https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF SEQ en-us 2019-01-10 23:53:40 UTC 2019-01-12 10:25:09 UTC hello@padlet.com twomkint https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512903 2019-01-10 23:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512903 twomkint https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512921 2019-01-10 23:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512921 twomkint https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512963 2019-01-10 23:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512963 twomkint https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512999
Yes, I agree because


No, I do not agree because


]]> 2019-01-10 23:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319512999 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319517931 2019-01-11 00:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319517931 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518161 yes i agree because of USA's strengths,such as its woman power, economic strength, its military and navy strength and its "island hopping" strategy.

USA was the largest producer in the word so USA's industry capacity was larger than Japan's so with any attack from Japan, USA would be able to bounce back and strike back with a greater force.Their factories could quickly switch over to military production to boost war efforts . In comparison Japan had limited .. so cannot match war production & would eventually be defeated?

Strong military power - elaborate and explain - not completely destroyed at PH attack, e.g. sea battles e.g. battle of midway,  So what - link to explain

USA's island-hopping strategy helped recapture territories lost to Japan ans undermined war efforts and morale.The island hopping strategy is a strategy used by USA to gain military bases and secure many small islands in Pacific in WW2. They targeted islands not strongly defended by the Japanese  so  describe impact on Japan - how it helped to cripple Japan economy and war production as can launch attacks on mainland Japan. (aerial boming of mainland Japan)

Also, USA used the atomic bomb as a way to make Japan surrender. Japan strong insistence not to admit defeat was dampened when the atomic bomb, "fat man" dropped on Nagasaki on 9 august 1945. The bombing led to Japan's unconditional surrender to the allies on 15 august 1945. -So what , link to explain]]> 2019-01-11 00:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518161 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518242 Agree: Japan had a weak and ineffective defense due to its decision to overextend itself. (P) This helped led to its defeat in WWII because they cannot maintain a strong defense in the newly conquered territories. Its armies and navy were stretched too thinly which allowed the Allies to defeat Japan in key battles. This cost Japan many experienced military personnel and expensive equipment and ships that cannot be easily replaced, this further weakened Japan's ability to fight in the war. For example, the Battle of Midway ended in 4 Japanese fleet carriers sunk with over 3000 sailors and pilots killed and hundreds of planes destroyed. Prior to this battle, the Japanese had faced the allies at the Battle of Coral Sea which put 2 carriers out of operation and made them unable to participate at Midway. If Japan had not expanded itself to the Coral Sea, they would have not needed to fight in the coral sea and could have used those 2 fleet carriers at the Midway, potentially turning the tide of war. Thus Japan's decision to overextend itself helped contribute to Japan's defeat as they over-stretched their resources and fought the war on too many fronts. (WELL DONE )
Japan's to be blamed as well - strategic error - bombing Pearl Harbour - led to US involvement, did not fully destroy US pacific fleet , USA able to regroup and counter-attack e.g. battle of midway
Disagree: Japan should not be blamed for its defeat in WWII because it was the involvement of the US that should be blamed for its defeat as the USA was more powerful than Japan. (P) The USA was known as the largest industrial producer in the world during WWII period. Although it mostly produced consumer goods instead of military equipment, it was able to quickly convert their factories into producing military equipment. With the USA's involvement in the war, the Allied powers were able to  create more advanced military weapons and have more resources, manpower and equipment to fight in the war in comparison to Japan which did not have as much resources and strong industries to match or outlast the Allies. Furthermore, The USA's large airforce managed to bomb the Japanese home islands and destroyed its industries which further weakened Japan's ability to continue fighting in the war,  This shows thatwas bound to lose the war as it had a strong opponent and had a low chance of winning in the long run. (WELL DONE)
Defeat of Germany (P)- circumstances that Japan could not control. (P) elaborate on defeat of Germany and its impact on Japan

Final conclusion: weigh which is more important]]> 2019-01-11 00:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518242 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518260 No. I disagree because of USA's "island hopping" strategy, which recaptured key bases and islands in the Asia-Pacific region to Japan. The strategy helped USA to capture Iwo Jima and Okinawa, which weakened the Japanese economy  (HOW? ) and their ability to sustain a long-drawn war without resources and funds as the Allies were able to consistently bomb Japan's industries in the mainland. Secondly, the economic strength of USA placed the Allies in a better position over Japan]]> 2019-01-11 00:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518260 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518412 The entry of USA led to the defeat of japan because of its economic strength.
USA was the largest industrial producers in the world at that time and could easily switch from goods for consumption to military production. This is evident in the many unemployed workers who were willing to work as opposed to the workers who were forced into labour in facist states. This means that being the biggest producers they had a lot of military power and resources to defeat japan.
Thus the entry of the USA led to the defeat of japan because of their economic strength. and  in comparison - you must compare to Japan. So then can link to explain - with stronger military production outlast Japan in a long drawn war and eventually defeat Japan

