How did scientists who disagreed with using an atomic bomb in Japan feel the bomb should be used instead?
A. They felt that it should be developed further before it was used in
warfare.
B. They felt that it should not be used as a weapon and its
technology should be used to make glass.
C. They felt that it should be shared with other countries and not
kept as a secret.
D. They felt that it should be used to encourage Japanese to end the
war by inviting them to witness the blast.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

d) post-world war i