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Do Now.

Do Now. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?. Allied Victory in the Pacific. The Pacific. Fighting in the Pacific was fierce— bushido —code of the warrior Fighting an enemy in a hopeless situation, defeat is a disgrace

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Do Now.

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  1. Do Now. • Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?

  2. Allied Victory in the Pacific

  3. The Pacific • Fighting in the Pacific was fierce—bushido—code of the warrior • Fighting an enemy in a hopeless situation, defeat is a disgrace • “If you tried to help one of the Japanese, he’s usually detonate a grenade and kill himself as well as you”

  4. Island-hopping • Air and sea power were keys to victory—allies strategically attack and seize only certain Japanese held islands • Makin or (Butaritari) -taken first as a distraction (August 17th 1942) • Tarawa (1943)—fierce resistance, US gains control of vital airstrip • Saipan (1944)—decisive victory—Japanese air force hit hard • Philippines—(Douglas MacArthur) • Battle of Leyte Gulf—last and largest naval battle in the Pacific—Japanese no longer a serious threat after this

  5. Pacific Battle Outline. • http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm

  6. Battle of Iwo Jima • Japanese fight as fiercely as ever in spite of certain overall defeat • 4,000 U.S. Marines killed, 20,000 Japanese fighters killed in six weeks • Marines struggle to Mount Suribachi—Pulitzer Prize winning photo taken…

  7. U.S. Marines storm Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima

  8. Battle of Okinawa • Bloodiest in the Pacific • Japanese do not challenge the landing of allied troops—Why? • 700 planes with 350 Kamikaze pilots attack US Naval force 5 days later • Japanese ground troops fight to the death—U.S troops need to go into each individual cave on the island with flame throwers • U.S. wins the battle with almost 50,000 casualties • Japan suffers about 110,000

  9. The Atomic Bomb (the Manhattan Project) • Roosevelt dies on April 12th 1945 in the midst of war with Japan • He did not anticipate a Japanese surrender-Harry S Truman faces a difficult choice • Bomb developed between 1942 and 1945—successfully tested in New Mexico • A ground invasion of the rest of Japan would cause an estimated Million U.S. causalities • We have this enormous weapon • What should the United States do? • August 6, the Enola Gay drops the bomb on Hiroshima killing about 100,000 • Three days later, Nagasaki another 100,000 killed (Bock’s Car) • Cities are flattened and the Japanese officially surrender on September 2nd 1945 • The world’s most devastating war was over.

  10. Atomic Bomb Footage • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEaqbv3WuF0 • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-leaflets/ • http://www.damninteresting.com/ww2-america-warned-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-citizens/

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