1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
Many people believed that it was a military weapon and it was designed to be used in a war against the enemy therefore it should be used against Japan. Some people believed that the war was almost over and that the nuclear bomb wasn't needed. Some people even believed that the weapon was dropped to scare the USSR.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
Well I believe that it was not right to drop the bombs. I believe we could have one the war against Japan using other methods. The bomb was also not right because it killed thousands of civilians and in such a inhumane way.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the american troops in the pacific, after this battle americans began to gain back land that had been taken by Japan. They did this by "island hopping", this means that the americans would concur one island and then move on to the nearest island to the west. This was the only effective way of transporting a sufficiant amount of weapons and supplies close enought to Japan that they would be able to attack Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
Island Hopping
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese knew that if the americans gained control of the island (Iwo Jima) they would be able to attack the main island of Japan much more easily. They wanted to avoyed this therefore they fought extra hard in the battle of Hiroshima.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
Americans got a good idea of Japanese war tactics. For instance kamikaze pilots.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan project was a US government funded program that was created to develop the atomic bomb. A bomb that had already been thought up but the technology and the technical knowledge wasn't advanced enough to actually build one.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He believed it would end the war.
He saw it as a military weapon and had no doubt whether or not to use it.
The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the american troops in the pacific, after this battle americans began to gain back land that had been taken by Japan. They did this by "island hopping", this means that the americans would concur one island and then move on to the nearest island to the west. This was the only effective way of transporting a sufficiant amount of weapons and supplies close enought to Japan that they would be able to attack Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
Island Hopping
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese knew that if the americans gained control of the island (Iwo Jima) they would be able to attack the main island of Japan much more easily. They wanted to avoyed this therefore they fought extra hard in the battle of Hiroshima.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
Americans got a good idea of Japanese war tactics. For instance kamikaze pilots.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan project was a US government funded program that was created to develop the atomic bomb. A bomb that had already been thought up but the technology and the technical knowledge wasn't advanced enough to actually build one.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He believed it would end the war.
He saw it as a military weapon and had no doubt whether or not to use it.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
6. What was D-Day? June 6, 1944
D-Day was a huge attack against german forces in France and the idea of Dwight Eisenhower. 3 Million american, british and canadian troops were used in this massive attack. The largest land-sea-air operation in army history.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
After the attack of D-Day HItler decided to make an all out attack against the Brittish and American troops. He believed that if he could get his troops between the two nations' armies he could cut off suplies therefore making it much more difficult for them to fight and making it easier for Germany to defeat them.
On December 16 eight German tank divisions cut through weak american defenses along an 80 mile front. On their way westward toward Malmedy the german tanks captured 120 american GI's. The battle lasted for one month. During that month germany was pushed back and they had lost 120,000 troops 600 tanks and 1,600 planes.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
Concentration Camps
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler married Eva Braun then together on April 29 1945 they comitted suicide.
Roosevelt had a stroke while posing for a picture on April 12 1945 and died.
Vice President Harry Truman became president.
D-Day was a huge attack against german forces in France and the idea of Dwight Eisenhower. 3 Million american, british and canadian troops were used in this massive attack. The largest land-sea-air operation in army history.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
After the attack of D-Day HItler decided to make an all out attack against the Brittish and American troops. He believed that if he could get his troops between the two nations' armies he could cut off suplies therefore making it much more difficult for them to fight and making it easier for Germany to defeat them.
On December 16 eight German tank divisions cut through weak american defenses along an 80 mile front. On their way westward toward Malmedy the german tanks captured 120 american GI's. The battle lasted for one month. During that month germany was pushed back and they had lost 120,000 troops 600 tanks and 1,600 planes.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
Concentration Camps
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler married Eva Braun then together on April 29 1945 they comitted suicide.
Roosevelt had a stroke while posing for a picture on April 12 1945 and died.
Vice President Harry Truman became president.
Monday, March 8, 2010
War for Europe & North Africa
1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
That Germany and Italy presented a greater threat than Japan, therefore America and Britain focused most of their resources, technology and men into fighting the war against the european axis powers at the beginning of the war. This was mostly Churchill's idea because Britain was located so close to Germany it was in much more danger than the US and therefore was much more eager to defeat Germany than America, a nation separated by two oceans on either side from its enemies, was.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
The Battle of the Atlantic:
This battle took place in the Atlanic ocean. Britain relied heavily on supplies from america all of which were tranported by ship and presented easy targets for german submarines. January - April of 1942 germany was able to sink over 87 US ships by August that same year Germany had sunk a total of 681 ships.
Allies' Solution:
Britain and the US decided to protect their ships by sending them in groups called convoys this gave the ships mutual suport. The ships were also accompanied by destroyers equipped with radar which could spot out the enemy ships/submarines and sink them if they were in the way.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
It was a huge turning point in the war for the Soviet Union. After its victory in Stalingrad the USSR began to push westward toward Berlin. Stalingrad was as far east as Germany got at the hight of its power.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Stalin wanted Britain and the US to start an invasion across the English Channel but neither Churchill nor Roosevelt believed that the allies had enough men or resources to begin an invasion on european soil therefore they decided to begin a campaign in the Axis territories of North Africa instead.
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
Benito Musalini resigned from his possision of dictator and was arrested
Germany invaded Italy and fought american and British troops near Rome.
