History & Civics
Study the picture on the right and answer the questions:
(a) Identify the object in the picture. Which country was responsible for its production?
(b) Where was this object used for the first time? How did it bring an end to the War?
(c) How can a future war be avoided following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi?
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(a) The object in the picture is the Atom Bomb. It was produced by the United States of America (USA).
(b) The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan by the USA. It destroyed half of the city killing thousands of people. Still Japan refused to surrender. After that another atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city Nagasaki. This made Japan surrender on the terms of Potsdam declaration bringing an end to the Second World War.
(c) The Gandhian strategy is the combination of truth, sacrifice, non-violence, selfless service and cooperation.
- According to Gandhi one should be brave and not a coward.
- He should present his views, suggestions and thoughts without being violent.
- One should fight a war with the weapons of truth and non violence.
- Gandhi said that "There is no god higher than truth."
- According to Gandhi's thoughts, non-violence is the ultimate solution of every kind of problem in the world.
- Thus, a future war can be avoided by following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
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