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Holocaust Project Choose a perspective
Country, event, victim groups… Research how the Holocaust impacted that perspective Include specific example- individual or family Two parts: 2-pg paper Visual (powerpoint, Prezi, etc) Individual or in pairs Due Friday March 3 Day of WWII test Holocaust Project
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Countries Germany Poland Russia Greece Italy France Denmark Netherlands …
Victims Communists/ Socialists Disabled Jehovah’s Witnesses Gay men *Jewish people Roma *(gypsies) Enemies (clergy, political opponents) Events Kristallnacht Ghettos Warsaw uprising Nuremberg laws … Example Perspectives
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62,000 106,000 -American Casualties -Japanese Casualties
Battle of Okinawa 62, ,000 -American Casualties -Japanese Casualties
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Battle of Midway American Casualties Japanese Casualties 340 3,000
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What do these numbers tell us about war in the Pacific?
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Was the use of atomic force at the end of WWII justified?
What was occurring in the Pacific at this time?
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Notebooks Write down the objective question for today:
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic force against Japan in August 1945? Notebooks
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Manhattan Project Team that developed the atomic bomb
Largest scientific enterprise in history Best-kept secret of the war 60,000 involved Manhattan Project
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July 26, 1945- US warned Japan that it faced “prompt and utter destruction”
Japan refused to surrender Decision to Use Bombs
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August 6, 1945- Enola Gay released Little Boy (atomic bomb) over Hiroshima
Important military center 43 seconds later, blast destroys city Leaders refused to surrender Hiroshima
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August 9, 1945- Fat Man (2nd atomic bomb) dropped on Nagasaki
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Casualties Hiroshima- 60-80,000 killed instantly
Nagasaki- 40,000 killed instantly Casualties
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September 2, 1945- surrender ceremonies took place on US battleship Missouri
V-J Day Japanese Surrender
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Truman’s Decision Read the two primary sources
In the text, underline or circle quotes that answer the essential question then answer it in your own words in your notebook. Why did Truman decide to use atomic force against Japan in August 1945? Truman’s Decision
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Japanese War Crimes Why did Japan have to be fought?
For what purpose did the war in Pacific occur? Japanese actions Expansion, war crimes Japanese War Crimes
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Women and girls were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military
Many were from occupied countries China, Korea, Philippines Young women were abducted from their homes or lured with promises of work; Then incarcerated in comfort stations Comfort Women
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Experimentation Unit 731- Japanese experimentation unit during WWII
3,000-12,000 people died during human experimentation Almost 70% of victims were Chinese Vivisection, germ warfare, weapons testing, etc Researchers given immunity in exchange for data Experimentation
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More than 140,000 white prisoners in Japanese prisoner of war camps.
1/3 died from starvation, work, punishments, diseases Escape was rare, treatment was brutal POW Camps
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Most prisoners worked in mines, fields, shipyards and factories
Lived on a diet of about 600 calories a day. POW Camps
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Was it justified? Consider: The potential cost of invading Japan
The loss of life in Hiroshima and Nagasaki The atrocities being committed by the Japanese military
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What did the use of atomic force mean for the rest of the world
What did the use of atomic force mean for the rest of the world? What precedent was set? Would you support the use of atomic force on Japan in 1945? Do you support it now? Exit Slip
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War in Pacific War in Europe WWII Timeline
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