ww ii (11) day 5
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World War IIWorld War IIDay 5Day 5
The Pacific Front
The Pacific FrontThe Pacific FrontU.S. commander = MacArthurStrategy = island hopping
The Pacific FrontThe Pacific FrontDoolittle Raids on Tokyo “The Great
Raid”Important battles
– Midway June 1942near Hawaii >> stopped Japanese advancement
– Leyte Gulf October 1944kamikaze pilots >> showed dedication
– Iwo Jima & OkinawaFeb-June 194521,000 J./7,000 U.S. in one month (IJ)150,000 J./12,000 U.S. in 3-4 months (OK) 42,000 O
Potsdam ConferencePotsdam Conference July 1945In GermanyTruman now president
–Roosevelt died of a stroke April 12, 1945
Warned Japan of severe consequences if refuse to surrender–“prompt and utter destruction”
Why bomb Hiroshima and Why bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?Nagasaki?
(and not Kokura & Niigata)(and not Kokura & Niigata) WereWere
military &military &
IndustrialIndustrial
centerscenters Were leftWere left
““untoucheduntouched””
by warby war
1st bomb: Hiroshima (Fission)
Little Boy/Enola Gay/Tibbets
10 ft long; 2 ft high13-14,000 tons of TNTUranium bombDetonated over city70,000 killed instantlyOver time, another 70,000
diedCancer/birth defectshttp://www.hiroshima-spirit.jp/en/museum/morgue_e12.html
2nd bomb: Nagasaki (Fission)
Fat Man/Bocks Car/Sweeney
8 ft long; 5 ft high21,000 tons of TNTPlutonium bombDetonated outside cityMountain ranges35,000 killed instantlyOver time, another 35,000
killedCancer/birth defects
Today: FUSION BOMBSToday: FUSION BOMBSPU
PrimaryH
Secondary60MT
60,000,000tons of TNT
150-180KT
150,000tons of TNT
Japan surrendered Japan surrendered unconditionally unconditionally
on September 2, 1945on September 2, 1945
((V-J DayV-J Day) on board the ) on board the
USS Missouri.USS Missouri.