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The New Deal and World War II
Roosevelt’s leadership through economic reconstruction, war
WAR, VICTORY, AND THE BOMB
The final battles in the Pacific were among the war’s bloodiest. In June 1944, the Battle
of the Philippine Sea effectively destroyed Japanese naval air power, forcing the
resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Tojo. General Douglas MacArthur – who had
reluctantly left the Philippines two years before to escape Japanese capture – returned
to the islands in October. The accompanying Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval
engagement ever fought, was the final decisive defeat of the Japanese Navy. By
February 1945, U.S. forces had taken Manila.
Next, the United States set its sight on the strategic island of Iwo Jima in the Bonin
Islands, about halfway between the Marianas and Japan. The Japanese, trained to die
fighting for the Emperor, made suicidal use of natural caves and rocky terrain. U.S.
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- Fall '10
- PIETRZAK
- Reconstruction, New Deal, World War I, incendiary bombing attacks, Japanese prime minister, General Douglas MacArthur, Japanese naval air, Japanese defenders perished., final decisive defeat
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