Guided Question

Should the U.S. have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan? Why or why not??

Do Now
Meiji reformers of Japan and Peter the Great of Russia were similar in that both emphasized A) socialism B) isolationism C) westernization and modernization D) democratization

Do Now
Which statement represents a central idea of laissezfaire economics?
A) Class struggles are based on inequities. B) Workers should form unions to better their conditions. C) Prices are best determined by supply and demand. D) The government should own all means of production.

Thinking Question
How does nuclear energy play a major role in todays world?

I) The Yalta Conference

**A) Winston Churchill (Britain) **B) Franklin D Roosevelt (U.S.) **C) Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)

**D) Plan = defeat Germany & Italy first

E) After Germany surrenders, Britain and the Soviet Union moves very slowly in helping the U.S. deal with Japan

II) Island Hopping

A) Island Hopping Taking one island back at a time B) Plan will take too long

C) Supplies are running thin

D) 400,000 troops dead between January and May 1945 **E) Over a billion dollars

III) World War II Ends

A) U.S. uses the atomic bomb to save American lives and end the war quickly **B) Drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

**C) 4 days later, Japan surrenders. World War II ends