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WW2 in the Pacific

WW2 in the Pacific. Unit 4 Lesson 8 (Section 25.4). Objectives. Review key victories in Europe leading to VE Day. Evaluate US strategy for victory in the Pacific and identify key turning points. Analyze Truman’s decision to drop the Atomic Bomb. Warm Up.

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WW2 in the Pacific

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  1. WW2 in the Pacific Unit 4 Lesson 8 (Section 25.4)

  2. Objectives • Review key victories in Europe leading to VE Day. • Evaluate US strategy for victory in the Pacific and identify key turning points. • Analyze Truman’s decision to drop the Atomic Bomb.

  3. Warm Up • Explain how the Allies closed in on Hitler.

  4. Holding Off The Enemy- BataanJan-Apr 1942 70K American POW’s forced on “Death Marches”

  5. Holding Off The Enemy- Coral SeaMay 1942 USS Lexington Flight Deck- Carriers save Australia from invasion.

  6. Holding Off The Enemy- MidwayJune 1942 Adm Chester Nimitz surprises Japanese navy, “avenge” P.H.

  7. Island Hopping MacArthur’s strategy to leapfrog thru islands- skip strongholds, isolate/cut off others- to close in on mainland. Begins Aug 1942.

  8. Defeating The Enemy- GuadalcanalAug 1942

  9. Defeating The Enemy-Leyte GulfOct 1944 MacArthur retakes the Philippines; JPN intro kamikaze tactics

  10. Defeating The Enemy- Iwo JimaFeb-Mar 1945 Costly Battle: 6K US dead 20K JPN dead

  11. Defeating The Enemy- OkinawaApr-June 1945

  12. Think-Pair-Share • What would happen if we were to invade the main island of Japan?

  13. Simulation Day 3

  14. Day 3 Warm up • What were the battles of the Pacific?

  15. Map Activity- Japanese Aggression

  16. To Drop or Not to Drop… • Options: • Blockade/Air Raids, Invade Mainland, Demo, Wait for RUS, Negotiate Peace, Keep Emperor

  17. August 6, 1945 • Enola Gay • Little Boy • Hiroshima

  18. Hiroshima

  19. August 9, 1945 • Fat Man • Nagasaki

  20. Nagasaki

  21. Atomic Bomb Video

  22. VJ Day

  23. America Celebrates End of War

  24. Simulation Day 4

  25. Closure How did the events play out in the simulation?

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