The War in Asia and the Pacific WWII: The Pacific Theater The War in Asia and the Pacific The War Turns Against Japan The Philippines Bataan Death March “Island Hopping” Navajo Code Talkers Battle of Midway Admiral Chester Nimitz General Douglas MacArthur Victory at Iwo Jima and Okinawa George C. Marshall

The Atomic Bomb “Denazification” and the Division of Germany Albert Einstein Manhattan Project President Truman Hiroshima & Nagasaki The Atomic Bomb WWII Technology = Allies’ Success Nuremberg Trials “Germany became one vast torture chamber. Cries of its victims were heard throughout the world and brought shudders to civilized people. I am one who received most atrocity tales with suspicion and [doubt]. But the proof here will be so overwhelming that I predict these defendant will only deny person responsibility. The elements of the German population which were both decent and courageous were [reduced to nothing]. Those which were decent but weak were intimidated. The Nazis not only silenced discordant voices, they practiced the [leadership principle] which centralized control of the Party over the lives and thoughts of the German people. This German State is incomprehensible to my people [the United States public]…” -Statement from U.S. Prosecutor The prosecutor says these Nazi leaders did not deserve mercy. Would you have agreed? Explain your answer. “Denazification” and the Division of Germany The Occupation of Japan