EQ: What role did the United States play in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

EQ: What role did the United States play in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

Identify the role the United States played in rebuilding Japan after World War II.

Aggression and Expansion Italy invades Ethiopia Germany invades Poland Japan invades Manchuria, China

The Teams: Allies: U.S.A. Great Britain U.S.S.R. Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy Leader: Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman Winston Churchill Josef Stalin Leader: Adolf Hitler Emperor Hirohito & General Tojo Hideki Benito Mussolini

The Key Leaders for Both Sides A L L I E S Franklin Roosevelt(USA) Winston Churchill(England) Josef Stalin(USSR) A X I S Adolf Hitler(Germany) Benito Mussolini(Italy) Emperor Hirohito(Japan)

A. President Roosevelt stopped exports to Japan to protest its expansion into other countries B. This upset the Japanese Government who depended U.S. natural resources. C. The Japanese attacked the U.S. Naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 D. Japan hoped to destroy the fleet giving them control of the Pacific Ocean E. The USA declared war on Japan

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December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. In less than 2 hours the Japanese sank or seriously damaged 19 American ships, destroyed almost 200 American planes and killed about 2,400 people.

EQ: What role did the United States play in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

Identify the role the United States played in rebuilding Japan after World War II.

A. Japan refused to surrender B. President Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs to force Japan s surrender C. Enola Gay: plane that dropped first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan D. Japan surrendered after a second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki E. Over 50 million people died in the war

F. Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima- Caused 70 to 130 Thousand Deaths The Enola Gay: the B-29 that dropped Little Boy (the 1 st atomic bomb) G. Fat Man-Dropped on Nagasaki Named after Winston Churchhill. 45,000 immediate deaths estimated

The Enola Gay The B-29 that dropped Little Boy Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima- Caused 70 to 130 Thousand Deaths The Mushroom Cloud From Little Boy Fat Man-Dropped on Nagasaki Named after Winston Churchhill. 45,000 immediate

Staff Sergeant George Caron, the tail gunner, described what he saw: "The mushroom cloud itself was a spectacular sight, a bubbling mass of purple-gray smoke and you could see it had a red core in it and everything was burning inside.... It looked like lava or molasses covering a whole city...." The cloud is estimated to have reached a height of 40,000 feet.

City was of some industrial and military significance. The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for Japanese military. It was one of several Japanese cities left deliberately untouched by American bombing, allowing a pristine environment to measure the damage caused by the atomic bomb. It was reported that Hiroshima was the only targeted city without prisoner of war (POW) camps, causing Washington decided to assign it highest priority

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A dense column of smoke rises more than 60,000 feet into the air over the Japanese port of Nagasaki, the result of an atomic bomb, the second ever used in warfare, dropped on the industrial center August 8, 1945, from a U.S. B-29 Superfortress. (August 9, 1945)

One of the largest sea ports in Southern Japan. Important industrial center producing ships, military equipment, & other war materials.

Effects of atomic heat and radiation on humans. (1945)

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Following the US deployment of the two atomic bombs, Little Boy on Hiroshima and Fat Man on Nagasaki, Japan finally surrendered in September 1945.

A. Industries & farms destroyed B. Government in shambles C. People demoralized D. Emperor exposed as ordinary man rather than the god Japanese believed him to be.

A. U.S. Commander General Douglas MacArthur responsible for rebuilding Japan. B. Goal: guarantee Japan would not pose a military threat to other countries in the future.

There were three major goals in occupying Japan: A. Setting up a democratic government in Japan. B. Abolishing Japan s military forces. C. Give up entire empire!

A. Made Japan constitutional monarchy. General MacArthur wanted a democratic government, but respected the important place the Emperor had in Japanese culture. B. Wrote a new constitution, creating a bicameral Parliament ~ DIET. C. Abolished state religion & other religions were openly practiced.

D. Emperor remained a symbol. E. Japanese granted universal suffrage. Everyone over age of 20 allowed to vote for members of Diet. F. Bill of Rights added to guarantee basic freedoms. G. One clause: Japan could not declare war! Only allowed to fight if they were attacked first.

A. Japan s economic recovery after the war was miraculous. B. New technologies were brought in by the U.S. & Japan s industries quickly recovered. Car and electronics manufacturing were two major industries. C. By the 1980s, Japan s economy was second in the world only to the US. Currently, ranked 3 rd, behind China!

EQ: What role did the United States play in rebuilding Japan after World War II? 1 thing that most surprised you about the U.S. involvement in Japan after WWII. Directions: On page 130 of your Interactive Notebook, draw this triangle and divide it into three sections. Complete the tasks for each section. 2 efforts the U.S. made in helping to rebuild Japan following World War II. 3 goals that the U.S. had when occupying Japan after World War II.