Monday - No school.
Tuesday -
Pearl Harbor - Sunday December 7, 1941. In Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. Japanese major victory, U.S. Declaration of War on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the United Stats. Then the United States declares war on Germany and Italy. All eight United States Navy battleships were damaged, four were sunk. Three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft ship and one mine layer ship were sank or damaged. 188 U.S aircraft were destroyed. 2,402 were killed and 1,282 were wounded. There was propaganda for recruiting because people volunteered. There was a song called Remember Pearl Harbor.
Why - After Japan invaded French Indochina in 1940, the United States stopped trading oil with Japan. Japan signed the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact in April, 1941 guaranteeing that Japan and USSR would not go to war. Japan realized that they needed US trade to be successful in war. Only way to force the United State's hand was to hit them hard in a surprise attack forcing them out of war. Japan knew it was a huge risk, nut thought it was the only way to defeat the US.
Backdoor to War Conspiracy - People think that Roosevelt knew it was going to happen and he let it happen so people would get behind entering in the war.
Wednesday -
Atomic bomb lesson.
Thursday -
FDR's War Message - Pearl Harbor was no the only area that Japan attacked on December 7. They attacked Hong Kong, Malaysia, Guam, Philippines, Wake Island, and Midway Island.
Bataan Death March - In 1942 people were killed in mistreatment and 10,000 Filipino and 650 American POW's were killed.
Doolittle's Raid - In 1942, Roosevelt wanted to attack Japan. They took off from the aircraft carrier and they went and bombed Tokyo. Needed Americans to believe that the war was going somewhere. They had to make the bombers lighter in order to take off from the runway on the aircraft carrier.
Battle of Coral Sea - May 7, 1942, a battle between aircraft carriers and airplanes. The result was a stalemate and no one won but it was better for the Americans because they did not lose the land.
Battle of Midway - June 1942, the United States needed these islands to have runways for the airports. The United States took damage but we destroyed their Pacific Fleet. Huge turning point in the war.
Island hopping - Going from island to island, specifically the more strategically important islands. Japanese soldiers living on deserted islands were found years later and they still thought that the war was still going on. Two different paths to meet up and hit Japan.
Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) - America demolished Japan in the Philippines in 1944. MacArthur returned to the Philippines.
Iwo Jima - In February - March, 1945. 6,821 deaths of United States.
Friday -
Battle of Okinawa - April-June in 1945. First true Japanese island that was taken.
Summer of 1945 - Operation Downfall was planned for October 1945, estimated to have over 1 million casualties, estimated to have 267,000 deaths.
The Manhattan Project - The code name for the nuclear bomb project. Started in Manhattan but moved to New Mexico. 1939-1945.
Trinity Test - July 16, 1945. A nuclear bomb was tested in New Mexico because of the barren land.
Enola Gay - The B29 Super Fortress was designed to take the nuclear bomb. Paul Tibbs.
Hiroshima Bomb - Little boy was made with uranium.
Nagasaki Bomb - Fat man was made with Plutonium and was more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb. It imploded instead of exploding.
VJ day - August 14/15, 1945 is the official for the UK. September 2, 1945 for the United States.
Potsdam Conference - July, 1945. The US, GB, Soviet Union, China issued the Potsdam Declaration. Announced the terms for Japan's surrender. Current Japanese government had to dismantle. Hirohito was allowed to stay. The allies will occupy Japan. Japan will only consist of the major islands and lose all land that they took over during WWII. Japanese military forces will be disarmed and allowed to return home. War crimes trials for the atrocities committed by Japan during WWII. Democracy will be promoted and freedoms. Japan will be allowed to have industry so they can make money to pay reparations. Allies occupied Japan from 1945 - 1950.
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