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1 The U.S. Fights Japan in the Pacific

2 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?

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

6 The Pacific Theater

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

8 IWO JIMA Iwo Jima

9 Okinawa

10 Philippines

11 Truman is sworn in as president.

12 July 1945: Americans successfully test atomic bomb in New Mexico

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

14 August 6, 1945 U.S. Bombs Hiroshima

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16 August 9, 1945 U.S. Bombs Nagasaki

17 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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19 Trial of Harry S. Truman: Did the end justify the means?

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