Watch the film and respond to the following questions in a paragraph each. Respond to at least 1 classmate's response.
1. Why were Iwo Jima and Okinawa important victories for the US? 2. Were the victories worth it in terms of lives lost for the US? 3. What was the debate about dropping the atomic bomb? Did the US have to drop the bomb? Was it the right decision in your opinion?
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cb
3/20/2014 01:20:16 am
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Donovan
3/20/2014 01:47:06 am
1.Iwo Jima and Okinawa were important victories for the U.S. because those islands were Japan's last lines of defenses.
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Trevor Smith
3/20/2014 01:50:07 am
Iwo Jima was important for U.S. for a strategic base.
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Donovan
3/20/2014 02:13:11 am
This was also Japan's last line of defenses before they had to resort to suicide bombing.
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Debra
3/20/2014 01:50:42 am
DEBRAAAAA
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:27:20 am
Could you be any more immature?
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Matt LaRoche
3/20/2014 01:51:01 am
Iwa Jima and okininowa were important because it was Japan's last line of defense and also could be used as crucial bases for the United States
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Tyler
3/20/2014 01:52:08 am
We needed those islands for our planes
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Corey Boucher
3/20/2014 01:52:53 am
1. Iwo and Okinawa were important victories for the us because we could send troops off those bases and destroy Japan
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Donovan
3/20/2014 01:53:05 am
2.Losing human lives is never good, but in war terms storming Iwo Jima and Okinawa and capturing them was worth the death toll because Japan had no more defenses to protect their country with.
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Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 01:53:41 am
1. The Iwo Jima victory was an important victory for the United States, Iwo Jima was a much needed strategic base for further attacks on Japan.
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Isaac Monahan
3/20/2014 01:54:08 am
The victories were important for the US because it was japan's last line of defense and the US now could use the island for bases
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Ian Merry
3/20/2014 01:55:52 am
Those islands were important to us because not only were they The last line of defense but they also provided a strategic base for the U.S.
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Isaac Monahan
3/20/2014 01:56:06 am
I believe in terms of the death toll it was worth it because the soldiers had to know the risk and it helped us gain the upper hand against that japanese
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Shawna
3/20/2014 01:56:30 am
1) Iwo Jima and Okinawa were important victories for the US because they were Japan's last line of defense which the US needed for a base for their ships.
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Isaiah Geer
3/20/2014 01:56:46 am
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were hundreds of miles from Japan's mainland. This would set up as military bases for the Americans. This would give plans for an invasion of Japan. Due to these islands being closer they would have to travel less of a distance to Japan.
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Aaron
3/20/2014 01:56:52 am
How far away was Iwo Jima from the mainland?
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Isaiah Geer
3/20/2014 02:02:39 am
800 miles
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Brandon
3/20/2014 01:57:22 am
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were important to the U.S because these would set up bases for Americans. It would give the upper hand to the U.S. Also it was Japan's last line of defenses before making there last stand on the homeland.
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Corey Boucher
3/20/2014 01:57:30 am
2. It was worth the lose of our troops because capturing Iwo and Okinawa destroyed Japan's defense
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Donovan
3/20/2014 01:58:39 am
3.Dropping the atomic bomb would mean that many innocent civilian lives would be lost, but it would also mean that Japan would almost definitely surrender. Yes, the U.S. dropped the bomb (x2). In my opinion this was the right decision because ended the war with Japan and it also intimidated other country's.
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Isaac Monahan
3/20/2014 02:00:56 am
I agree Donovan it costed the Japanese many innocent lives but it was very much worth it even with the definite civilian casualties
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Ian Merry
3/20/2014 02:17:17 am
I also concur with Donovan the many civilians deaths would almost definitely make them surrender but they might pull a Hitler and tell them to fight to the death they did order kamikazes to take down warships. Even if they didn't surrender we still would have won because our army was larger and better and more organized compared to Japan. But the atom bomb did save thousands of American lives
Trevor Smith
3/20/2014 01:59:15 am
Okinawa was important for breaking the Japanese last line of defense.
