Appendix C World War II and the Atom Bomb Complete the charts in Parts 1 and 2 by providing the requested information. An example is provided in Part 1. Answer the questions in Part 3. Part 1: Western Front Campaign Dates Allied objective Major turning point Outcome EXAMPLE: North Africa October 1942 to May 1943 Attack Germans from the southern side; expose the vulnerability of the Nazi empire Battle at El Alamein: German forces driven out of Egypt The American offensive finally drove the Germans from Africa, allowing the Allies to move toward Italy Italy Normandy Liberation of Paris Part 2: The Pacific Campaign, Battle, or Major Event Dates Allied objective or role Major turning point Outcome Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Guadalcanal Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines Iwo Jima Fire raids on Tokyo Battle of Okinawa Atomic bomb Part 3: Write a 350-word response to the following question: Do you think President Truman was right or wrong in his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Why? Format your response consistent with Associate Level Writing Style Handbook guidelines. .

1. Appendix C
World War II and the Atom Bomb
Complete the charts in Parts 1 and 2 by providing the requested
information. An example is provided in Part 1. Answer the
questions in Part 3.
Part 1: Western Front
Campaign
Dates
Allied objective
Major turning point
Outcome
EXAMPLE:
North Africa
October 1942 to May 1943

2. Attack Germans from the southern side; expose the vulnerability
of the Nazi empire
Battle at El Alamein: German forces driven out of Egypt
The American offensive finally drove the Germans from Africa,
allowing the Allies to move toward Italy
Italy
Normandy
Liberation of Paris

3. Part 2: The Pacific
Campaign, Battle, or Major Event
Dates
Allied objective or role
Major turning point
Outcome
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Midway

4. Guadalcanal
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Fire raids on Tokyo

5. Battle of Okinawa
Atomic bomb
Part 3:
Write a 350-word response to the following question:
Do you think President Truman was right or wrong in his
decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Why?

6. Format your response consistent with
Associate Level Writing Style Handbook
guidelines.