War in the Pacific

1. In what ways were the American victory at Midway and the Japanese triumph at Pearl Harbor alike?    The American victory at Midway and the Japanese triumph at Pearl Harbor were alike because they both bombed each other from the sky also they both attacked and ruined each others aircraft carriers, cruisers and planes 2. Why was the Battle of Leyte Gulf so crucial to the Allies?         The Battle of Leyte Gulf was so crucial to the Allies because the Japanese would not surrender because they chose death over surrendering. This made it crucial to the Allies because it was easier for them to beat the Japanese and take there land. 3. Why was Okinawa a significant island in the war in the Pacific?        Okinawa was a significant island in the war in the pacific because it was another victory for the Allies and they were getting closer and closer to the Japanese Islands. 4. What was the Manhattan Project? And who was J. Robert Oppenheimer?            The Manhattan Project was the making of the atomic bomb. J. Robert Oppenheimer is the American scientist who made the bomb. 5. Why was Roosevelt anxious to make concessions to Stalin concerning the fate of postwar Germany?        Roosevelt was anxious to make the concessions to Stalin concerning the fate of postwar Germany because he wanted to make sure that if the Japanese decided to attack Japan again that the Soviet Union would stand by America and Britain and he also wanted his approval of a world peace keeping organization called the United Nations. 6. What decisions did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin make at the Yalta Conference?          The decisions that Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin made at the Yalta Conference was that Roosevelt convinced Churchill to agree to dividing the Germany into four zones one for America one for the Soviet Union one for France and one for Britain. Also Stalin promised free and unfettered elections in Poland and other Soviet-occupied European countries. Lastly Stalin also agreed to join the war against Japan and to participate in the international conference that would make the United Nations become an reality. 7. At the trials, many Nazis defended themselves by saying they were only following orders. What does this rationale tell you about the German military? Why was it important to negate this justification?   This tells you that even many of the Nazis themselves were scared of Hitler and that they were brainwashed so much by Hitler that they believed that they were doing the right thing.