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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 ...

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

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   5 days ago · 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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   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 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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   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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   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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4. teachingamericanhistory.org › document › chapter-23Chapter 23: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb | Teaching ...

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   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. www.warhistoryonline.com › world-war-ii › shiroShiro Ishii and the Dark Legacy of Japan's Unit 731 | War ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Promoted to the rank of Senior Army Surgeon, Second Class, Shiro Ishii assumed command of what became the infamous Unit 731 in 1936. Operating under the guise of the Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department of the Kwantung Army, Unit 731 was a clandestine entity dedicated to chemical warfare research and development.

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

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   May 1, 2024 · Chapter 1 describes the incident as ‘the start’ and ‘the end’ of the World War II based on local reporting. ... Stalin’s plan to prepare the war against Japan is about to move in eastern ...

7. 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 ...

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

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   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.