Reflection Essay 3 Question: Discuss World War II in the Pacific, using three key events to illustrate the course of the war in the Pacific theater. How and why did the US win the war against Japan? Be specific. Do you think the United States would have won the war against Japan without the use of the Atomic Bombs? Why or why not? Defend your position on this point in terms of the idea: could Japan have been defeated via conventional warfare? How did the advent of atomic weapons influence the emerging Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? Be specific.
