... because it was very costly in both money and lives. Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. In the war approximately 15 to 20 million military man and women were killed. 292,000 were Americans and 6,000 innocent United States citizens were murdered but the enemies. If the United States didn't drop the bomb and went ... to war with Japan the United States would have lost a million soldiers. The Japanese would not surrender to the Americans, they would rather die than surrender. The Japanese soldiers would blow themselves up instead of surrender...

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... barren land in order to ask for Japan's surrender. (140) In reality, had the Americans made this demonstration on inhabited land, it would not have been any more likely to make the proud Japanese surrender quicker. Even on the slight possibility that it would have made the Japanese surrender, war cannot be operated and relied upon chance. Not to mention the fact that ... in even more casualties. Upon a land invasion, the war would have continued killing countless amounts of individuals on either side of the battle. Americans would have to face Japan defense that would undoubtedly slaugh...

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... Nagasaki, on the 9 August, both bombs killing over 200,000 civilians and destroying a nation. The bombing by the Americans, of these Japanese cities, should be considered as a war crime, even greater than any crimes committed by the Japanese in WWII. The fact that the Japanese were convicted of war crimes and the U.S.A were not alleged of any war crimes, is a pure example of &apos ... ;victors justice' and unequal justice, due to the Americans claiming it stopped the war. However the Japanese Imperial Emperor and his forces had already pleaded to surrender, and yet they still decided to ...

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... figure out how to make it work. There was not this fear with Japan. Also a revenge factor was set in the heart of Americans ever since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Many feel that the production of the atomic bomb brought about an arms race that cost millions of money. Others ... been five years and many had not seen their loved ones and were afraid they would not ever again if they had to invade Japan's mainland. Americans were not willing to sacrifice more lives to end this war. They felt that the developed technology should be used. After all, creating the atomic ... way to r...

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... at the commencement of war with their countries. The speed of the Japanese takeover of the Western Pacific after Pearl Harbor was shocking, and the fear of a Japanese invasion was very strong. False alarms of approaching Japanese submarines and bombers affected West Coast cities. Although no acts of sabotage by Japanese-Americans were ever reported, some believed the racial and cultural loyalties of this ... married women should not be in the paid labor force to the common view that they should be. Beginning with the "great migration" during World War I and thereafter, African Americans ...

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... be in a position to help the US rather than Germany to develop the Atom bomb Albert Einstein February 19, 1942 Executive Order #9066 o Japanese Americans (Nisei) to be moved to relocation camps February 27-March 1, 1942 BATTLE OF THE JAVA SEA o Cruiser USS Houston is sunk Known as ... 1943 BATTLE OF THE KASSERINE PASS o Part of the first American offensive in the European Theater o First time American force battles the Germans o Americans suffer a huge defeat, and Patton is placed in command of the American troops in the field March 2-3, 1943 BATTLE OF THE BISMARK SEA o ... islands of ...

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... II. Newman explains that Stimson argues throughout his article that the atomic bombs were the most efficient way to end the war because the Japanese refused to surrender, the Soviets had no intimidation factor on the Japanese, and that Americans were simply war weary and need a quick resolution. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) concluded that "certainly prior to December 31 ... -enders," Newman writes.27 The Japanese were willing to negotiate, but not to surrender unconditionally as expressed clearly by Minister of Foreign Affairs Togo in a telegram to Ambassador Sato, ...

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... figure out how to make it work. There was not this fear with Japan. Also a revenge factor was set in the heart of Americans ever since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The American citizens were behind using the bomb because they were tired of the war. It had been five ... years and many had not seen their loved ones and were afraid they would not ever again if they had to invade Japan's mainland. Americans were ... diary entry from 28 July 1945 by U.S. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal that describes Secretary of State James F. Byrnes as 'most anxious to get the Japanese affair ...

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... affect, and it also had to be somewhere that had not been previously damaged. If the United States dropped the bomb on rubble, the Japanese wouldn't know what it could really do. They quickly decided on Hiroshima because it was a big city and mostly undamaged. It was also flat ... This appeal was called the Potsdam Declaration. It didn't talk about the new atomic bomb, nor did it offer to spare the Japanese emperor, since a study said 1/3 of Americans wanted him hanged. The Prime Minister of Japan, Suzuki, rejected the declaration on July 28, 1945. Now the United States was forced ... ...

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... war, but were then given a reason to join. The addition of the Americans to the allied side turned the tide and helped end the expansion of Germany and Japan. It could be devised that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour for reasons dealing with trade issues. They believed that the United ... Perhaps they could have traded with other nations, instead of disputing with the most powerful nation on the globe. During December 7, 1941, 2403 Americans lost their lives. Aside from this horrific number of innocent people, three battleships had been sunk as well as 2/3 of the air force had ... ser...

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... his birth date except a little page in the back of a bible his mother had (Carter Interview). This fact, led to what many Americans did during this time, they lied about their age to get enlisted and in 1944 at the age of only 16 he joined the United ... that moment, he knew one day he would join the many other U.S. Servicemen protecting his country (Carter Interview). He like many other Americans wondered why did the Japanese do this, the Japanese anger focused on the embargos in which the U.S. had slapped on U.S. exports to Japan (Prang 5). During the early part of ... the war, the U...

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... was destined to happen. President Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress to lend warships and other weapons to Great Britain. Many Americans disagreed with FDR's decision. They believed that Americans should not be involved in a war fought across the ocean in Europe. This attitude majorly changed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The attack left 1,177 innocent men dead. The ... Japanese dropping bombs on American soil was like a kid kicking a hornet's nest. One negative consequence was the creation of Japanese internment camps. Since the Japanese were the ... ...