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Tyler
3/20/2014 01:59:23 am
Them flying fortresses did one hell of a job
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Brandon
3/20/2014 02:05:14 am
No swearing man but agreed ****
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Xavious
3/20/2014 02:08:49 am
Ooh no swearing Korea!!!
Aaron
3/20/2014 02:01:02 am
1. Iwo Jima and Okinawa were important victories for the US because of the strategic placement near Japan's mainland, allowing the United States to travel less of a distance to Japan. At the time, Japan had Iwo Jima and Okinawa as their last line of defense, and if they were lost, Japan's military would be crippled.
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Donovan
3/20/2014 02:01:23 am
Someone ask a question already so I can finish this assignment and take a nap.
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Isaiah Geer
3/20/2014 02:01:46 am
The deaths were worth it in Iwo Jima and Okinawa if we didn't capture the islands the Japanese offense may have taken the islands back and made our defenses retreat. Taking these islands were crucial for stopping the Japanese from winning. The death could've been much higher if we didn't capture these islands and stop the Japanese.
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Shawna
3/20/2014 02:02:08 am
2) It was kind of worth losing those lives during the war because the US destroyed Japan's defense lines
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Brandon
3/20/2014 02:02:24 am
2) yes it was worth losing troops because we stopped Japan right in there tracks capturing Iwo Jima and Okinawa was worth losing men for to end the war.
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Trevor Smith
3/20/2014 02:03:52 am
The deaths the U.S. suffered were worth it to get closer to Japan and get bases stationed on their islands.
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:04:01 am
Iwo victory was important because it was the only base Japan had. It was a base that Japan needed for further attacks.
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Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 02:04:13 am
The death toll caused by taking Iwo Jima and Okinawa was severe but necessary to continue the offensive assault on Japan. Without capturing those islands Japan may have been able to hold a strong defense from American Attacks on Japan itself.
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Matt LaRoche
3/20/2014 02:04:41 am
Yes the victories were worth it. Many men died however it was a crucial series of victories that we may not have won the war if we didn't win
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Ashton
3/20/2014 02:04:41 am
1. They captured Japan's last line of defenses and could be used as strategic bases
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Ashton
3/20/2014 02:05:22 am
2. They lost many lives but it was well worth it in the end
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Ian Merry
3/20/2014 02:05:57 am
3. The debate on whether or not to drop the bomb was that we shouldn't because of all of the civilians dying but even if they did they might not surrender they were sending in kamikazes to take down warships. But they made the tough choice to drop the bomb and thankfully they did surrender if they hadn't not only would a lot more of them die but our soldiers also. In my opinion I think that it was the right decision because not only did it end the battle but it also saved thousands of lives.
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Merry Ian
3/20/2014 02:10:12 am
Spit Roasted man.
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Ashton
3/20/2014 02:23:27 am
I agree, it's good that they finally surrendered because they would of kept getting bombed until they were nothing but dust.
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:06:33 am
2. In a way, the victories were worth it in terms of lives lost for the US. If the battles had not been won, the possibility of hundreds of thousands more US military and civilian lives could have been taken. The victories proved to be strategically important to the United States, giving them a better chance at ending the war and keeping the death toll as low as possible.
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Isaac Monahan
3/20/2014 02:06:47 am
The dropping of the atomic wasn't completely necessary and the debate on it was that the US wasn't totally sure of what the total damage would be but it could also lead to a surrender which in the end did I believe it was indeed the right decision because we would have been at war longer along with more casualties so though many innocent died it gave a definite surrender of Japan
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Corey Boucher
3/20/2014 02:07:17 am
3. Drooping the bombs meant that they will surrender even though we would kill many innocent civilians. In my opinion I think it was the right decision to show other countries that if you attack us you will get it back worse
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Shawna
3/20/2014 02:07:32 am
3) The debate was killing innocent people, the US didn't have to drop the bomb but they did. I think dropping the bomb was the right decision because the war ended.
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Michael Westberg
3/20/2014 02:30:46 am
I agree that it was the right design mostly because it was the Japanese loosing people not American. It was the right thing.
