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May 1, 2024 · Magazines were told that the cause of the war was the enemy's egoistic desire to rule the world, and ordered, under the guise of requests, to promote anti-American and anti-British sentiment. When Jun'ichirō Tanizaki began to serialize his novel Sasameyuki , a nostalgic account of pre-war family life, the editors of Chūōkōron were warned it ...
2 days ago · Substantial debate exists over the ethical, legal, and military aspects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August 1945 at the close of World War II (1939–45). On 26 July 1945 at the Potsdam Conference, United States President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President of China ...
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World War II officially ended in Asia on September 2, 1945, with the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri. Before that, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, and the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, causing Emperor Hirohito to announce the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15, 1945, which would eventually lead ...
Apr 29, 2024 · After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States’ government incarcerated more than 120,000 Japanese Americans—two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens—over fears they might help ...
3 days ago · The American people learned about the new weapon from a White House press release (Document D). Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki that killed 35,000 people. Japan surrendered unconditionally on August 14.
5 days ago · The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were pivotal events in World War II, leading directly to Japan’s unconditional surrender and effectively ending the war. How and why did Japan get involved in WWII?
3 days ago · Embracing Defeat is a richly researched, beautifully illustrated and elegantly written account of the period of the US-led occupation of Japan from 1945–52, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the US National Book Award, among others. Throughout the book John Dower’s writing is elegant, informative and easy to follow.
