Bell Work What do you know about the invasion of Nanking, China that you didn’t know before? Why do you think this topic is not taught in school in comparison to events such as the Holocaust in Europe?

Battle of Coral Sea May 1942 4-days Jpn wanted control of Coral Sea w/invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea

Battle of Coral Sea Jpn attacked by American aircraft carrier planes Both sides suffered damages to carriers Allied code breakers learn enemy plans Allied fleets assemble in Coral Sea

Battle of Coral Sea Americans lost carrier Lexington & Yorktown Jpn lost carrier Shoho & Shokaku w/ no air cover, Jpn turned back invasion

Battle of Coral Sea Battle = victory for Allies First air- sea battle in history reducing Japanese forces available at Battle of Midway (a month later)

Battle of Midway June 1942 Jpn looked to sink Ame. carriers escaped at PH Target area close to PH to draw out Ame. Fleet & plan surprise attack

Battle of Midway Code breaking-U.S. able to preempt & counter Japan’s planned ambush U.S. carriers surprised Jpn Torpedo, dive bombers Jpn lost 4 carriers, 322 aircraft and 5,000 sailors Ame lost 147 aircraft & more than 300 seamen

Battle of Midway Japan lost major pilots U.S. and allies move into an offensive position

Battle of Guadalcanal August 1942 Jpnese troops stationed in sect. of Solomon Islands Jpnese airbase U.S. marines launch surprise attack

Battle of Guadalcanal Guadalcanal air base imp. for communication btwn the U.S. and Australia Jpn lost 2/3 army troops on island U.S. Army lost less than 2,000 soldiers Jpn lost elite group of naval aviators Jpn no realistic hope of defending against U.S. attacks

Bell Work Was Battle of Coral Sea a win for the Japanese or the Allies? Why was the result of this battle for the Allies? Was the Battle of Midway a win for the Japanese or the Allies? What changed for the Allies as a result of this battle?

Battle of Leyte Gulf October 1944 Jpn wanted 3 naval forces on Leyte Gulf Jpn’s attempt to move resources from S.E. Asia to home islands

Battle of Leyte Gulf Decisive battle: destroyed much of remaining Jpn. surface fleet, ended Jpn’s ability to move resources from Southeast Asia to the home islands Jpn losses= several hundred aircraft & 10,500 sailors Jpn showed could still press against allies

Battle of Iwo Jima February 1945 U.S. need for base near Jpn coast (575 miles) One month of fighting

Battle of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima defended by 23,000 Jpnese army & navy troops Attacked by 3 marine divisions after naval bombardment Jpnese used network of caves, dugouts, tunnel, underground installations Difficult to find & destroy

Battle of Iwo Jima Despite difficult conditions, U.S. marines defeated Jpnese Publication of photograph Hope to U.S.

Battle of Okinawa April-June 1945 82-day campaign At stake were airbases vital to invasion of Japan

Battle of Okinawa Allies faced most difficult campaign Kamikaze tactics Jpanese used pillboxes or caves Heavy civilian casualties (100,000)

Battle of Okinawa Commanding generals died (from both sides) Bloodiest battle of the pacific

Bell Work What do you already know about the Manhattan Project and & the atomic bombs dropped in Japan to end the war? Based off the hard fought victories in Iwo Jima & Okinawa for the Allies do you believe the use of an atomic bomb on Japan was necessary?

Exit Ticket Take out a sheet of paper (you may cut it in half and share it w/someone) REMEMBER SHARING IS CARING  Put your heading Title it Exit Ticket Answer the two questions from Thinking Critically p.585 Use complete sentences and in paragraph form Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer. DON’T BE A TRUMP! I will be collecting it as you leave class today

Bell Work Write down everything you know about the dropping of the atomic bomb at the end of WWII

Bataan Death March Day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan. known as the “Bataan Death March,” prisoners forced to march 85 miles in six days, only one meal of rice during the entire journey By the end of the march, hundreds of Americans and many more Filipinos had died

Bell Work Based on the readings from yesterday, how do you believe we should commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb? Should we view it as a triumph for peace or as an unfortunate event that should not ever be repeated?

Today’s Question: How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? You are going to choose an image that will go on a United Nations website commemorating the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Bell Work Based on what you know, have read and discussed with your classmates, what do you think are the repercussions of having used the atomic bomb? (not just that it was used against Japan, but that it was used at all) What effect do you think the use of the bomb has had on the way future wars have been fought? Do you believe the development of the a-bomb has been a positive or negative thing for society? Explain. * Be ready to share!