1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
There were many factors that affected viewpoints of Truman's decision. Viewpoints that were opposed of the decision rely on factors like some people believed the war was already over and the Allied had had it won. Some thought that as an anti-communist Truman chose to drop the bombs to scare the Soviet Union. Other factors include that some people believe Truman dropped the bombs only to please military leaders that were eager to drop atomic bombs in real warfare. Viewpoints that were for Truman's decision relied on factors like how the Japanese guards tortured American soldiers.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
I think Truman made the right decision on dropping the atomic bombs because if the bombs were not dropped than the United States would have to invade the Japanese mainland. Military advisors estimated that there would be 220,000 casualties and the the campaign would last till 1946. Truman made the right decision because he made the decision that is for the welfare of the American people. He saved tens of thousands of lives by opting not to invade Japan and the atomic bombs was the only other way to win the war. Truman wanted to end the war and the dropping atomic bombs was the fastest way to do it.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
War in the Pacific
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
The importance of the Battle of Midway was that it was a turning point in the war. The Allies started "island hopping." Where they went from island to island and gained territory back from Japan. And with every island, the Allied forces got closer to Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The United States developed an offensive strategy. They leapfrogged across the Pacific toward Japan and attacked in heave numbers. Hundreds of thousands of troops started in the Philippines and they were working their way up. The United states used 738 ships in fighting Japan and fought from the water.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese fought so hard in Iwo Jima because other than Iwo Jima, Okinawa was the only other island that stood between the United States and Japan. The United States were advancing quickly and Japan mad a desperate attempt to stop them at Iwo Jima by having 20,700 troops fighting the marines. 6,000 marines died, but only two hundred Japanese were left, the hard fighting did not pay off.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
They believed it was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan because so many lives were lost. Churchill predicted the cost would be one million American lives and half that number of British lives. Okinawa was the closest thing to Japan and it was near the same so they thought the battles would be alike.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was the development of the atomic bomb. More than 600,000 Americans were involved in the project, it was tested in New Mexico for the first time, and it worked.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
To bring an end to the war. Truman did not hesitate on dropping the bombs and he claimed that it was his decision and he had no doubts about it.
The importance of the Battle of Midway was that it was a turning point in the war. The Allies started "island hopping." Where they went from island to island and gained territory back from Japan. And with every island, the Allied forces got closer to Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The United States developed an offensive strategy. They leapfrogged across the Pacific toward Japan and attacked in heave numbers. Hundreds of thousands of troops started in the Philippines and they were working their way up. The United states used 738 ships in fighting Japan and fought from the water.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese fought so hard in Iwo Jima because other than Iwo Jima, Okinawa was the only other island that stood between the United States and Japan. The United States were advancing quickly and Japan mad a desperate attempt to stop them at Iwo Jima by having 20,700 troops fighting the marines. 6,000 marines died, but only two hundred Japanese were left, the hard fighting did not pay off.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
They believed it was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan because so many lives were lost. Churchill predicted the cost would be one million American lives and half that number of British lives. Okinawa was the closest thing to Japan and it was near the same so they thought the battles would be alike.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was the development of the atomic bomb. More than 600,000 Americans were involved in the project, it was tested in New Mexico for the first time, and it worked.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
To bring an end to the war. Truman did not hesitate on dropping the bombs and he claimed that it was his decision and he had no doubts about it.
Monday, March 8, 2010
War for Europe & North Africa
1. To what did Roosevelt and Churchill agree early in the war?
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed that they would become alliances in the war very early on after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The two agreed early that Italy and Germany were a bigger threat than Japan, so they decided to strike first against Hitler. When the Allies gained power in Europe, they could poor resources into the Pacific war.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Winning the battle was crucial to the fortunes of the Allies because Britain depended on supplies from the Sea and Germany would have cut off the supplies that Britain was getting if they won the Battle of the Atlantic. The three thousand mile long shipping lanes from North America were her lifeline and Hitler knew that if he somehow cut off the lanes than Britain would be starved into submission. If the Allies lost then Britain would be cut off of supplies and resources and would no longer be able to fight to full capacity.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
The Battle of Stalingrad was so important because it was a turning point in the war. At first, Germany was advancing through the Soviet Union and they were looking stronger than ever, and if they had taken over Stalingrad and the rest of the Soviet Union, they would have won the war by a long shot, except the winter came to the rescue and helped the Soviet's keep Germany out. From that point on, the Soviet army began pushing westward towards Germany and surrounded the Nazi's with the Allies. It was the beginning of the end for Germany.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Allied troops landed in the Algiers in North Africa. They sped eastward following the Afrika Korps, they fought for months and then the last of the Afrika Korps surrendered in the May of 1943. British General Harold Alexander reported that the Allies were in control of the North African shores.
