Introduction
Historical Question: How the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa change Americans perspective of the war in the Pacific?
Objective: Analyze the brutality of the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa as US Armed Forces closed in on mainland Japan.
Students will not examine and compare these battles while considering POV, soldiers' experiences, and the overall War in the Pacific.
Future Theory = Why did the United States decide to drop the Atomic Bombs?
Task
Directions
Process
Iwo Jima
Evaluation
Okinawa
Conclusion
Questions
1) What POV (Point of View) is being portrayed when it comes to the island hopping strategy that took the US Marines to Iwo Jima & Okinawa?
2) Describe what American soldiers experience on Iwo Jima & Okinawa…
3) How do Iwo Jima & Okinawa champion what Marines faced in the Pacific (in general)?
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Future = Atomic Bombs