The last Assignment for World History

I) Nuclear Wars Human Consequences: You are going to read short excerpts from John Hersey's Hiroshima (see below) to learn more about the effect of nuclear weapons. Hersey focused on six people who were in Hiroshima at 8:15 AM on Aug. 6, 1945 when the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb.
Pages 1-2: The bomb is dropped Pages 24-26: Immediate effects of burns and radiation observed in hospitals
Pages 29, 51, 81-82: Effects of the Bomb Pages 31, 35, 38-9: Thirst and rain Pages 76-78: Longer-term effects of radiation Pages 104-5: The Aftermath -- many years later
a) List five of the effects on land and weather when a nuclear bomb, like the one in Hiroshima, is dropped? 1. Black Rain, which was radioactive Debee that came down for an hour after the bomb was dropped 2. totally flattened buildings 3. destroyed every thing in a 2 mile radius 4. the land was considered useless, because the radiation killed everything even the plants 5. after the bomb all the saw was in prints of people's bodies
b) List five of the effects on human beings when a nuclear bomb, like the one in Hiroshima, is dropped? Exposure to the atomic bomb caused severe burns of the skin and in many cases loss of eyesight. Some of the after affects ranged from:general malaise, fatigue, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, abnormally low white blood cell count, bloody discharge, anemia, and loss of hair.
c) Write a thoughtful response to the question below. Be sure to provide specific details in your argument: absolutely not, really there is two sides to this argument. The atomic bomb did end WWII, but the devastation from the bomb would have caused any country to throw up the white flag. However, to use an atomic bomb in this day in time, when many country's have them, could very well end the race of man kind
From what you read about the effects of an atomic bomb on people and the land, do you think that countries should have the right to use nuclear weapons in times of war? Why? Why not?
II) Who has nuclear weapons? Go to the website below, and answer the questions that follow.
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/the.bomb/deployment/
a) Which countries admit to having nuclear weapons? US, United Kingdom, France, Pakistan, India, China, and Russia
b) Which countries might have nuclear weapons but do not admit it? Libya, Iraq, Iran, and North Korea
c) Why do you think a country would be reluctant to admit that it has nuclear weapons? Because the powers that be will take that nuclear power away, write away and quick!
III) What is Nonproliferation? Go to the website below, and answer the questions that follow. Be sure to click on the multimedia images, and be sure to go to section 5.
http://www.nti.org/h_learnmore/npttutorial/index.html
a) What are the goals of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty? To stop the spread of nuclear weapons, to contain the nuclear arsenals that are already in place around the world, and to make sure that existing weapons are managed.
b) By the year 2000, how many states had signed the NPT? 188
c) Why is the treaty important? Because it gives some control over nuclear stock piles, and it makes it less likely that the weapons will be used because it sets up conditions
d) Which countries are areas of concern? Why? Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, China—all of these countries are possible threats to the United States and it’s allies.
e) What did North Korea do in 2003? It never came into compliance with the treaty and pulled out all together in 2003