1. Warm-up:
Describe the strategy the US used in the Pacific theater and what the ultimate goal was...
7+ sentence paragraph

2. The End of World War II

3. The End of War in Europe
On May 8, 1945 (V.E. Day), the war in Europe ended
Germany was split into 4 areas, each area managed by the Allies, Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States
Holocaust led to demand and support of an independent state of Israel

4. The End of War in the Pacific
The atomic bomb was developed under the Manhattan Project
President Truman decides to use the bomb to avoid a costly and difficult invasion of Japan
On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped a single atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing 75,000 people
Three days later, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
One week later, Japan surrendered and the war was over

5. Effects of the War
Patriotism and high morale were the pop culture in the US
Prejudice and fear caused the Japanese to be interned
Women would be required to leave jobs and return to taking care of the home
The democratic administration of the government would influence politics by expanded involvement in people’s lives throughout the Great Depression and WWII
US prosperity hinged on world peace and economic development and US security involved world security
United Nations formed to prevent future wars and created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The United States would never go back to isolationism as it now was a world superpower

6. Costs of the War 70 (+,-) million people fought in the war
25 (+,-) million military deaths
24 (+,-) million civilian deaths
$1 (+,-) trillion in military expenditures
$2 (+,-) trillion in property loss
Millions were left homeless

7. Activity: Page 378 in text… Read and answer the 3 questions
“Decision Point”
Read and answer the 3 questions