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Ashton
3/20/2014 02:07:38 am
3. The dropping of the bomb ended the war in japan, it killed many civilians but was worth it. This was right in my opinion because it ended the war in japan finally.
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:07:51 am
2.) It was worth US lives because I don't think they've won against the Japanese before, and they also destroyed their bases.
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Tyler
3/20/2014 02:08:13 am
1)They were important for bases n airfield,2)of course the lives were worth it I mean death n war is a tragic but no sacrifice no victory n I accidentally called it a war, a war means both sides hagan equal chance of winning
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Brandon
3/20/2014 02:08:42 am
3) even know the atomic bomb killed hundreds and thousands of citizens they did the right thing to end the war, even know it was terrible still right thing to do. "Finish the fight".
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Austin Branham
3/20/2014 02:08:55 am
(1) the two victories were most important to the unitied states for new bases more support more advantage against japan (2) no I believe that it was not worth the toll of death the United States asked these men with family's, homes, sons, daughters, wives. To put a price on their lives and fight the war the price of war was their lives and their family's money ....
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Donovan
3/20/2014 02:17:01 am
(face palm) the families know the risks, without war you wouldn't be alive, war made America what it is today. #thisiswar #getoverit
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Trevor Smith
3/20/2014 02:09:09 am
I believe the U.S. had to drop the bomb, I don't believe the Japanese would have stopped unless action was taken. I believe dropping the bomb was the right decision.
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Tyler
3/20/2014 02:10:25 am
3)the us didn't have to drop the atom bomb but they did , in my opinion I believe it was right, teach them a lesson
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Cyrus
3/20/2014 02:11:40 am
Joshua Piña!
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Ian Merry
3/20/2014 02:11:48 am
2. The victories were worth it the men didn't die for nothing. Without them setting up base on the islands Japan wouldn't have been pinned because we could've attacked them by air and naval and deploy ground troops on carriers they would have gotten taken out either way and with the atomic bomb that was the final straw
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:12:49 am
3. The debate about dropping the atomic bomb was if the civilian death toll was worth the price of ending the war. I believe the US did not have to drop the bomb, instead they could have given threats to the Japanese about dropping the bomb until the Japanese surrendered. The decision to drop the atomic bomb continues to cause death and damage to the Japanese, whom still are developing body mutations caused by the radiation from the bomb. Holding these innocent people as the victims is not just wrong, it's cruel.
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Stephen
3/20/2014 02:17:31 am
I Agree completely America released a monster that still causes issues to this day, and with a little more time could have been solved
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:21:29 am
Exactly! The destruction it caused will not cease to cause developmental problems in innocent Japanese people for a very long time, and if the United States spent a little longer before they did something that would cause a ripple effect throughout their people, they could have found another way to defeat the Japanese.
Not Aaron
3/20/2014 02:26:04 am
I'm Aaron
Isaiah Geer
3/20/2014 02:23:27 am
Threatening the Japanese wouldn't have worked they were out to fight till the death. They wouldn't have surrendered until we did something and an invasion wasn't good enough.
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Trevor Smith
3/20/2014 02:23:41 am
I don't believe threats would have solved the problem, the Japanese wouldn't have stopped, I'm not saying the bomb was the best solution, it was just the quickest way to end the war.
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:28:31 am
I'm pretty sure that if we were to send the bomb over to them and show them proof that we were about to drop it, they would have surrendered or at least changed their strategy, allowing the US to have another approach at defeating the Japanese.
Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 02:27:51 am
The Japanese people wouldn't have surrendered to threats alone. You're talking about a group of people that sent orders to cause as many American casualties as possible. Besides that, how could you ever be able to understand the massive destructive power of the atomic bomb before one was used. And if you had waited for when we got to the Atomic bomb in the video you would've seen that threats had been issued before both bombs. Dassit.
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:30:31 am
So the US used an unknown military technology, without knowing how much damage it would cost? Great thinking America.
