USHC 7.3 Pacific Theater

blitzkrieg

island hopping

scorched earth

operation overlord

It stopped the Japanese from continuing to advance in the Pacific.

It convinced Hitler to unconditionally surrender.

It resulted in the greatest loss of American lives in any war.

It convinced the United States to use the atomic bomb.

They held the central naval bases of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

They were significant operating bases for the Japanese espionage programs.

They contained Japanese prisoner-of-war camps with thousands of American POWs.

They were necessary acquisitions for the launch of an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

a code name for the development of the first atomic bombs

a secret mission led by the Special Forces during the Cold War

a program set up by officials in New York City to provide people with jobs

a movement of people who wanted to industrialize the United States

He believed it would end the war quickly and ultimately save lives.

He believed it was appropriate retribution for the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

He believed Japan had an atomic bomb it was ready to use on the United States.

He believed the bomb would be a warning to Germany and force it to surrender as well.

The action started an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The action intimidated Germany and caused the Axis Powers in Europe to surrender.

The action convinced China to sign an alliance with the Soviet Union and become communist.

The action prompted the United Nations to set regulations on the use of atomic weapons.