HIST 2620 1nd Edition Lecture 25 Outline of Last Lecture I WWII II Racial Clashes III Military Conflict Outline of Current Lecture II War in the Pacific III 5 Fundamental Considerations Current Lecture War in the Pacific 1942 in the summer the Japanese had controlled one third of the earth s surface Battle of Corral Sea The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces When the Japanese landed in the area they came under attack from the aircraft carrier planes of the American task force commanded by Rear Admiral Frank J Fletcher the battle left the Japanese without enough planes to cover the ground attack of Port Moresby resulting in an Allied victory Manhattan Project research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II Einstein penned a letter to President Roosevelt urging the development of an atomic research program later that year Roosevelt saw neither the necessity nor the utility for such a project but agreed to proceed slowly In late 1941 the American effort to design and build an atomic bomb 5 fundamental considerations 1 The Commitment to Ending the War Successfully at the Earliest Possible Moment 2 The Need to Justify the Effort and Expense of Building the Atomic Bombs 3 The Hope of Achieving Diplomatic Gains in The Growing Rivalry with The Soviet Union 4 The Lack of Incentives Not to Use Atomic Weapons These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 5 Hatred of the Japanese and a Desire for Vengeance
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