Island-hopping, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Atomic bomb, V-J Day

1-4-12 Warm-up: 

1-4-12 Warm-up Please read the chapter 24 section 3 summary reading and complete the 5 questions Label it B-38

Targets: 

Targets Describe how the U.S. defeated the Japanese in the Pacific Explore the reasons President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan Analyze the impact of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Defeating the Japanese: 

Defeating the Japanese The U.S. conducted an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific This meant capturing some Japanese-held islands and going around others They used the islands as stepping stones toward Japan The Americans realized that the Japanese were willing to fight until death. They preferred killing themselves as opposed to surrendering.

Kamikaze: 

Kamikaze Divine Wind The Japanese used these frantic attacks They loaded old planes with bombs and then deliberately crashed their planes into Allied ships Sunk over 30 U.S. ships and killed 5,000

From Flags of our Fathers: 

From Flags of our Fathers “ More was expected of the Japanese soldier than any soldiers in World War II. They were to fight valiantly with no hope for survival. Every man o Iwo Jima knew the island would be his grave. ” *The rule of 10

Iwo Jima and Okinawa: 

Iwo Jima and Okinawa In early 1945, the Americans captured Iwo Jima, just 650 miles from the Japanese home islands Almost 7,000 marines died They then took Okinawa, which is only 340 miles from Japan Almost 13,000 died From here, the Americans could bomb the Japanese home islands American bombers hit over 60 cities and destroyed factories, military bases, and cities In a single night in March of 1945, the U.S. dropped incendiary bombs on Tokyo and killed 83,000 and injured more than 100,000

Facts from Flags of our Fathers: 

Facts from Flags of our Fathers 1/3 of Marine deaths in WWII were at Iwo Jima Some Japanese were mummified by sulfur fumes-decades later they were found perfectly preserved with their eye glasses still on The last two defenders surrendered in 1949 Book quotes

Interesting Fact: 

Interesting Fact In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda came out of the jungle of the Pacific island of Lubang. He had been hiding there for 29 years, unaware that his country surrendered

Japanese Fight Until the End: 

Japanese Fight Until the End The U.S. was bombing Japanese cities in massive numbers K illed over 300,000 and left 8.5 million homeless Their devotion to the emperor forced the people of Japan to fight on…civilians mobilized to defend themselves with anything they could find…rocks, sticks, bamboo Bushido-Samurai code If there were so many casualties on tiny islands, how many soldiers would die if they invaded the homeland?

Post Winter Break Review Test: 

Post Winter Break Review Test

Navajo Code Talkers: 

Navajo Code Talkers B-39

Atomic Bomb Video: 

Atomic Bomb Video

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Respond to the following question the bell-work section of your binder What was the Manhattan Project? Why was it so important for the Manhattan Project to succeed? Warm-up January 4, 2011

Review: 

Review What was the strategy to defeat the Japanese in the Pacific called? Why did we adopt this plan? What were two of the more important battles won by the U.S. in the Pacific in 1945? Why were these victories so important? What did American soldiers quickly realize?

Atom Bomb: 

Atom Bomb In late July, while Truman, Churchill, and Stalin were meeting in Potsdam, Germany, American scientists had successfully tested a new bomb The Manhattan Project Einstein After the Potsdam conference, Japan was told to surrender or face “ prompt and utter destruction. ” They ignored the warning

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan The bomb killed at least 70,000 and injured at least 70,000 and it destroyed at least 80% of the city 2 days later the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and they still did not surrender On August 9, the U.S. dropped another atom bomb-this time on Nagasaki. About 40,000 residents died instantly Many more people in Japan died from the radiation released by the bombs

12-15-09 Bell-work #15: 

12-15-09 Bell-work #15 If you were President in 1945, what would you have done to defeat the Japanese? Would you have taken the same actions as Truman? Why or why not?