500th Bomb Group: Silver Star and Other Medals Citations for Medals Medal of Honor Silver Star Distinguished Flying Cross Soldier‟s Medal Purple Heart 500th Bomb Group:…

1. IMPORTANCE• America had been interested in bombing Tokyo ever since the Doolittle Raid. • Americas attempts to bomb Tokyo had been fairly unsuccessful because they…

1. Topic How Does It End? Film Grave of the Fireflies Participants Alison Jennings (PowerPoint, Critical Analysis) Sara Olsen (Overview, Video, Critical Analysis) Justin…

1. The War In the Pacific 2. Objectives: By the end of this lesson you will be able to: Identify key battles in the Pacific Theater. Identify Gen. MacAurthur and Admiral…

1. FROM GODZILLA TO MONSTER ISLAND CULTURE & POWER IN JAPANESE KAIJU 2. Gojira 1954 Godzilla, King of the Monsters 1956 Destroy All Monsters 1968 3. CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS…

Slide 1THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC The Americans did not celebrate VE Day long, as Japan was busy conquering an empire that dwarfed Hitler’s Third Reich Japan had conquered…

1. Iwo Jima By Adrian Garland 2. What was the Japanese Battle Plan? The Japanese had a slightly crazy but effective battle plan. Each soldier was commanded to kill at least…

1. Part One: Battle of Tarawa Part Two: Atomic Bombings and Surrender Part Three: The Fate of the Commanders 2. Invade the home islands and engage the Japanese Armed…

1. Pacific Theater 2. 1. Philippines • The islands were an important US base • US General there was Douglas MacArthur • MacArthur was ordered to leave because it looked…

The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki By: John Gilliland Root cause of bombing Rationale for the bombing. 1. To stop the plan called Operation Downfall, a planned…