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1. www.britannica.com › event › casualties-of-World-WarCasualties of World War II | Statistics, By Country, & Total

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   May 15, 2024 · The human cost of the war can hardly be calculated. Civilian population centres were intentionally targeted by both the Axis and the Allies. Planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces burned scores of Japanese cities to the ground with incendiary bombs before Hiroshima and Nagasaki were largely destroyed with atomic weapons.

2. www.historytools.org › stories › the-brutality-andThe Brutality and Legacy of Japan‘s WWII Occupation of ...

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   1 day ago · The Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia during World War II from 1942-1945 was a period of unimaginable brutality and suffering that left an indelible mark on the region. In just a few short years, millions of civilians were killed, enslaved, or subjected to horrific atrocities as Imperial Japan sought to establish its "Greater East Asia Co ...

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   How many Japanese were killed during the Okinawa War?

   • One source estimated that total Japanese sorties during the entire Okinawa campaign exceeded 3,700, with a large percentage being kamikaze attacks, and that the attackers damaged slightly more than 200 Allied vessels, with 4,900 naval officers and seamen killed and roughly 4,824 wounded or missing.

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   How many Japanese Americans were incarcerated after Pearl Harbor?

   • Public domain via Wikimedia Commons 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 imperial Japan during the war.

   The Public Finally Has Access to an Accurate List of Japanese Americans

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   What happened in Hiroshima & Nagasaki?

   • atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. Tens of thousands were killed in the initial explosions and many more would later succumb to radiation poisoning.

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   How many people were killed by atomic bombs in Japan?

   • The United States then used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing about 210,000 people. This infographic describes these early bombs, how they worked, and how they were used.

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4. www.britannica.com › event › Pearl-Harbor-attackPearl Harbor attack | Date, History, Map, Casualties ...

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   May 17, 2024 · Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, which precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. Learn more about the details and significance of the attack in this article.

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5. worldmetrics.org › world-war-ii-statisticsWorld War Ii Statistics • WorldMetrics

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   May 5, 2024 · An estimated 3.1 million Japanese civilians died during World War II. There were about 260,000 German soldiers killed in the battle of Berlin. More than 425,000 German prisoners of war spent time in 700 camps across America.

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7. www.britannica.com › event › atomic-bombings-ofAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Date ...

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   May 13, 2024 · Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. Tens of thousands were killed in the blasts and thousands more would die of radiation poisoning.

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   Apr 29, 2024 · But, in the years after the war, the names of many Japanese Americans had been lost or mispelled.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_OkinawaBattle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The battle caused more than twice the number of American casualties than both the Guadalcanal Campaign and Battle of Iwo Jima combined, with the Japanese kamikaze effort causing the American Navy to suffer more casualties than any previous engagement in the Atlantic or Pacific.