruction an d human suffering going on. He talks about shock, silence and instinctive behaviors.

Most of the women were doing chores in there houses at the time and all they had on were chemises, which are dresses. So when the bomb went off the glass shattered and ended up in these womens skin.

What happened to the mother of Nakazawa’s classmate with whom he had been talking?
How does Nakazawa describe “‘pictures of hell’”? Why were so many people especially women covered with glass splinters?

People were wearing black clothing, because if they wore bright colors they would stick out and be spotted easier by enemies.

Since the people were in an extreme state of physical and psychological shock, when they were given water, the victims would suddenly relax. The sudden change in the bodies fragile condition from extreme stress to momentary relief caused death.

Why were so many people on August 6 wearing dark clothing, and what was the impact?
Why, according to Nakazawa, did so many people die after giving them water to drink?

He said that humans adapt quite quickly to even the most horrific conditions.

Nakazawa was only worried about filling his stomach with food.

What argument does Nakazawa make about human adaptability? What did Nakazawa claim was his response to the emperor’s radio broadcast announcing Japan’s surrender?

His mother was out on the drying porch under the eaves and was in the right location at the time that she didn’t get crushed.

His father and younger brother were pinned and trapped in the house. His mother was not strong enough to free them. She would call people for help but they wouldn’t do much to help her. Then the house caught fire and they ended up burning to death. His sister was killed instantly by falling beams that crushed her.

The irony he identified was that his father was killed by the was he had openly opposed and suffered terribly in, despite having spent his life resisting militarism

How did his mother survive? What happened to his sister, father and younger brother?
What does he identify as the irony of his father’s painful death?

Everyday was a struggle to ensure that they had food and could survive.

Their cloths were suddenly turning black and they realized that they were flies swarming them. With the dead bodies around flies constantly were laying eggs and the heat allowed larvae quickly to become flies.

The only thing aloive was flies.

What was Nakazawa struggling with on a daily basis? What did Nakazawa, his older brother and mother realize in Dobashi? What was the only thing alive