Coming soon…. ▪ Extended Bellringer ▪ Half sheet of paper to turn in! ▪ You will be switching and grading a peers paper

Extended Bellringer ▪ What were the two causes of WWII? (2 pts – NOT the spark!) ▪ What was the goal of the Meiji restoration? (1 pt) ▪ Why did the U.S. become involved in WWII? (1 pt) ▪ How did D-Day lead to the end of WWII? (1 pt) ▪ What two leaders led their countries to defeat in Russia? (2 pt) Battle of Britain Miracle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Pearl HarborD-Day 5 pts

Extended Bellringer ▪ What were the causes of WWII? ▪ Aggression, appeasement, invasion of Poland ▪ What was the goal of the Meiji restoration? ▪ To modernize/westernize Japan ▪ Why did the U.S. become involved in WWII? ▪ Bombing of Pearl Harbor ▪ How did D-Day lead to the end of WWII? ▪ Forced Germany to fight a multi-front war depleting morale and resources ▪ What two leaders led their countries to defeat in Russia? ▪ Napoleon and Hitler

Extended Bellringer Battle of Britain Miracle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Pearl HarborD-Day Aerial blitzkrieg of London by Germans Keep calm and carry on Saving 300,000 allied lives by sending British citizens with ships to rescue over English Channel Hitler’s invasion of Russia Encountered scorched earth and General Winter Similar to Napoleon Japanese bombing of US naval base in Hawaii Mad over oil sanctions Caused US to enter war on side of allies Allied invasion of a beach in Normandy France Established a multi-front war that will lead to Germany’s surrender

Agenda ▪ Ex. Bellringer ▪ Notes: Pacific Theater ▪ Bombs away NY ▪ Exit ticket

Objective ▪ Students will identify the difference between the European and Pacific Theater during WWII ▪ Students will identify the U.S. strategy for defeating the Japanese ▪ Students will describe the impact of the atomic bomb

The Pacific Theater WWII

Historical Circumstance ▪ The U.S. has entered WWII because the Japanese bombed our naval station (Pearl Harb0r) in Hawaii ▪ The Japanese bombed us because we issued economic sanctions against them after they conquered French Indochina ▪ The Japanese interpreted these sanctions as an act of war. We of course considered their bombing of us an act of war

European vs. Pacific Theater ▪ European theater were battles fought on the European continent ▪ Battle of Britain ▪ Miracle of Dunkirk ▪ D-Day ▪ Operation Barbarossa ▪ The Pacific theater refers to battles fought between the U.S. and Japan in the Pacific…

Island Hopping ▪ The U.S. took possession of small islands throughout the pacific to gain good position to attack Japan ▪ Once in our possession, American troops created landing strips, military bases, etc….

General Douglas MacArthur General of American troops in the Pacific Theater

Battle of Iwo Jima ▪ First American landing on Japanese territory ▪ Lasted 36 days ▪ U.S. casualty: 6,381 men ▪ Japanese casualty: 20,000

Battle of Okinawa ▪ Bloodiest battle in pacific ▪ Massive Kamikaze attacks by Japanese ▪ Diseases had big impact on American troops: Dysentery, Malaria, skin fungus

Kamikaze

Results of Island Hopping ▪ Ultimately successful…. ▪ We got very good position to launch attack on mainland Japan ▪ Japanese were extremely resourceful and motivated ▪ In the end, the U.S. decided to avoid a very long drawn out casualty-ridden war by just dropping atomic bombs….

Bombing raids on Japan ▪ Doolittle raid and Tokyo bombing ▪ Constant bombing of Japanese cities ▪ Terrified the Japanese who believed mainland could never be reached ▪ Attempt to get Japanese to surrender prior to atomic bombs…

Atomic Bomb ▪ Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ▪ Developed in U.S. – called “Manhattan Project” ▪ Bombs dropped by U.S Plane the “Enola Gay”

Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki? 1.Since the atomic bomb was expected to produce its greatest amount of damage by primary blast effect, and next greatest by fires, the targets should contain a large percentage of closely-built frame buildings and other construction that would be most susceptible to damage by blast and fire. 2.The maximum blast effect of the bomb was calculated to extend over an area of approximately 1 mile in radius; therefore the selected targets should contain a densely built-up area of at least this size. 3.The selected targets should have a high military strategic value. 4.The first target should be relatively untouched by previous bombing, in order that the effect of a single atomic bomb could be determined ▪ Atomicarchive.com

Agenda ▪ Bellringer ▪ Review Questions ▪ Video Clips: Atomic Bomb ▪ Activity: Radius of Damage ▪ Notes: End of WWII ▪ Exit Ticket

Review Questions ▪ How did Emperor Meiji’s stance on education differ from Mao? ▪ Meiji: Education good, hire western professors. Mao: Education bad, hard work good ▪ What was the long march? ▪ 600 mile march by Chinese communists after attack by nationalists ▪ Who was the leader of the Kuomintang party in China? ▪ Jiang Jieshi (Change Kaishek) ▪ What was the U.S. strategy called in the Pacific Theater? ▪ Island Hopping ▪ Why was did the United States decide to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? ▪ To end war quickly, prevent long drawn-out conflict

Atomic Bomb Drop ▪ ▪

Check for Understanding ▪ What was island hopping? ▪ US strategy to take possession of small islands surrounding Japan to gain an advantageous position ▪ Why did the U.S. decide to drop atomic bombs? ▪ To prevent a long, drawn out war with lots of casualties ▪ What are kamikaze pilots? ▪ Japanese pilots who accepted suicide as part of their mission ▪ How does the pacific theater differ from the European theater? ▪ Pacific: battles fought with Japan; European: battles fought in Europe

Activity ▪ Let’s drop bombs on NY and see what happens ▪ You needs your packets, compass, pencil