Famous+Battles

Famous Battles and Military Events Tour


 * ** Battle/Event Description **
 * Location ** & ** Picture ** || ** Google Earth Questions & images **
 * (using Wikipedia & GE layers) ** || ** General **
 * Research **
 * Questions ** || ** Web Resources ** || ** Videos ** ||
 * **A)** This city was the location of one of the worst bombings in history near the end of WWII! Thousands were killed in an instant and thousands more died soon after. || Fly to these coordinates **34.395483 132.453592** Then open the Wikipedia article on "bombings" and answer the following:
 * What is this building called, where is it located (city and country) and why is it still standing?
 * What 2 cities in this country were the first to be bombed by nuclear weapons and why?
 * How many people died during the bombing of this city? What happened to the people who survived the initial bombing? || Do further research at:Atomic Bomb Researchand answer these questions:
 * What were the names of each of the bombs dropped on these 2 cities?
 * Why did the U.S. decide to drop the second bomb? ||  || media type="custom" key="27776585" ||