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1. teachingamericanhistory.org › document › chapter-23Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb | Teaching ...

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   4 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.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Debate_over_the_atomicDebate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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   1 day 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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   Did the bombings cause the Japanese surrender?

   • Supporters of the bombings generally assert that they caused the Japanese surrender, preventing massive casualties on both sides in the planned invasion of Japan: Kyūshū was to be invaded in November 1945 and Honshū four months later. It was thought Japan would not surrender unless there was an overwhelming demonstration of destructive capability.

   Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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   Why did the B-29 bomb Tokyo?

   • During November 1944 American B-29s began their first incendiary bomb raids on Tokyo, and on 9 March 1945, wave upon wave dropped masses of small incendiaries containing an early version of napalm on the city's population—for they directed this assault against civilians.

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   Why did the Allied military force Japan to surrender?

   • Allied military leaders believed invasion was the only way to force the unconditional surrender for which Allied policy called (Document C). Intense bombing of Japan (on March 9-10, 1945, for example, bombs leveled nearly 16 square miles of Tokyo and killed 90,000 Japanese) had not moved Japan to surrender.

   Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb

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   Why did the US survey Hiroshima & Nagasaki?

   • US investigatorsoffered one answer when they insisted that surveying the devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki would help Americans devise ways to defend their cities from similar attacks. World War II was over, but the nuclear age had begun. US Neutrality Neutrality Act of 1935 (August 31, 1935)

   World War II - Teaching American History

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4. reviews.history.ac.uk › review › 2037Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Aftermath of World War II ...

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   4 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.

5. www.defensemedianetwork.com › stories › why-iwo-jimaWhy Iwo Jima? | Defense Media Network

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   5 days ago · By the summer of 1944, the war in the Pacific was clearly being won by the United States and its allies, who, emboldened by the decimation of Japanese naval and air forces at the Battle of Midway two years earlier, had driven Japanese forces from most of their island strongholds.

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7. teachingamericanhistory.org › collections › wwiiWorld War II | Teaching American History

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   4 days ago · Selected and introduced by Jennifer D. Keene. Core Document Volume World War II $12.99. Buy Softcover. Documents. All Documents in this Volume. Filter by Thread. Civil Rights Movement. Congress. Defense and War.

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8. trendydigests.com › 2024/05/08 › pearl-harborPearl Harbor: Reflections on Japan’s Strategic Miscalculations

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   4 days ago · The U.S. response to Pearl Harbor was as fierce as it was immediate. The nation, once divided over the prospect of entering World War II, unified with a “terrible resolve” to fight back. Relevant articles: – Pearl Harbor: Japan’s biggest mistake, The Covington News – Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?, history.com

9. www.fold3.com › publication › 977US, Marine Corps Casualty Indexes, 1940–1958 - Fold3

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   4 days ago · US, Foreign Burial of American War Dead, 1812-1945; Unit History - US, USS Wakefield Records, 1940-1945; US, WWII Allied Military Conferences, 1941-1945; US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947; See all publications; Related Collections. World War II - (United States) Afghan War (US) Black History; Indian and Mexican American Wars ...