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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › public-finallyThe Public Finally Has Access to an Accurate List of Japanese ...

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   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 ...

2. www.warhistoryonline.com › world-war-ii › why-didEnding the Deadliest Conflict in Human History: Why Did Japan ...

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   Apr 15, 2024 · The Japanese surrender in World War II brought to a close one of the darkest and deadliest chapters in human history. While the Germans waved the white flag in May 1945, it took the Empire of Japan several more months to admit they’d been defeated.

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   Why did Japan lose a war in 1945?

   • 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. Continued fighting in the Pacific (Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945; Okinawa, April-June 1945; and ongoing fighting in the Philippines) led to mounting American casualties.

   Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb

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   Why did Japan surrender unconditionally?

   • Devastating though these attacks were, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not the only factor that led the Japanese to surrender unconditionally. A blockade had fully isolated Japan from outside resources by the summer of 1945 and the Russians entered the war against Japan, August 9, 1945.

   Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb

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   How did Japan respond to the Japanese invasion?

   • He and the others were sent to Japan for the duration of the war. In retaliation to the invasion, the Army Air Force and Navy Patrol Wing dropped seven million pounds of bombs on the island. The anti-aircraft response from the Japanese was formidable.

   The Forgotten Battle: The Japanese Invasion of Alaska

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   How did Japanese isolation affect World War II?

   • This isolation was compounded by a stringent naval blockade and a relentless aerial bombing campaign that targeted Japanese cities and industrial centers, crippling the nation’s war effort. The scarcity of vital resources caused by this led to widespread suffering and hardship among the Japanese populace.

   Ending the Deadliest Conflict in Human History: Why Did Japan Surrender

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4. www.kuriositas.com › 2012 › 11The Forgotten Battle: The Japanese Invasion of Alaska

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   May 6, 2024 · In the early morning of 6 June 1942, 500 Japanese soldiers landed on Kiska, one of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. They took the only inhabitants of the island, a ten man (and six dog) US Navy Weather Detachment by complete surprise and quickly took control of American soil.

5. worldhistoryedu.com › how-did-the-atomic-bombingsHow did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima ... - World History Edu

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   May 6, 2024 · The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, led to Japan’s unconditional surrender and the end of World War II. These events also marked the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war.

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7. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › us-japan-allianceThe U.S.-Japan Alliance | Council on Foreign Relations

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   May 3, 2024 · The alliance began during the U.S. occupation after World War II. The United States pledged to defend Japan, which adopted a pacifist constitution.

8. www.asahi.com › special › nomonhanNomonhan, The beginning and the end of the World War II ...

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   May 1, 2024 · The Nomonhan Incident is a little-known conflict fought in remote inner-Asia. But it paved the way for all the events which triggered the outbreak of the World War II in Europe.

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

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   5 days ago · On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 80,000 people instantly. 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.