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... Britain -German bombers bomb RAF bases, then bombed London by mistake, then intentionally more; aerial battle Pearl Harbor - Cause: When Japan took French Indochina, US put trade embargo on Japan. Japanese wanted to destroy the US' Pacific Fleet in order to clear the way to conquer Southeast Asia - US reacts by declaring war on Japan and inspiring men to enlist in ... , fuel, shoes, coffee, sugar, fats, oils, nuts, butter, and canned goods were rationed - 12 million African Americans, 50,000 Native Americans, and 2 million women worked on army supplies - to control prices, the government...

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... nation are fighting the same use of chemical warfare today. The two atomic bombs were dropped on August 6th and 9th of 1945 on the two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. Truman, our nation's president, said that we had no other options other then to use the S-1(the atomic bomb ... termination of the influence of the military leaders who have brought Japan to the present disaster....Unconditional surrender does not mean the extermination or enslavement of Japanese people. Japan is a nation rich in history, and overwhelmed with patriotic pride. Their country would have ...

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... an island; whereas on the mainland millions of people who would fight until their death to protect their country. Can you imagine if the Americans invaded mainland Japan where they had not only soldiers to fight against but also the citizens of Japan loyal to their emperor? Massive destruction, ... or they would shove bamboo shoots under their fingernails. The American government also wanted revenge for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese gave no warning to the Americans and no war was declared until after the incident. The Russian territorial growth definitely played a fa...

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... an island; whereas on the mainland millions of people who would fight until their death to protect their country. Can you imagine if the Americans invaded mainland Japan where they had not only soldiers to fight against but the citizens of Japan loyal to Hirohito? Massive destruction, immense loss ... bamboo shoots under their fingernails. The American government also wanted revenge for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. No warning was given by the Japanese to the Americans and no war was declared until after the incident. The Russian territorial expansion definitely played a factor in ...

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... to Panama to observe construction of the canal in 1906. Another way that Roosevelt improved foreign relations was by mediating the end of the Russo-Japanese war, which made him the first American president to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. He reached a Gentleman's Agreement with Japan ... by forcing San Francisco to end its segregation of Japanese school children in exchange for a curb on immigration of Japanese laborers to U.S. Theodore Roosevelt also made huge achievements in conversation. He added enormously to the national forests in the West ... and short economic goals. Relief an...

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... willingness to die in the face of overwhelming odds had been intense. Their refusal to surrender caused the Americans to use excessive force in order to triumph over the Japanese. Although Japan was seeking to negotiate a peace settlement, President Truman and British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee released ... an end to the war and practically guarantee victory. Lastly, the inefficiency of a military blockade made the bomb an essential last resort. Japanese defiance and resistance seemed to intensify as American landings reached nearer to the islands. The American marines attacked the i...

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... Hiroshima, as it turns out, was no exception. Rooted in the nineteenth century, anti-Asian prejudice contributed to the way Americans quickly radicalized the Pacific war. When the first Chinese immigrants arrived, they were condemned as the "yellow peril." Then came the Japanese immigrants. They, too, found themselves the targets of stereotyping discrimination, violence, and exclusion that would lead to the internment ... Hitler and the Nazis, not the German people. In the pacific, on the other hand, American anger was generally aimed at an entire people; the "Japs." During the war, the J...

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... military target surrounded by other buildings. 3. It should be used without prior warning of the nature of the weapon. The Interim Committee decided against warning the Japanese about the atomic bomb because they claimed that they weren't sure if it would detonate. "Not one of the Chiefs nor the Secretary thought well of ... have ended the war themselves, without the U.S. ever having to use nuclear force. The United States also could have threatened Japan with a Russian invasion. The Japanese were counting on Russia to help them make peace with the U.S. without unconditionally surrender...

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... . The official reason given by then United States President Harry Truman was that it would save more American lives than it would kill Japanese. Prior to the Americans dropping the atomic bomb, many Americans had become upset by the behavior the Japanese had displayed concerning the bombing of Pearl Harbor and their particular cruelty to prisoners of war. The bombing of Pearl Harbor destroyed ... a huge amount of American bomber planes and naval fleets that were parked and harbored on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. As well as destroying the planes and sailing vessels, the Japanese killed ....

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... the weapon should not be used right away, but rather should be made and kept in readiness in case of an extreme emergency. Once Americans see the potential of the bombs, they would most likely do whatever possible to prevent the use of them. Also, during peace time the ... surrender of Japan as the United States desired. Stimson argued that nothing would be more damaging to the effort to obtain the surrender of the Japanese than a warning or demonstration that is followed by a bomb that does not explode as it is supposed to when dropped. Since this weapon ... refrained from bombing the ...

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... possible motives that are, even now, brought to the table. However, the protection of American lives as well as the refusal of the Japanese nation to surrender are the most credible grounds for the use of the A-bomb to end WWII. In December of 1941, the American naval ... base Pearl Harbor suffered a surprise attack. An attack which Americans would not soon forget. The retaliation for this tragic episode was a substantial part of the reasoning behind the use of the Atomic bomb on the Japanese. Moreover, as former President Harry Truman said in a 1945 radio address, ... wounded, and the ...

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... two million American doughboys have been sent across the Pacific Ocean in hopes of putting an end to the hellacious battle against the suicidal tactics of the Japanese. Imagine the sight of horror and carnage that came from the land battle the United States decided to give a shot. Looking up and down the ... . This is what life would have been like for many years if the United States had decided to go with a land battle against Japan. Millions of Americans would have lost their lives on the beaches hoping to make a difference in the war to end it soon. Now imagine a chance to change hist...

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... cities in Japan in 1945, there is still an enormous debate over it. The decision to drop the Atom Bomb created a huge impact on Americans and forever changed the way that other nations view the United States. Gar Alperovitz's book, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, discusses ... William D. Leahy said, "The use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender in being the first to use it, we adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians in the Dark ... be defeate...

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