Matt LaRoche
3/20/2014 02:15:22 am
The controversy of dropping the bombs was that it would kill many innocent civilians including women and children. I believe we did have to drop them. I believe it was right to drop one. We didn't need to drop both. Many more innocent lives were lost and they didn't need to die
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Isaiah Geer
3/20/2014 02:15:36 am
3) The atomic was a risky decision, but the other options were more risky and may not have been successful. They may have not needed to drop the bomb, however it was the quickest and more successful way to defeat Japan. The bomb was probably more effected as compared to invading Japan which would take longer and add more casualties to the already massive number. I believe it was the right decision as it made the Japanese surrender more quickly and was less of a risk than the other options.
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Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 02:17:25 am
It's shown throughout the war the necessity for an overwhelming force to be used against Japan, suicide after suicide mission, island hopping and evolving tactics to maximize American causalities makes it clear that there were dwindling options. The atomic bomb being the one with the least amount of American causalities.
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Aaron
3/20/2014 02:24:08 am
Invasion could have been a more viable option
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Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 02:30:00 am
Viable in what sense? The American causalities caused by a on foot invasions would soared into the 100ks if not millions. An on foot invasion isn't at all an option.
Aaron
3/20/2014 02:32:58 am
An on foot invasion escorted by bombers, accompanied by an atom bomb waiting to be dropped with much publicized threats of dropping it would have done the job.
Joshua
3/20/2014 02:18:25 am
Lwo jima and Okinawa was a important victory because it give them a place to put there resources and have one more step up to attack the Japan's. It also help the U.S get closer to the Japanese and have a better flacking position. Yes it was worth it because it made it easier for the u.s to attack them with bomber plains and use less troops in battle.
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Stephen
3/20/2014 02:21:15 am
1.) The capturing of the islands were essential to American victory, with control of the islands we minimize Japanese resistance and push forward our agenda.
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Corey Boucher
3/20/2014 02:32:30 am
I totally agree we could get closer to them and destroy their country
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Michael Westberg
3/20/2014 02:21:37 am
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were both important victories. Iwo Jima was important for mainly strategy. Okinawa was important for strategy as well. Thousands of Americans were killed in the battle for these islands but they were still victories even in terms of love loss. Iwo Jima had about 7,000 dead Americans and Okinawa had about 15,000 Americans die. The debate about the atomic bomb was mainly about whether or not to drop the bomb. Did we have to drop the bomb? In my opinion I feel that we did haveto
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Matthew Lavallee
3/20/2014 02:21:47 am
The victory at Okinawa was a crucial and spelled the end for most of Japan's defenses, with 700k Japanese soldiers taken prisoner the causalities were debatably worth it.
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Sketch
3/20/2014 02:23:53 am
Oh hey man
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Stephen
3/20/2014 02:24:20 am
2.) War is a terrible occurrence that has been around since the early men. That being said it is also necessary to defend and conquer when homeland is being threatened. The lost of lives on the island was unfortunate and necessary to the cause of defeating Japan
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Tori
3/20/2014 02:25:31 am
1) They were important victories because, it gave the Americans a base close enough to Japan for refueling and other needs.
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Matt LaRoche
3/20/2014 02:30:08 am
#shotsfired but I agree with the last point completely it was only fair. They bombed Pearl Harbor and invaded china. We got revenge for both of those acts :)
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Matt Bonneau
3/20/2014 02:26:55 am
1.) Iwo Jima was an important victory to the US because it allowed us to use it as an airbase. It also took the lives if thousands of Japanese, weakening their forces. In Okinawa was also very important due to the many Japanese lives lost as well as the amount of land now able to be utilized by the US for continued attacks.
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:32:51 am
You're so cool Matt
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Stephen
3/20/2014 02:33:38 am
3.) The dropping of the atomic bombs was an action that still inflicts pain suffering and controversy to this day. Dropping of the bomb was a mistake and should have thought of alternatives
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:35:17 am
I think it was the right decision to drop the bombs because it killed a lot of other people the we part of the Japanese clan. If they didn't drop then they would've had to fight longer and a lot of other people would've died from the US.
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Comf
3/20/2014 02:36:15 am
The debate of US on dropping atomic bombs necessary or if it was inhuman. The victory was important because if gave Americans a base.
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