EQ: To what extent did technology determine the outcome of WWII??

1. New Entry: Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb 2. Consider: Why did the Allies want to

end the war quickly?

By the end of class our objectives are to: -analyze the reasons in favor of dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan -evaluate the impact of technology on WWII -explain the OPVL of 2 documents

Japanese Retreat:• Planned counterattack

– Destroy American fleet– Suicide pilots (Kamikaze)

• Battle of Iwo Jima– Bloodiest land battle of war– 110,000 Japanese and

12,500 Americans dead

Japanese Surrender:• Atomic bomb (A-bomb)

– Hiroshima: 73,000 deaths– Nagasaki: 37,500 deaths– Radiation poisoning and cancer kill 100,000s more

• Japanese surrender September 2, 1945– V-J Day Little Boy

Fat Man