the pacific theater - mssimonsays.org
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The Pacific
Theater
Chapter 11 Lesson 2
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Lecture Focus Question
What was the Allied strategy/strategies in the Pacific Theater? Describe. (Color-code!)
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The Japanese AdvanceJapanese focus on the Philippines
Bataan Peninsula 76,000 Filipinos and American
POWs
Bataan Death March
Geneva Convention Must treat all POWS humanely
General MacArthur “I shall return”
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Simon Says…
SThe Bataan Death March is so called
because over 76,000 American soldiers
and allies were forced to walk 65
treacherous miles to the prisoner camps.
They were denied food, water, and medical
care. If you couldn’t keep up or if you
stopped to help someone else who was
struggling, enemy soldiers would kill you
on the spot.
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Connection #1
According to the Geneva
Convention, prisoners of war are
to be treated humanely. The
Japanese during WWII did not
adhere to this accepted rule.
Can you name another time
when this rule was violated by a
country during war? Explain.
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Key Pacific Theatre BattlesBattle of the Coral Sea
Stalemate but U.S. removed threat to Australia
Battle of Midway
Turning point, U.S. begins to win war in Pacific
4 Japanese carriers, 250 planes destroyed
Battle of Guadalcanal
Allies conquer first piece of Japanese-held territory
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Iwo Jima and OkinawaIsland-hopping: U.S strategy in the Pacific involving seizing control of selected Japanese-held islands while bypassing othersMacArthur returns to the PhilippinesBattle of Leyte Gulf Greatest naval battle in history: 280 warships Kamikazes: Japanese suicide pilots
Battle of Iwo Jima One of the bloodiest battles 25,000 Japanese, took 1 month for U.S. marines to secure
Battle of Okinawa Last obstacle to Allied invasion of Japan
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Manhattan ProjectEinstein alerts FDR → possible to build an atomic bomb and Germany might be working on one!
Key element needed: uranium
Race to build the atomic bomb before Axis Powers
After bomb is made, Einstein and other scientists beg president NOT to use it because of its destructive power
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Connection #2
Albert Einstein is known
for many of his
accomplishments aside
from helping jumpstart
the Manhattan Project.
What else did he do?
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Manhattan Project Cont’dManhattan Project & Robert OppenheimerProject successful2 atomic bombs created: Fat Man & Little BoyEnola Gay bombs Hiroshima U.S. demands unconditional surrenderNo surrender from Japan3 days later Nagasaki is bombedJapan surrenders WWII ends!
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FAT MAN
ENOLA GAY
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ATOMIC BOMB MUSHROOM CLOUD
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Simon Says…
S
After dropping the atomic bomb from his
plane, the Enola Gay (named after his
mother), pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets was
asked if he’d do it again. He responded,
“If you gave me the same circumstances,
hell yeah, I’d do it again.” Robert
Oppenheimer, however, deeply lamented
the use of his creation, stating, “I am
become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
He never got over the guilt of what he’d
help do.
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JAPANESE VICTIMS
OF THE ATOMIC BOMB
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SUMMARY: These notes are about…
(1-2 sent)
(Main Idea Use the WIN
strategy!)
W.I.N. strategy:
WHO/WHAT - Figure out the most important who or what (topic)INFORMATION - Figure out the most important information about
the who or what
NUMBER OF WORDS - Write the main idea using the fewest possible
number of words
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Lecture Focus Question
What was the Allied strategy/strategies in the Pacific Theater? Describe.Response = 3-4 thoughtful sentences!
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Notes Grading Rubric