Feb. 22; 25

EQ:
How did the U.S. and its Allies re-take the Pacific from Japan?

CW:
map of the Pacific Theater of Operations (1942-45)
no surrender mindset of the IJA
video clip from The War--Guadalcanal--intro to Syd Phillips
video clip from The Pacific--combat on Guadalcanal (1942)--Alligator Creek (18 mins)
video clip from The War-Sept. 1944--Peleliu
clip from The Pacific--bunker scene on Peleliu
video clip from The War--Iwo Jima (Feb-Mar 1945)
flag raising at Iwo Jima
video clip from Victory in the Pacific (22:31--31:09) firebombing of Tokyo--Mar 9, 1945
Firebombing of Tokyo; effects of destruction;

HW:
WWII notes quiz next class
atomic bomb documents
SAC debate within small groups
analysis chart due:
B day-Feb. 28
A day-Mar 1