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Total War and the Decision to Drop the Bomb

Total War and the Decision to Drop the Bomb. How did WWII end?. In Europe: The D-Day invasion leads to the Allied takeover of Europe Mussolini captured and executed Hitler committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin V-E Day in May 1945

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Total War and the Decision to Drop the Bomb

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  1. Total War and the Decision to Drop the Bomb

  2. How did WWII end? • In Europe: • The D-Day invasion leads to the Allied takeover of Europe • Mussolini captured and executed • Hitler committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin • V-E Day in May 1945 • http://www.history.com/shows/mysteryquest/videos/death-of-hitler#death-of-hitler

  3. How did WWII end? • In the Pacific: • Island Hopping strategy works, but had resulted in many fierce battles • US bombing raids weaken Japan, but they do not surrender until the US drops two atomic bombs in August, 1945 • http://www.history.com/videos/atomic-bomb-ends-wwII#atomic-bomb-ends-wwII

  4. Deaths: World War II What could explain the high civilian death rate?

  5. What is total war? • Total war requires the mobilization not only of armed forces but also of whole populations. • The most crucial determinant of total war is the widespread, indiscriminate, and deliberate inclusion of civilians as legitimate military targets.

  6. In your notebook Evidence that WWII was a Total War: Mobilization of All Using Civilians as Resources Targets

  7. When you finish: • Use your iPad to research the decision to drop the atomic bomb. There are several good links on the Unit 6 page of the class wiki. • Complete your chart and write down your own opinion. We will have a class debate about the issue.

  8. Hiroshima: Primary Source Questions • What type of source is this? • Who is the author? • Who is the intended audience? • What kind of information is presented about the atomic bomb? • What is the purpose of this document? • Do you detect any bias? • What does this document add to our understanding of the decision to use the atomic bomb?

  9. When you are finished… • Write a thesis statement to the following question: The term “total war” can not be applied to any war in the twentieth century. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

  10. sources • www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/hst332_p4.htm • http://www.churchillonline.org.uk/ • Battle of the Atlantic game • http://www.lawbuzz.com/tyranny/snow_falling/internment_camps.htm • http://www.mcs.k12.ny.us/pages/jbartalo/us%20history/new_page_297.htm • Extensive site with great info and links

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