The entry of USA also led to the defeat of japan in WW2 because of its military and naval strength. This is evident in the use of the three aircraft carriers of the  pacific fleet in the battle of the coral sea and the battle of midway. This means that even though pearl harbor was attacked, USA still maximised what they had and retaliated. examples ? The retaliation weakened japan and showcased the naval strength of the USA This led to defeat of japan how link to explain?.]]> 2019-01-11 00:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518412 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518421 Japan is to be blamed for its defeat in world war two because it occupied almost the whole of Southeast Asia, and it was a large territory to manage thus making it hard to defend and maintain. (good Point)  Elaborate on this with examples
1. fighting war on many fronts - where
2. suffered key miltary defeats - US island hopping strategy  e.g. - Japan expansion halted, lost offensive position and became defensive
LINK : The number of experienced pilots and aircraft carriers had also reduced due to the Japan's defeats by the Allies. This meant Japan's struggled to keep up with the war efforts with its limited funds,resources and manpower. Thus, Japan started to lose morale and was defeated in the war. Japan's over-estimated her ability and over-extended her empire making it difficult for her to effectively defend and over-stretched her resources leading to her defeat.

Japan is also to blamed for its defeat in the World War because of the Island-Hopping Strategy by the Allied Powers, inflicting heavy damage to the Japanese military, thus affecting their stren (shift to point 2)

Other points that show Japan is to be blamed:

1. Used of forced labour and Kamikaze - strengthened resolve and determination of the allied power - contributed to use of atomic bomb to end war quickly


]]> 2019-01-11 00:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518421 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518498 -ineffective defence of an overextended japanese empire-
+1942-Japan occupied almost the whole of southeast asia
-overstretched itself, so it was difficult for japan to defend Southeast asia
Give examples - lose key battles like battle of philippines, - weakened Japan military as jap suffered heavy losses , recaptured  Iwo Jiam and Okinawa and allied powers regained territories - used the territories to launch attacks on main land Japan (impact on Japan economy and war efforts)
-Thus they struggles to support war efforts due to limited resources
-also , the allied powers turn the tide of war, japan became defensive and morale was weakened as it suffered military defeats, with its linited resources and mainland Japan under attached - matter of time defeated as cannot effectively defend her over-extended empire.

]]> 2019-01-11 00:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518498 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518551 Disagree - Consider other factors : Japan's miscalculations - Over-extended their empire & treatment of prisoners & use of kamikaze , defeat of Germany

Japan did not have such a strong industrial foundation or capabilities to support their war effort. Japanese women were asked to stay at home and this reduces their  Japan was also unable to protect their merchant fleet from attacks by American submarines. (no connect toThis weakened the Japanese economy and the people suffered shortages. The Allies also bombed many of the Japanese factories.



]]> 2019-01-11 00:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518551 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518587 I agree because USA's industrial capacity was larger than Japan's. They had the largest industrial producer in the world at that time. (Describe US economic strength and give examples) However, Japan did not have such a strong industrial foundation or capabilities to support their war effort. They had limited resources and faced continuous aerial attacks. They were not able to protect their merchant fleet from attacks by American submarines and the economy almost came to a stop. This affected war production and the American attacks weakened Japan's economy even further 

Link to explain - So what? war production out-weigh Japan, can last longer, evnetually defeat Japan ]]> 2019-01-11 00:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518587 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518859 Japan's defeat was only because of the atomic bomb as it caused lots of devastation upon the civilian population. It served to cripple to Japanese economy and
examples  of impact of the bomb and so what? the emperor knew cannot fight in the face of such a powerful weapon so led to unconditional surrender?

]]> 2019-01-11 00:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518859 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518862 I agree as the dropipng of the atomic bomb on japans important cities caused japan to suffer huge moral setbacks and also crippled japans army as those cities were producing japans war machines .

Its the effect of the atomic bomb that you should look at]]> 2019-01-11 00:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319518862 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319519155 i disagree that japan's defeat was only because of the atomic bomb. USA's "Island hopping strategy" was another reason that crippled Japan's defence and led to defeat of Japan in WWII. Japan's defence on Pacific Islands were weak and it allowed the USA to liberate the Islands and set up military base there. .  (Give  examples of the island hopping strategy and its impact on Japan war efforts?) Therefore, it further strengthen USA and weaken Japan's defence]]> 2019-01-11 00:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319519155 https://padlet.com/twomkint/4a2DOF/wish/319521954 I agree because USA's industrial capacity was larger than Japan's. (P) They had the largest industrial producer in the world at that time.  (Describe & Give examples of how this helped the Allied Powers?
However, Japan did not have such a strong industrial foundation or capabilities to support their war effort. They were not able to protect their merchant fleet from attacks by American submarines. This meant that American attacks weaken Japan's war production as they  faced shortages of resources.

Link to explain - So what? war production out-weigh Japan, can last longer, evnetually defeat Japan

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