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1. 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. Most believe the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only reason the country ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · In this Sept. 2, 1945, file photo, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, left, watches as the foreign minister Manoru Shigemitsu of Japan signs the surrender document aboard the USS Missouri on Tokyo Bay. Lt. General Richard K. Sutherland, center, witnesses the ceremony marking the end of World War II with other American and British officers in ...

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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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   What is a good book about Japan's decision to surrender?

   • Knopf. ISBN 978-0-375-41202-8. "The thing had to be done", but "Circumstances are heavy with misgiving." Butow, Robert (1954). Japan's Decision to Surrender. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0460-1. Explains the conflicts and debates within the Japanese government from the onset of World War II until surrender.

   Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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   What drew Japan's decision to surrender?

   • "The Atomic Bombs and the Soviet Invasion: What Drove Japan's Decision to Surrender?". Japan Focus. Retrieved 17 June 2012. Here he sharpens his earlier view that the Soviet entrance into the Pacific War was the primary cause for Japan's surrender. Maddox, Robert James (1995). Weapons for Victory: The Hiroshima Decision.

   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.

   Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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

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   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 ...

5. www.ncesc.com › how-powerful-was-japan-before-ww2How powerful was Japan before ww2? - Geographic FAQ Hub ...

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   Apr 27, 2024 · The Japanese government did not believe it could defeat the United States in a war. However, it hoped that through the attack on Pearl Harbor, it could delay American intervention and negotiate a favorable end to the war. Did Britain beat Japan in WW2? Yes, Britain, along with the Allied forces, was successful in defeating Japan in World War II.

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

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   May 1, 2024 · A military encounter between Japan and the Soviet Union was triggered by allegations of territorial intrusion, which came to be known as the Nomonhan Incident. Chapter 1 describes the incident as ...

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   May 1, 2024 · The Japanese surrender in World War II marked the end of one of the most grim and lethal periods in human history. Although Germany waved the white flag in May 1945, the Empire of Japan needed a ...

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   3 days ago · For a Western power, occupying Japan at the end of the Second World War was never going to be easy. Having weathered the storm of Western imperialism in the late 19th century and trounced the Russian Empire in 1905, the country took on the task of creating ‘Asia for the Asians’ in the 1930s.