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
After the Allies invaded Italy, Hitler wanted greatly to fight the Allies in Italy rather than in Germany. One of the hardest battles the Allies fought in Europe was fought less then forty miles from Rome. The battle called the "Bloody Anzio" lasted about four months and ended in the May of 1944. There was about twenty five thousand Allie casualties and thirty thousand Axis casualties. German armies continued to put up strong resistance but eventually Italy collapsed as well as Germany itself.
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed that they would become alliances in the war very early on after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. The two agreed early that Italy and Germany were a bigger threat than Japan, so they decided to strike first against Hitler. When the Allies gained power in Europe, they could poor resources into the Pacific war.
2. Why was winning the Battle of the Atlantic so crucial to the fortunes of the Allies?
Winning the battle was crucial to the fortunes of the Allies because Britain depended on supplies from the Sea and Germany would have cut off the supplies that Britain was getting if they won the Battle of the Atlantic. The three thousand mile long shipping lanes from North America were her lifeline and Hitler knew that if he somehow cut off the lanes than Britain would be starved into submission. If the Allies lost then Britain would be cut off of supplies and resources and would no longer be able to fight to full capacity.
3. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so important?
The Battle of Stalingrad was so important because it was a turning point in the war. At first, Germany was advancing through the Soviet Union and they were looking stronger than ever, and if they had taken over Stalingrad and the rest of the Soviet Union, they would have won the war by a long shot, except the winter came to the rescue and helped the Soviet's keep Germany out. From that point on, the Soviet army began pushing westward towards Germany and surrounded the Nazi's with the Allies. It was the beginning of the end for Germany.
4. What happened in the war in North Africa?
Allied troops landed in the Algiers in North Africa. They sped eastward following the Afrika Korps, they fought for months and then the last of the Afrika Korps surrendered in the May of 1943. British General Harold Alexander reported that the Allies were in control of the North African shores.
5. What happened after the Allies invaded Italy?
After the Allies invaded Italy, Hitler wanted greatly to fight the Allies in Italy rather than in Germany. One of the hardest battles the Allies fought in Europe was fought less then forty miles from Rome. The battle called the "Bloody Anzio" lasted about four months and ended in the May of 1944. There was about twenty five thousand Allie casualties and thirty thousand Axis casualties. German armies continued to put up strong resistance but eventually Italy collapsed as well as Germany itself.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Mobilizing for WWII.
1. Selective Service System
The Selective service system expanded the draft to make it so more young men were able to go to war and engage in combat. The act was to get more young men to get into the war and fight for the army.
2. Women
Marshall pushed for women and the Woman's Auxiliary Army Corp was invented. Women could become things like nurses and cooks where they were not involved in combat, women were not alloud to engage in combat with the opposing forces but they were alloud to help in the war with positions that did not involve fighting.
3. Minorities
Most of the minorities in the United states were allowed to fight in the military and in the army, except they were always segregated against. Although they were in the military, they were in different units with a much lower ranking and they were always commanded by a white general. Iit didn't matter that they were part of the U.S. army, they were black and the white soldiers saw them as unequal.
4. Manufacturers
Many manufacturers stopped what they normally manufactured and started to manufacture war materials. They would make something along the lines they normally would, just war style. For example, a beadspread manyfacturerer made mosquito netting.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
The OSRD was responsible for the improvements in all of the technology, for example, improvements in radar and sonar, improvements in locating submarines, and encouraged the use of pesticides which made U.S. soldiers free of body lice.
6 Entertainment industry
Hollywood created waroritented propaganda films that made a lot of people want to join the war effort and take part in the fighting because it was all after the attack on pearl harbor.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
The OPA fought inflation and froze the prices on most goods to make them the same and make them fair, the OPA also set up a rationing system. The government encouraged the Americans to use their extra money to buy war bongs.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
The WPB decided what companies were to convert from peacetime to wartime production and allocated raw materials to key materials. The WPB also held drives to collect things like paper and tin cans that could be recycled and then used in the war.
9. Rationing
Rationing was a system that made people use less of materials and give out coupons to buy scarce goods like meat, shoes, sugar, gasoline, and coffee. Most Americans were happy to ration because it was their way of contributing to the war and it was the civilian part to help the military and give back to the country.
The Selective service system expanded the draft to make it so more young men were able to go to war and engage in combat. The act was to get more young men to get into the war and fight for the army.
