Transcript Unit 7 Lesson 3 - Pearl harbor d

VA and US History
Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Atom Bomb
Lecture Notes:
Unit 7 Lesson 3
Standard VUS.10a
To Do:
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Vocabulary
Interpretation
TSWBAT
Notes
Many short videos
Activity – Pros and Cons
Big Question
Multiple Choice Question Analysis
Vocabulary
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Embargo
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Infamy
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Atrocity
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Kamikaze
Interpretation – Are there rules in War?
TSWBAT
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Analyze the major events that took place in the Pacific
theater during WWII
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Debate the need for rules in War
On Your Page
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pre-World War II Japan
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During the 1930s a militaristic Japan invaded and
brutalized Manchuria and China as it sought military
and economic domination over Asia.
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The United States refused to recognize Japanese
conquests in Asia and imposed an embargo on
exports of oil and steel to Japan.
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Tensions rose but both countries negotiated to avoid
war.
Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
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While negotiating with the U.S. and without any
warning, Japan carried out an air attack on the
American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on
December 7, 1941.
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The attack destroyed much of the American Pacific
fleet and killed several thousand Americans.
Surprise Attack
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Both the Army and Naval leaders expected an
attack of some sort from the Japanese during
that time, but underestimated the capability of
the aircraft carrier.
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The Battleship Arizona Memorial
Declaration of War Against Japan
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On December 8, 1941, the
day after the Japanese
attacked Pearl Harbor,U.S.
President Franklin
Roosevelt addressed a
joint session of Congress
and asked for a
declaration of war against
Japan. Roosevelt called
December 7 "a date which
will live in infamy."
America is at war on all fronts
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After Pearl Harbor, Hitler honored a pact with
Japan and declared war on the United
States.
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The debates over isolationism in the United
States were over.
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World War II was now a true world war and
the United States was fully involved.
Propaganda Poster
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Poster published by the
United States Office of
Information, 1942
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Does it look familiar to
you? Think 9-11…
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Show Movie
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Pearl Harbor
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Just through the first commercial break
On Your Page
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D-Day (Allied invasion of Europe)
Allied Forces on the Offensive
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Normandy landings (D-Day)— American and British
troops landed in German occupied France on June 6,
1944.
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The Normandy invasion began with overnight
airborne paratrooper and glider landings, massive air
and naval bombardments, and an early morning
amphibious assault on June 6, "D-day".
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The battle for Normandy continued for more than two
months, with campaigns to establish, expand, and
eventually break out of the Allied beachheads.
• Despite intense German opposition and heavy American
casualties, the landings succeeded and the liberation of western
Europe from Hitler had begun.
• Sixty years later, the Normandy invasion, codenamed
Operation Overlord, remains the largest seaborne invasion in
history, involving almost three million troops crossing the
English Channel from England to Normandy in occupied France.
Allied
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53,700 dead,
18,000 missing,
155,000 wounded
German
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About 200,000 dead,
wounded and missing,
200,000 captured
Show Saving Private Ryan
On Your Page
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Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
In the Pacific
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American military strategy called for an
“island hopping” campaign
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Seizing islands closer and closer to Japan and
using them as bases for air attacks on Japan
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Cutting off Japanese supplies through submarine
warfare against Japanese shipping.
Japanese Strategy
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Following Pearl Harbor:
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Japan invaded the Philippines and Indonesia and
planned to invade both Australia and Hawaii.
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Japanese leaders hoped that America would then
accept Japanese predominance in Southeast Asia
and the Pacific, rather than conduct a bloody and
costly war to reverse Japanese gains
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Use of the atomic bomb
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Facing the prospect of
horrendous casualties
among both Americans
and Japanese if
American forces had to
invade Japan itself:
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President Harry Truman
ordered the use of atomic
bombs on the Japanese
cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki to force the
Japanese to surrender.
These slips bore up anti-war propaganda and warning of air
raids. However, no warning was issued in advance on possible
atomic bombing
The “Little Boy” was
dropped onto
Hiroshima on
August 6th 1945
Hiroshima’s Aftermath
President Harry Truman
“[The atomic bomb was]
the greatest achievement
of organized science in
history.”
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
(director of atomic bomb
project)-“[The atomic
bomb was] a grievous
error.” and “We have
blood on our hands.”
Success?
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Over a hundred thousand people were killed in both
cities.
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The American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are
commonly believed to be the major factor leading to the
surrender of the Japanese government six days after the latter
attack.
Due to the fact that the US dropped atomic bombs
on Japan, there was no need to invade.
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However, at the time the atomic bombs were dropped, the
Japanese position was extremely weak and defeat was
considered inevitable by some historians even without the use of
the atomic bombs
Big Question:
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What were the major events of World War II?
Activity:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOCYcgO
nWUM
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After watching the movie and taking notes, fill
out the pros and cons list asking yourself if
the US should have dropped the atomic
bomb or not.
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Don’t forget to add your conclusion at the end
Multiple Choice Question Analysis