Before the successful testing of the atomic bomb, the United States had an elaborate set of plans for the invasion of Japan that were developed in the spring and summer of 1945. ... " (Wellerstein, 2013) Now critics may say that Japan's defeat was all but inevitable, and that dropping the atomic bombs was simply an act of genocide aimed at intimidating the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. ... " (Davis, 1987) With most of the military, as well as 40% of the arms and munitions in Kyushu preparing for the first amphibious assault, the members of the Patriotic Citizens Figh...

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Before the successful testing of the atomic bomb, the United States had an elaborate set of plans for the invasion of Japan that were developed in the spring and summer of 1945. ... Now, critics may say that Japan's defeat was all but inevitable, and that dropping the atomic bombs was simply an act of genocide aimed at intimidating the Soviet Union and the rest of the world. ... With most of the military, as well as 40% of the arms and munitions in Kyushu preparing for the first amphibious assault, the members of the Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps were armed with muskets, longbows, ev...

• Word Count: 1072
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography