Dropping the Atomic Bomb

1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
The fact that the invasion of the Japanese homeland would have cost many American soliders their lives. Also that Japan would fight to the end and never surrender. Saved many lifes.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
Yes, Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs was the right one to make. This was for a few different reasosn. The first is that the casualty rate predicted for the invasion of the Japanese was extremely high. The second is that the Japanese people were fanatics. They thought their emperor was a god and they were willing to die for him. This included everyone from the small boys and girls, the middle age men and women, and the elderly. Anyone who could fight and die would do so. This made dropping the atmoic bomb a more humane decision and saved many lives in the end.

War in the Pacific

1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
It was the first American victory in the pacific and in the battle the Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, 1 crusier, and 250 airplanes.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The American forces would invaded islands to keep their resources from the Japanese. If you mean what tatics did the Japanese used (cause that would make much more sence) the Japanese air force started using Kamikaze pilots or sucide bombers in planes and would ram them into American ships.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Americans were very close to the Japanese mainland and the Americans could launch bombing runs on Japan from Iwo Jima so the Japanese soliders fought extremely hard.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
The Japanese soliders were fanatics. They would give their lives to protect their homeland. The Japanese lost so many people on Okinawa and it was such a bloody battle that it was a chilling forecast of invading Japan. This is because every single Japanese person who could fight would fight and it would be a extremely brutal and bloody battle where everyone is a threat and everyone is an enemy.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was the American nuclear reserch project that built the first atomic bombs. Also it was called the Manhattan porject because of the fact that it was based in Manhattan, New York.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Truman decided to use the Atomic bombs because it was estimated for the U.S armed forces to take 1,000,000 casulaties in the Invasion of mainland Japan and the atomic bombs saved lives.

War for Europe & North Africa part 1 and 2

1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
That America should attack Germnay and Italy first and then pour resources into the Pacific to fight the Japanesse.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
The German u-boats were attacking the ships used to bring American forces to Europe and Africa and if the u-boats were destroyed it would be easier for the allies to cross the Atlantic.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
The Battle of Stalingrad was so important because it was a turning point on the eastern front and after the battle the Soviets started pushing the Germans back.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
The British and the American forces pushed out the Italians and the Germans from North Africa and they invaded their because American troops wre green and the allies didn't have enough men to invade Europe.
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
The Allies were able to make the Italians surrender so they only had to fight one enemy country in the European thearter.
6. What was D-Day?
D-Day was the day the Allied forces crossed the English channel and invaded the German held France from the beaches of Normandy.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's last offensive attack on the American front in the European thearter. This is because after this attack Germany didn't have the machines or the man power to launch another attack and they could only defend their country.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
Nazi death and work camps.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler commited suicide with his mistress by shooting himself. F.D.R. died in 1945 from a stroke and then Harry S. Truman became president.

Mobilizing for WWII.

1. Selective Service System
This act expanded the draft to make more young men prepare and go to war.
2. Women
Were allowed to serve in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corp where they were able to be army nurses or any other postion not involved in direct combat with the enemy.
3. Minorities
Minorites were allowed to serve in the military. However they were in segregated units with colored low ranking officers and white commanders.
4. Manufacturers
They were repurposed to make tanks, planes, boats, command cars, weapons, and other supplies.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Gave America a lot more new technology or improved upon the technology the Americans already had.
6 Entertainment industry
They produced propoganda films that hailed America's allies and insulted it's enemies.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
This made products have the same price no matter the inflation rate. It also raised the amount of taxes on the American people making them buy less goods.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
This orginizartion decided which companies could make war matterials and made drives to collect materials needed for the war effort.
9. Rationing
This made people use less of necessary materials and gave out coupon books to get things like food, clothes, and gasoline.

Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941

Document A
Japan thinks Italy and Germany will beat England. When they do they can take more pacific colonies and be able to gain more land. After England has been crushed America will be alone and not attack.

Document B
Japan is running around American leaders. Their protesting by running circles around them.

Document C
Japan breaks off negotiations with America. They want to lie to America and give them a false sence of hope when they want to stab them in the back later.

Document D
The empire of the rising sun is about to go to war with America. Tojo wants every single Japanese man to fight to give the Emperor peace of mind

Document E
On 12/7/1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and decimated the U.S. Pacific fleet. Japan attacked from nowhere and broke their peace. Japan betrayed America and deserves to be crushed.

America Moves Toward War

1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
This act allowed nations in war to buy weapons from America only if they paid in cash and they trasported them themselves.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
Japan, Italy, and Germany.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
This law let America loan weapons and supplies to Britian because they were necessary in the defense of America. Also weapons were given to the Soviet Union.
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
The pledges in the Atlantic Charter were that their would be freedom of the seas, collective security, economic links between nations, self-determination, and disarmament.
5. Who were the Allies?
England, France, U.S.S.R, and America later.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
Nearly all of the Pacific Fleet was destroyed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. However, ironically none of the U.S aircraft carriers were in Pearl Harbor during the attack.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Stupidly Hilter declaired war on America cause he was an idiot. Italy was Hilter's puppet so they went along with it. Techinically neither Germany nor Italy had to go to war because the treaty was only if one of those three countries were attacked first.