Pearl Harbor to the Atomic Bomb: The Pacific War, 1941-1945
Course Id:   197
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Course Overview
InstitutionzzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)
SubjectSocial Studies Electives
Education LevelHigh School
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Course Description
World War II was the greatest war in history. Tom Brokaw, in his most recent book, describes the men that fought in this war and the women that supported them as "the greatest generation." History perhaps, has never seen two such contrasting sides and ideologies in such a massive conflict- truly a world war. For the United States this war involved a massive effort on two fronts with the defeat of Germany and Italy getting priority in both men and material. Yet the Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen in the Pacific made do with what they had and fought across incredible distances and hostile terrain to defeat the Japanese in their own "back yard." This war has shaped so much of our world today, that it is truly necessary to understand what happened almost 60 years ago to understand the present.



This class will examine the war in the Pacific Theater, examining the attack on Pearl Harbor and the lessons we can learn from it, the desperate struggles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal during the opening months of the war and then follow Nimitz and MacArthur as they island hop across the Pacific to Iwo Jima, Okinawa and to the very doorstep of Japan itself. We will conclude with a study of the decision to drop the atomic bomb and how that has shaped our world today.


Delivery Method
  • Internet
  • Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access


  • Prerequisites
    Ability and willingness to read 25-50 pages a week and to interview participants in this conflict electronically and in person. Students may also be asked to rent 1-2 movies for viewing during the course of the class.

    Course Materials
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