Should the USA have used the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945? 1945 began as a year of increasing tensions between countries as the war extended onto its sixth year. Military groups of the various countries involved were now beginning to seriously consider the conclusion of the war in terms of how the global ceasefire would be carried out and frankly‚ who would win. After the defeat of the Axis Powers in Europe‚ the focus had been turned towards the war in Asia and the Pacific Regions in which the Allied
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in order to slow its drop and allow the plane time to fly away from the blast zone. Despite witnessing the terrible destruction of the bomb on Hiroshima‚ Emperor Hirohito and Japan still refused to surrender. Three days later another atomic bomb made out of plutonium‚ nicknamed Fat Man‚ was dropped on Nagasaki‚
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troops and sailors at risk. Way more Japanese would have died using this option‚ than were killed in the two atomic raids. 2. Demonstrate the atomic bomb. By demonstrating the atomic bomb‚ Truman could have shown the Japanese leaders‚ including Hirohito‚ that their nation faced total destruction if they did not surrender immediately. Other scholars pointed out
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boy is walking around the camp searching for seashells and old indian arrowheads; as he passes under the guard tower‚ his inclination to mention the Emperor’s name overwhelms his self control. "But sometimes it slipped out anyway. ’Hirohito‚ Hirohito Hirohito’. He said it quietly. Quickly. He whispered it" (84). The young boy reciting the Japanese Emperor’s name multiple times displays his loyalty to Japan and the compassion he has for the Emperor— this is surprising because‚ besides the new
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decisive victory for the U.S. against Japan in the August 29‚ 1942 - The Red Cross announces Japan refuses to allow safe passage of ships containing supplies for U.S. POWs. September 27‚ 1942 - British offensive in Burma. December 31‚ 1942 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives permission to his troops to withdraw from Guadalcanal after five months of bloody fighting against U.S. Forces 1943 February 8‚ 1943 - British-Indian forces begin guerrilla operations against Japanese in Burma. February 9‚ 1943
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U.S. General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the occupation of Japan. Hirohito met with MacArthur‚ accepted responsibility for Japan’s entry into World War II‚ and offered to abdicate. Feeling that Hirohito was the only individual who could keep the occupation peaceful‚ MacArthur refused his offer. Hirohito became the only major Axis leader to keep his prewar position (go.galegroup.com). Also following Japan’s surrender‚ Germany followed
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World War II is one of the greatest catalysts for change in history. The most important of long-term consequences of World War II is the fact that so many people had to die to shift world power. However‚ a consequence does not have to be negative. After World War II‚ Nazi Germany‚ Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan were all transformed into democracies. These countries were terrorized by neighboring countries and had to be stopped. Unfortunately‚ after World War II‚ the consequences for it was the
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Change is inevitable and everyone experiences it throughout the span of their lives. Chinua Achebe represents changes through Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart‚ and Julie Otsuka portrays how people have to adapt to different environments throughout her work‚ “When the Emperor Was Divine”. Throughout both of the works‚ Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart and “the boy” in “from When the Emperor Was Divine” have to develop and adapt to diversity that is brought upon each of their cultures. Achebe and Otsuka demonstrate
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the revisionist view that the use of the bombs was “to take a firm stance against the Soviet Union.” Quoting Alperovitz‚ Maddox makes a claim that the atomic bombings caused Japan to surrender. Maddox argues that the atomic bomb allowed Emperor Hirohito to understand the destruction that Japan faced if they refused to surrender. In closing Maddox addresses the revisionist views on the atomic bomb and the end of war. With Japan’s surrender‚ the author states that revisionist such as Alperovitz created
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one in the book who can call multiple countries home often have trouble identifying which side to support during war. One instance of this is when the boy is told never to mention the emperor’s name‚ “But sometimes it slipped out anyway. Hirohito‚ Hirohito‚ Hirohito. He said it quietly. Quickly. He whispered it.”(41). The boy is very conflicted because growing up he was raised with Japanese influences‚ but as he transitions into the camp he is told to show no allegiance to Japan. The American Government
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