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Bellringer

Bellringer. Bellringer. Use this time very wisely to finish your map activity and 50D on the back of the map Raise your hand if you have questions. . Finish Map Activity- 20 minutes TOTAL! . Day 3 – Pacific Front Standards

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer

  2. Bellringer

  3. Use this time very wisely to finish your map activity and 50D on the back of the map • Raise your hand if you have questions. Finish Map Activity- 20 minutes TOTAL!

  4. Day 3 – Pacific Front Standards • E.1.b. Identify the significant military and political aspects of World War II • E.1.e. Identify and evaluate the scientific and technological developments in America during and after World War II Learning Targets • U8T7- I can describe major strategies used on the Pacific Front, including “island hopping.” • U8T8- I can discuss the importance of new inventions on the Pacific Front during WWII • U8T9- I can discuss the use of the Atomic Bombs to end the war.

  5. Imperial Japan • Japan saw the US and others as a threat to its influence in Asia and in 1940 the Japanese began developing plans to destroy the US Navy in Hawaii • On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor In May 1940, the main part of the US fleet was transferred to Pearl Harbor from the west coast

  6. The Pacific Front

  7. Island-hopping was the strategy the US adopted for fighting in the Pacific. • The idea was that through naval superiority, the US forces could “hop” from island to island across the pacific to create a chain of supply bases to aid the war effort. • You have all been divided into groups and will be “hopping” from island to island (tables), reading about significant events on the pacific front. Island-Hopping Activity

  8. What you need to do at each table… • Match one of your pictures with the battle for that table. (glue it down) • Name of the Island • Name and date of the battle • Why did we need this island? • What made this battle different than others? Create a scrapbook of the Pacific Front • You will have 10 minutes with each reading, at which point you will ‘hop’ to the next island for battle.

  9. During the war in the Pacific, what war machine took over the battleship as the most feared offensive tool? • AirCraft Carrier • Does this continue today? • Yes, the United States has about 70 aircraft carriers in use today A new kind of war…

  10. Japan was the first nation to begin centering its Naval forces around Aircraft Carriers. • Aircraft Carriers are mobile command centers with the ability to strike targets at a great distance through air raids. • The most recent US Carrier cost $6.2 billion • 5000-6000+ sailors on each, set for 70 day deployments (standard) Carriers

  11. The US had been working on the Manhattan project. The project was creating an atomic bomb. This clock shows the time the first Atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan The end of a War, the beginning of a new age..

  12. Why did some officials object to dropping the Bomb? • Before the bomb was dropped, what did Truman ask for from Japan? • What was the damage of the two bombs on Japan and its people? • When did Japan surrender? What is the popular name for this day? • Which country lost the most lives in WWII? How did Americans feel about the soldiers of WWII? Reading questions: Answer in complete sentences on the back of handout 8C

  13. According to President Truman’s military advisors, a full scale land invasion of Japan would result in massive casualties. • Truman knew the Atomic Weapons Project Codename: Manhattan was a success and the US was capable of using atomic weaponry. “The most terrible weapon ever known in human history"

  14. Instead of risking the lives of American Soldiers, Truman decided to use the Atomic weapons on two civilian targets, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to scare the Japanese into surrendering. Dropping the Bomb

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