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

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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 “If you tried to help one of the Japanese, he’s usually detonate a grenade and kill himself as well as you”

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 17 th 1942)Butaritari 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

Pacific Battle Outline. acificwar/timeline.htm acificwar/timeline.htm

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…

U.S. Marines storm Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima

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

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.

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