War in the Pacific

1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
The battle of Midway was a turning point in the war. When the Americans won this war, American's began island hopping, meaning that the would take over each small island slowly making their way to Japan.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
By using this island hopping tenique, they were taking it slowly but surely, becoming more offensive.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The Japanese fought so extra hard because if the American armies got control of this island they could use it as a perfect base for bombing.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
If they took over okinawa, they couldn't "island hop" anymore, the next place to invade with Japan, and the allies knew that they would lose millions millions of lives.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The Manhattan Project, leaded by J. Robert Oppenhiemer, was a study trying to make atom bombs, and they succeeded.

6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
To invade Japan with troops would cost millions of lives, British and American, the government couldn't just tell these men to go die. The war had to be stopped.