The U.S. Fights Japan in the Pacific

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The U.S. Fights Japan in the Pacific

Battle of Midway Midway: a strategic island northwest of Hawaii Americans sent torpedo planes and dive bombers to attack Japanese fleet Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes Why was it important that American planes sunk Japanese aircraft carriers?

Island Hopping The U.S. captures islands to use as stepping stones towards Japan Three most important: Iwo Jima Okinawa Philippines

The Pacific Theater

The Japanese Offensive Kamikaze: suicide-plane attacks in which Japanese pilots crashed their bomb-laden planes into Allied ships

IWO JIMA Iwo Jima

Okinawa

Philippines

Truman is sworn in as president.

July 1945: Americans successfully test atomic bomb in New Mexico

"Surrender or face destruction." Potsdam Conference "Surrender or face destruction."

August 6, 1945 U.S. Bombs Hiroshima

August 9, 1945 U.S. Bombs Nagasaki

The second atomic bomb exploded on August 9, 1945 @ 11:02am Almost all humans and animals died instantly from the explosive force and heat Wooden structures, houses, and other buildings were pulverized

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