... never had any doubt about it being used," (https://history.state.gov). Truman had given Japan an opportunity to surrender, warning them of complete destruction, but the ultimatum that he sent was ignored and the Japanese government ignored it and faced, "utter devastation," (HIST, 426). So on Aug. 6, ... blood bath in American history. Thankfully, operation downfall never became a reality because of the use of the atomic bomb, the atomic bomb gave Japan the unthinkable opportunity to immediately surrender, without this who knows how much longer they would have been at war. The use of the ...

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... was drafted up by Roosevelt and Churchill on August 4th, 1941. According to the "Atlantic Charter," every nation could choose its own form of government, thus, if Japan were to surrender based on these terms, they would be able to retain the emperor, their God (Alperovitz). However, when the United States offered ... Bomb had been dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a vote in the Japanese government still came up deadlocked between the hawks and the doves. The doves wanted to surrender as they realized that Japan only faced more destruction if they continued the fighting. The hawks w...

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... to drop the first nuclear bomb upon a defiant Japan, on a City named Hiroshima Even before the war commenced in 1939 American scientists became increasingly concerned with Nazi Germany and their efforts on nuclear weapon research. Then in 1940, the U.S. government initiated its own development program on atomic weapons. The ... very first successful drop. Although the Trinity test was a success, the allied powers already had defeated Germany in Europe, but Japan, however, announce they would fight until the bitter end despite the very slim chances they had of winning. In late July of 1945...

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... the higher ups in the government and military like to think they have the knowledge of all aspects of what is going on in the world of war. This thinking might stand true with today's technology but during the war time of the Bombing of Japan this was not the case. ... due to radiation exposure. On August 9th, 1945, a second Atomic bomb was dropped on the city, Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people instantly, causing Japan to surrender. President Harry Truman, known for electing to use the new and deadly weapon, claimed that dropping the Atomic bomb would save over 100, ... 000 American lives....

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... poorly educated Austrian; joined German workers party, became leader, changed name to Nazi; became Dictator of Germany Mussolini - in Fascist Party; declared himself Dictator of Italy Tojo - Dictator of Japan Stalin - Dictator of USSR Franco - Dictator of Spain Billy Mitchel - General that supported idea of Separate Air Arm (he wanted airplanes to be put into a different military unit under ... - Underlying: Treaty of Versailles, Economic Problems in Germany, Nationalism, Rise of Dictatorships, Need for Industrial Resources, Spanish Civil War - Immediate: Invasion of Poland 3 Major Axis...

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