Fiona

> Victory disease- over stretched themselves. > merchant shipping in crisis > America was stronger > Superiority of Allied technology > Superirority of Allied technology- bad luck, arragonce > Didnt have really strong Allies > Battle at Midway (luck) and Coral Seas > Allied island hopping > US economy > US resources > Japanese were complacent as a result of their victories > Strength of censorship and propaganda- didnt know how to deal with defeat of support from colonies. > Didnt capture the HEARTS and MINDS of the colonies. > Japan has unrealistic expectations of the war > Air raids- US bombings of Japanese factories > Political- leadership comparison between Roosevelt/Truman and Tojo/Hirohito > China

Top Three:

~ Japan had unrealistic expectations: of its capability in defending/resourcing the newly conquered territories - of the technological capacity - of the resolve with which the Allies would defend the Pacific.

~ Leadership: Allies had superior leadership and a more secure democratic foundation through which to run the war militarily and economically. They could make the decisions on the go. - Japanese leaders were unprepared with the need to gain the hearts and minds of their people and lied to them. - Lack of support from colonies - Complacency in terms of their earlier victories - Military leadership- MacArthur/nimitz/lemay

~ US as an economic power house: - America was stronger- superiroity of technolog - US economy and resources - Island hopping - Battle of Midwa and Coral Sea

Historians:
 * 1) Beasley

Historical detail:
 * 1) Statistics
 * 2) Truman/ Rooselvelt/Hirohito/Yamamoto quotes
 * 3) Distance or logistics
 * 4) Time sequencing- Chronology- stage 1; winners. stage 2; Midway and Coral Sea. stage 3; Saipan. stage 4; Attack on home island.