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WW2 in the Pacific Unit 4 Lesson 8 (Section 25.4)

Objectives Review key victories in Europe leading to VE Day. Evaluate US strategy for victory in the Pacific and identify key turning points. Analyze Truman’s decision to drop the Atomic Bomb.

Warm Up Explain how the Allies closed in on Hitler.

Japanese Aggression

Consequences Pearl Harbor?

Activity!!! Who? What happened? (Big events) When? Significance?

Holding Off The Enemy- Bataan Jan-Apr K American POW’s forced on “Death Marches”

Holding Off The Enemy- Coral Sea May 1942 USS Lexington Flight Deck- Carriers save Australia from invasion.

Holding Off The Enemy- Midway June 1942 Adm Chester Nimitz surprises Japanese navy, “avenge” P.H.

Island Hopping MacArthur’s strategy to leapfrog thru islands- skip strongholds, isolate/cut off others- to close in on mainland. Begins Aug 1942.

Navajo Code Talkers

Defeating The Enemy- Guadalcanal Aug 1942

Defeating The Enemy-Leyte Gulf Oct 1944 MacArthur retakes the Philippines; JPN intro kamikaze tactics

Defeating The Enemy- Iwo Jima Feb-Mar 1945 Costly Battle: 6K US dead 20K JPN dead

Raising the Flag

Death of a President

Defeating The Enemy- Okinawa Apr-June 1945

Think-Pair-Share What would happen if we were to invade the main island of Japan?

Manhattan Project-FDR 1939 Einstein Letter 12/6/1941 FDR funds secret R&D facilities in NM, TN, WA. 7/16/45 Trinity Test in Alamagordo, NM

Manhattan Project- Truman

Military Advice Sec of War Henry Stimson End it, save lives Power over Soviets Col Leslie Groves Project Director Drop ($ and manpower) Admiral Ernest J King Naval blockade Gen Hap Arnold Air raids, firebombings Ambassador Joseph Grew Negotiate, Hirohito stay

Scientific Advice Dr. Leo Szilard, 70 others Will start arms race w/USSR Immoral to drop w/o warning Demonstration? J. Robert Oppenheimer Scientific Director- Test may fail? Shoot down plane? Set up POWs?

To Drop or Not to Drop… Options: Blockade/Air Raids, Invade Mainland, Demo, Wait for RUS, Negotiate Peace, Keep Emperor TPS: How did Iwo Jima and Okinawa impact Truman’s decision to drop the bomb?

“The final decision was up to me” July 25- Prepare 2 bombs July 26- Letter to Japan (from Potsdam) “Surrender at once or face destruction”

August 6, 1945 Enola Gay Little Boy Hiroshima

August 9, 1945 Fat Man Nagasaki

VJ Day

America Celebrates End of War

Homework