2. Women
Marshall pushed for women and the Woman's Auxiliary Army Corp was invented. Women could become things like nurses and cooks where they were not involved in combat, women were not alloud to engage in combat with the opposing forces but they were alloud to help in the war with positions that did not involve fighting.
3. Minorities
Most of the minorities in the United states were allowed to fight in the military and in the army, except they were always segregated against. Although they were in the military, they were in different units with a much lower ranking and they were always commanded by a white general. Iit didn't matter that they were part of the U.S. army, they were black and the white soldiers saw them as unequal.
4. Manufacturers
Many manufacturers stopped what they normally manufactured and started to manufacture war materials. They would make something along the lines they normally would, just war style. For example, a beadspread manyfacturerer made mosquito netting.
5. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
The OSRD was responsible for the improvements in all of the technology, for example, improvements in radar and sonar, improvements in locating submarines, and encouraged the use of pesticides which made U.S. soldiers free of body lice.
6 Entertainment industry
Hollywood created waroritented propaganda films that made a lot of people want to join the war effort and take part in the fighting because it was all after the attack on pearl harbor.
7. Office of Price Administration (OPA)
The OPA fought inflation and froze the prices on most goods to make them the same and make them fair, the OPA also set up a rationing system. The government encouraged the Americans to use their extra money to buy war bongs.
8. War Production Board (WPB)
The WPB decided what companies were to convert from peacetime to wartime production and allocated raw materials to key materials. The WPB also held drives to collect things like paper and tin cans that could be recycled and then used in the war.
9. Rationing
Rationing was a system that made people use less of materials and give out coupons to buy scarce goods like meat, shoes, sugar, gasoline, and coffee. Most Americans were happy to ration because it was their way of contributing to the war and it was the civilian part to help the military and give back to the country.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941
Title: Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941 Labels: Pearl_Harbor, WWII, FDR, Japan, This is due at the beginning of class on Friday.
Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941
Document A
Japan believes that Italy and Germany will take over and beat England. If they do than they can take more pacific colonies and be able to get a lot more land and acquire other places. After England loses America will be left in the dust and will not engage in warfare.
Document B
Japan is running around the important American figures. Japanese generals are basing their decisions based off of what the American leaders do and they are trying to entrap America.
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 Japanese empire is paying back their God's and by fighting America and getting freedom. Tojo believes that every man should fight and the nation will be victorious and become much better.
Document E
On 12-7-1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the Pacific fleet. Japan broke the peace between America and and Japan and America declares war on Japan.
Japan and U.S. Relations in 1941
Document A
Japan believes that Italy and Germany will take over and beat England. If they do than they can take more pacific colonies and be able to get a lot more land and acquire other places. After England loses America will be left in the dust and will not engage in warfare.
Document B
Japan is running around the important American figures. Japanese generals are basing their decisions based off of what the American leaders do and they are trying to entrap America.
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 Japanese empire is paying back their God's and by fighting America and getting freedom. Tojo believes that every man should fight and the nation will be victorious and become much better.
Document E
On 12-7-1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the Pacific fleet. Japan broke the peace between America and and Japan and America declares war on Japan.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
America Moves Toward War
Title: America Moves Toward War Labels: FDR, Pearl_Harbor, WWII, Japan, Great_Britain, Axis_Powers,
1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
It allowed nations in war to buy weapons from America only if they paid in cash and provided their own means of transportation for the weapons and war material.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
The Axis powers were Japan, Italy, and Germany.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
The Lend-Lease Act let American businesses loan weapons and supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union because they were necessary in the defense of America
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?
The U.S.A. in the end, France, England, and the U.S.S.R.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
Most o the Pacific fleet was destroyed by the attack at Pearl Harbor.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States because they were supplying war goods to the British and the U.S.S.R. and it made them an enemy of Italy and Germany.
1. What did the 1939 Neutrality Act allow?
It allowed nations in war to buy weapons from America only if they paid in cash and provided their own means of transportation for the weapons and war material.
2. Who were the Axis powers?
The Axis powers were Japan, Italy, and Germany.
3. What did the Lend-Lease Act do?
The Lend-Lease Act let American businesses loan weapons and supplies to Britain and the Soviet Union because they were necessary in the defense of America
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?
The U.S.A. in the end, France, England, and the U.S.S.R.
6. What did the attack at Pearl Harbor do to the U.s. Pacific fleet?
Most o the Pacific fleet was destroyed by the attack at Pearl Harbor.
7. Why did Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.?
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States because they were supplying war goods to the British and the U.S.S.R. and it made them an enemy of Italy and Germany.
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