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Chapter 24 & 26: World War II

The Pacific and the End of the War


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WW IIWW II

17 million died in

battle 20 million civilians

die as a result

Possible loss at

50 million people Cold Wardevelops

USA vs. USSR

Not a real peacebut a period ofpolitical tensionlasting through1980s


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USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. Burned for 2 straight days after attack.

December 7th, 1941 A day that will live in infamy. - FDR


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The Major Heroes & Battles Brought to Life


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To those who entered the meat grinder,the war was a nether world of horrorfrom which escape seemed less and lesslikely as casualties mounted and the fightingdragged on and on.

Time had no meaning; life had no meaning.The fierce struggle eroded the veneer ofcivilization and made savages of us all.

- Eugene Sledge


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The Japanese Controlled the Pacific Islands. US

decided to island hop through the Pacific taking

the least occupied Japanese territories first.


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Island of Iwo Jima.

Just 600 miles east of Japan.


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John Basilone

Iwo Jima


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Iwo Jima was a ferocious WWII battle in the Pacific that began in Feb. 1945. Because theisland is only 650 miles from Tokyo, Japanese soldiers planned to defend it to the last man.After 36 days of intense fighting, the US Marines were able to raise the flag.

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Uncommon Valor Was

a Common Virtue


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U.S. flag over Mount

Suribachi


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View the Making

of The Pacific 20 minute clip

Walks the viewer through themajor battles, stories of 3 of theheroes

After viewing, answer:

How is the war in thePacific theatredifferent from the

European theatre ofwar? Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and a WW II

Veteran Discuss the filming of The Pacific


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Japanese Fight to the End, 1945Japanese Fight to the End, 1945

Harry S. Trumanbecomes president

after the death ofFDR (4/12/45)

Decides to use newlydeveloped atomicweapon to stop

Japanese August 6 Hiroshima

bombed

August 9 Nagasaki

bombed August 14 Japansurrenders

WWII ends

Truman became FDRs 4th Vice President in 45

A-bombs: Littleboy and Fatman


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Anti-Japanesesentiment in US:

"Now is the time to

exterminate theYellow Peril forall time Let therats squeal."Congressman Charles A.

Plumley, August 1945

An American propaganda

poster from World WarII

produced under the Works

Progress Administration.


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The charred remains of Japanese people after Tokoyo Firebombing


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Fat Man detonated over Nagasaki. Kills killed 60,000

to 80,000 people in Hiroshima


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Hiroshima 1945 -

Hiroshima Today

Tokyo 1923

Tokyo Today

Kobe 1995

Kobe Today


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Philosophical Chairs ?If you were President Truman, would you

have made the decision to drop theatomic bomb on Japan to end World

WarII?

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