7.2.2+Victory+in+Japan

= = Victory in Japan Topics related to the full and unconditional surrender of Japan to the United States. toc =Description= Japan was never involved in WWII until they attacked us at Pearl Harbor. We knew they were coming, but by then it was too late. We had no time to react so, as a result, many Americans were injured and killed. After they attacked us, they had many victories in invading other places. They gained Guam, Wake Island, Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, and Berma. The turning point was when we invaded the island of Soloma and forced the Japanese to withdraw. The allied troops of the Philippines and us made an air strike on Japan, and British forces re-captured Burma.

When we captured Iwo Jima, it was essential in the victory in Japan. Capturing Iwo Jima allowed U.S. to land damaged planes and it also allowed the United States' plane to take off and bomb Japan. After we captured this island we were able to defeat the Japanese Empire because we were able to fly planes off of the island and not have to take off from aircraft carriers with a possibility of not making it to the Japanese island. Being able to take off of from Iwo Jima guaranteed that the American planes would make it to Japan and fulfill there duties. The Allied Forces needed to recapture the areas listed above in able to beat Japan, and capturing Iwo Jima was essential in the victory against Japan. After we successfully took back the land that Japan had taken over, we had a secret weapon that was a sure way of ending the chaos. We had pushed Japan back far enough that they couldn't do anymore immediate damage, and on August 6, 1945 we dropped the atomic bomb. After being dropped onto the mainland of Japan, it erupted and caused such mass amounts of destruction, that the Japanese had no choice but to surrender, thus, ending the war in our favor.

=The Videos=

Karisa and Alyssa
Our video starts out with pictures that show what happened between the Japanese and us during WWII. Following the pictures is a video explaining in more depth what happened over the course of the war. We didn't talk because the pictures, captions, and mostly the video, said it all. media type="custom" key="9045752"

**Ruben and Russell**
Our movie is about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the battle of Iwo Jima. Winning the battle of Iwo Jima was essential in the victory in Japan. It allowed United States to land planes on Iwo Jima. So, if we wouldn’t have captured the island of Iwo Jima, we couldn’t of been victorious in Japan. We had some trouble recording but we were able to overcome these problems.

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John and Kathy
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John and Kathy
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