War in the Pacific

Read Chapter 25-3, The War in the Pacific (Stop at the end of page 790) and answer the following questions. These are due at the beginning of class Friday. Title: War in the Pacific Labels: Atomic_Bomb, Truman, Pacific_War, Japan, MacArthur, Battle_of_Midway, Manhattan_Project, Iwo_Jima.

1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
It was a turning point in the Pacific war, soon et Allies began "island Hopping" toward Japan.

2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
The US adopted an offensive strategy, jumping from island to island and regaining territory until they reached Japan.

3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
This island would enable the US to drop bombs on Japan now.

4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
This was the only island that stood between the US and invading japan. Only 200 Japanese survived and the Allies felt this would be just as bad or worse when Japan itself was invaded.

5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project was the development of the atomic bomb, it was led by J. Robert Oppenheimer.At its peak more than 600,000 Americans we involved but few knew its true mission.

6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Truman chose to do this to bring the war to an end and because the Japanese refused to surrender.