Week of March 28-31

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Monday- No school

Tuesday-

1. Basics of Pearl Harbor attack
   1. Date
      1. December 7, 1941-Sunday 7:40 AM and 8:50 AM
   2. Location
      1. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory
   3. War results
      1. Japanese major victory
      2. U.S. Declaration of War on Japan
      3. Germany and Italy Declare War on the U.S.(Tripartite Pact)
      4. U.S. Declares War on Germany and Italy
   4. Battle Results
      1. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk
      2. Three cruisers, three destroyers, and anti-aircraft ship and one mine layer ship were sank or damaged
      3. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed(Pacific Fleet)
   5. Deaths/casualties
      1. 2,402 killed
      2. 1,282 wounded
2. USS Arizona Memorial
3. Pearl Harbor Propaganda
   1. No problem getting people to join the war after Pearl Harbor
4. Remember Pearl Harbor
   1. This was one of the most patriotic songs during WWII
   2. It was played at family and religious gatherings throughout the country
5. Why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
   1. After Japan invaded French Indochina in 1940, US stopped trading oil with Japan
   2. Japan signed the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact in April, 1941 guaranteeing that Japan and USSR would not go to war
   3. Japan realized they needed US trade to be successful in war
   4. Only way to force US' hand was to hit them hard in a surprise attack forcing them out of the war
   5. Japan knew that this plan was a huge risk, but thought it was the only way to defeat US
   6. Plan backfired. Instead, Japan "awoke a sleeping giant"
6. Backdoor to War Conspiracy
   1. Roosevelt knew about the planned attack
   2. Didn't stop it so the US people would stand behind the war effort

Wednesday- 

1. Interview of Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa

Thursday-

1. FDR's war message
   1. Peal Harbor was not the only area Japan attacked on December 7
   2. "Yesterday the Japanese Government also launched an attack against Malaya."
2. Bataan Death March- Philippines-1942
   1. Up 10,000 Filipino and 650 American POW's died during march
3. Doolittle's Raid- April, 1942
   1. Bombers are sent to bomb Tokyo
   2. Problems
      1. Bomber Jet was too heavy
      2. Runway was too short for the jet to take off
      3. Had to strip the jet of machine guns, etc. to get rid of weight
4. Battle of Coral Sea
   1. This was a battle between aircraft carriers and airplanes
   2. Neither side won- stalemate
   3. Turning point because Japan didn't win
5. Battle of Midway-June 1942-Major Turning point in Pacific
   1. The island contained runways
   2. Destroyed Japan in this battle
6. Island Hopping- 1942-1945
   1. hopping from island to island
   2. Focused on more strategically important islands
7. Battle of Leyte Gulf-Philippines
   1. October 1944
8. MacArthur's return to the Philippines - September 1944
9. Iwo-Jima- February-March, 1945

Friday-

1. 6,821 US deaths at Iwo Jima
2. Battle of Okinawa-April-June, 1945
3. Summer 1945-Preparing for the Invasion of Japan
   1. Operation Downfall
   2. Planned for October 1945
   3. Estimated to have over 1 million casualties
   4. Estimated to have 267,000 deaths
   5. Never took place because of the atomic bomb droppings. 
4. The Manhattan Project
   1. 1939-1945
   2. Name for the building of the atomic bomb
5. Trinity test- July 16, 1945
   1. first use of atomic bomb- test in New Mexico
6. Enola Gay
   1. B-29 
   2. used to drop atomic bomb
   3. Paul Tibbits
7. Hiroshima bombing
   1. "Little Boy"
8. Nagasaki Bombing
   1. "Fat Man"
   2. Bockscar
9. VJ Day
   1. Victory in Japan Day
   2. August 14/15(Official UK)
   3. September 2,1945(Official for US)
      1. When Japan officially signed on USS Missouri
10. Potsdam Conference- July, 1945
    1. On July 26, the US, Great Britain, Soviet Union and China issued the Potsdam Declaration
    2. Announced the terms for Japan's surrender
       1. Dismantle the current government of Japan(excluding Emperor Hirohito)
       2. The Allies(US) will occupy Japan
       3. Japan will consist only of the major islands
          1. It will lose all territory gained in WWII and years leading to it
       4. Japanese military forces will be disarmed and allowed to return home
       5. There will be war crimes trials fro the atrocities committed by Japan throughout WWII
       6. Democracy will be promoted
       7. Japan will be allowed to have industry so they can make money to pay for reparations. World trade will also be enabled at some point.
       8. Allied(US) occupation of Japan(1945-1952) will end once Japan accomplishes all the above points
    3. "We will not deviate from them. There are no alternatives."