In this assignment, you will submit your final paper.
Your final paper must be 5–7 pages of text, plus a title page and APA-formatted reference page. You may include properly cited graphics, such as pictures, maps, and graphs if you like. You must use and cite at least 5 scholarly sources; Wikipedia, encyclopedias, and websites that are intended for a general audience are not scholarly sources. You may supplement the 5 scholarly sources with news articles.
For the Course Project, write about a historical event between 1865 and the present day from the perspective of a historical figure who participated in the event.
You will need to research not only the event, but also the historical figure, and write the paper “in character.” Your final paper must be 5–7 pages of text, plus a title page and APA-formatted reference page. You must include properly cited graphics, such as pictures, maps, and graphs if you like. You must use and cite at least 5 scholarly sources; Wikipedia, encyclopedias, and websites that are intended for a general audience are not scholarly sources. You may supplement (not replace) the 5 scholarly sources with news articles.
Course Project Milestone 1: Outline
There exist many historical events from 1865 until the present day, but one topic has always captivated my attention and focus. The topic I selected is Robert’s Oppenheimer view of nuclear weapons before, during, and after the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Even though Robert Oppenheimer was the head physicist on the development of the atomic bomb, his point of view toward nuclear weapons changed drastically after the bombing of Hiroshima.
Many historians describe that he “got a change of heart” and even opposed developing more nuclear weapons and even deadlier weapons like the “Hydrogen Bomb. “This change of emotions caused Oppenheimer to be “blacklisted” and to lose his leading positions. This essay would describe significant events and Robert Oppenheimer’s’ position during these circumstances.
Tittle: Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb.
I. Opening paragraph
A. Hook: The real story behind the creation of the atomic bomb
B. Thesis statement: During the atomic bomb creation, Robert Oppenheimer started with a firm belief and support for the weapon, but his support turned into opposition with time.
II. Body Paragraph #1
A. Topic sentences: The Manhattan Project was the result of an enormous collaborative effort between the United States government and the industrial and scientific sectors during World War II with Robert Oppenheimer as the lead physicist.
B. Life of Oppenheimer before the Manhattan project and political views.
C. Oppenheimer’s enormous contributions to the Manhattan project.
III. Body Paragraph #2
A. Topic sentences: The first tests for nuclear weapons were in New Mexico and the project was called “Trinity.”
B. Oppenheimer and other scientist’s contributions and events that occurred during the “Trinity” testing.
C. Introduction and description of Oppenheimer’s famous phrase “I am become death and destruction of worlds”
IV. Body Paragraph #3
A. The Bombing of Hiroshima
B. Oppenheimer’s political views and involvement during the bombing of Hiroshima
C. Supporting detail Effects of the bombing of Hiroshima and Oppenheimer’s reaction after those events.
V. Body Paragraph #4
A. Oppenheimer’s new political views and opposition of the creation of more atomic weapons.
B. Oppenheimer’s opposition against the Hydrogen bomb and revocation of his clearance
C. Post war psychological effects.
VI. Closing paragraph
A. Life after the nuclear bomb and exile.
Topic: Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb.
Annotated Bibliography
Reed, B. C. (2015). Atomic bomb: The story of the Manhattan project: How nuclear physics became a global geopolitical game-changer [PDF]. Morgan et Claypool.
The book by Bruce Cameron Reed describes the underlying scientific discoveries that made nuclear weapons possible, how the project was organized, the enormous challenges faced, and how to obtain fissile uranium, plutonium, and design viable bombs. The dramatic Trinity test was made in the desert from southern New York. In July 1945 and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mexico. A description of the origins, organization, and work of the Manhattan Engineer District from 1939 to 1945.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, how to target cities came to be selected, political considerations surrounding the use of the bombs, the bombing missions themselves, the effects of the bombs, and the role of the bombings in the Japanese decision to surrender. This source explains in detail how the Manhattan project was.
Kelly, C. C. (2008). Oppenheimer and the Manhattan PROJECT: Insights into J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb” [PDF]. World Scientific Publ.
This book is written by Cynthia C. Kelly, where she talks about Oppenheimer’s life. Work became central to 20th-century history as he spearheaded the atomic bomb development that ended World War II. This book provides a spectrum of interpretations of Oppenheimer’s life and his scientific achievements.
It approaches the extraordinary scientist and teacher from many perspectives, chronicling the years from his boyhood through his role as director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and afterward.
The book also discusses Oppenheimer’s connection to New Mexico, which hosted two of the Manhattan Project’s most important sites. It addresses his lasting impact on contemporary science, international politics, and the postwar age. This source of information is excellent for my project topic because it seems credible and reliable.
V. (2015, November 01). J. Robert Oppenheimer in Hiroshima: The decision to drop the bomb (1965). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAzJT3RmZ9U
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