That Germany and Italy presented a greater threat than Japan, therefore America and Britain focused most of their resources, technology and men into fighting the war against the european axis powers at the beginning of the war. This was mostly Churchill's idea because Britain was located so close to Germany it was in much more danger than the US and therefore was much more eager to defeat Germany than America, a nation separated by two oceans on either side from its enemies, was.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
The Battle of the Atlantic:
This battle took place in the Atlanic ocean. Britain relied heavily on supplies from america all of which were tranported by ship and presented easy targets for german submarines. January - April of 1942 germany was able to sink over 87 US ships by August that same year Germany had sunk a total of 681 ships.
Allies' Solution:
Britain and the US decided to protect their ships by sending them in groups called convoys this gave the ships mutual suport. The ships were also accompanied by destroyers equipped with radar which could spot out the enemy ships/submarines and sink them if they were in the way.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
It was a huge turning point in the war for the Soviet Union. After its victory in Stalingrad the USSR began to push westward toward Berlin. Stalingrad was as far east as Germany got at the hight of its power.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Stalin wanted Britain and the US to start an invasion across the English Channel but neither Churchill nor Roosevelt believed that the allies had enough men or resources to begin an invasion on european soil therefore they decided to begin a campaign in the Axis territories of North Africa instead.
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
Benito Musalini resigned from his possision of dictator and was arrested
Germany invaded Italy and fought american and British troops near Rome.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Read Chapter 25-1: Mobilizing for War and note how each of the following contributed to that effort.
Please post to your blog prior to class on Monday. Title: Mobilizing for WWII. Labels: WWII, home front
1. Selective Service System
The selective service act required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register for the US draft. Those men were then eligible to be pick from a lottery would be forced to fight for a minimum of 12 months.
2. Women
The WAAC act (women’s auxiliary army corps act) allowed women to fight in WWII women in this division worked as electricians, pilots, ambulance drivers, nurses, radio operators, nearly every job that didn’t involve direct combat.
3. Minorities
Many minority groups were very unwilling to help in the war effort because they were so unfairly treated in america.
4. Manufacturers
Many industries were hugly influenced positively by the start of World War II. The manufacturing of war suplies increased therefore american bussinesses thrived during the time between 1940 and 1945. Many factories that had been car manufactering plants or other non essential manufacturers were tranformed into facturies that mad ewar material.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Roosevelt created the OSRD in 1941. This project was created in order to improve american technology during the war.
6 Entertainment industry
Many american movies made during the late ‘30s and early ‘40s were very anti Nazi and help to motivate americans to fight the war against them.
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
The OPA was in charge of controling the inflation rate. It did this by freezing the prices of curtain products and by making more people pay taxes than before.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
The WPDs job was to decide which manufacturing plants should be converted to making war time materials.
9. Rationing
during WWII the government had to ration item that were needed for soldiers abroad. All americans were given ration books in which were coupons that allowed them a certain amount of food and gasoline for each week.
Please post to your blog prior to class on Monday. Title: Mobilizing for WWII. Labels: WWII, home front
1. Selective Service System
The selective service act required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register for the US draft. Those men were then eligible to be pick from a lottery would be forced to fight for a minimum of 12 months.
2. Women
The WAAC act (women’s auxiliary army corps act) allowed women to fight in WWII women in this division worked as electricians, pilots, ambulance drivers, nurses, radio operators, nearly every job that didn’t involve direct combat.
3. Minorities
Many minority groups were very unwilling to help in the war effort because they were so unfairly treated in america.
4. Manufacturers
Many industries were hugly influenced positively by the start of World War II. The manufacturing of war suplies increased therefore american bussinesses thrived during the time between 1940 and 1945. Many factories that had been car manufactering plants or other non essential manufacturers were tranformed into facturies that mad ewar material.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Roosevelt created the OSRD in 1941. This project was created in order to improve american technology during the war.
6 Entertainment industry
Many american movies made during the late ‘30s and early ‘40s were very anti Nazi and help to motivate americans to fight the war against them.
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
The OPA was in charge of controling the inflation rate. It did this by freezing the prices of curtain products and by making more people pay taxes than before.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
The WPDs job was to decide which manufacturing plants should be converted to making war time materials.
9. Rationing
during WWII the government had to ration item that were needed for soldiers abroad. All americans were given ration books in which were coupons that allowed them a certain amount of food and gasoline for each week.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
It allowed american businesses to sell their goods (like oil, steel, etc.,) to european nations. Although the european countries were responsible for the transportation of the supplies.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Japan and Italy
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
It allowed the president to lend supplies to nations who were at war and were important to the prosparity of america.
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
The US and Great Britain mutually agreed not to engage each other in battle and to protect eachother specificaly at sea.
Basically this was like an alliance between the US and the UK.
5. Who were the Allies?
The United States of America, Britain and Russia
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.S. Pacific fleet?
The Japanese sunk most of the battleships in the American Pacific fleet (8 to be exact) and killed many americans. In adition they also sunk ships that were not used for military purposes.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
The US declared war on Japan and because of certain agreements Italy and Germany had made with japan they had to aid Japan in its war against america.
It allowed american businesses to sell their goods (like oil, steel, etc.,) to european nations. Although the european countries were responsible for the transportation of the supplies.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
Germany, Japan and Italy
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
It allowed the president to lend supplies to nations who were at war and were important to the prosparity of america.
4. What pledges were contained in the Atlantic Charter?
The US and Great Britain mutually agreed not to engage each other in battle and to protect eachother specificaly at sea.
Basically this was like an alliance between the US and the UK.
5. Who were the Allies?
The United States of America, Britain and Russia
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.S. Pacific fleet?
The Japanese sunk most of the battleships in the American Pacific fleet (8 to be exact) and killed many americans. In adition they also sunk ships that were not used for military purposes.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
The US declared war on Japan and because of certain agreements Italy and Germany had made with japan they had to aid Japan in its war against america.
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