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World War II ends in the Pacific, and the world lives with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. Veterans return, and create new lives for themselves in the 50s. The GI Bill, Levittown, Civil Rights, the Cold War and Rock 'n Roll are featured.
Key Events

The end of World War II and the post-war years.

Maps

The end of World War II, with a close-up of Asia, and the U.S. in the 1950s.

Transcript

The full transcript and video.

Webography

Links to sites with primary and secondary source materials related to the topics of this program.


  
In August, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Was President Truman correct in his decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?


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