battleship Yamato‚ but the Allied submarines spotted it before it could get too close‚ so the Yamato was sunk before it did too much damage. One of the more popular battles in Okinawa is Horseshoe ridge. In the battle of Okinawa the Japanese used kamikaze pilots to bomb the Allied forces.General Buckner was killed in action just before the battle ended. The end of the Battle of Okinawa was because General Ushijima and his chief of staff‚ General Cho committed ritual
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The Japanese leaders were very ruthless and it was against the Japanese culture to give up. For example‚ “Thousands of suicide missions by kamikaze pilots who tried to crash their planes into U.S. warships seemed additional proof of Japanese fantacism”. When Japan refused to give up there was only so much the U.S. could do. When in office Truman argued‚ “That the use of the atomic bomb was necessary
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symbolizes how Walter longs to be masculine‚ however is very much the opposite. In this short story‚ Walter experiences five daydreams. When reading the story‚ you are immediately introduced to Walter’s first daydream. In this daydream he is a pilot of a navy hydroplane. He is steadily giving commanding orders when he is interrupted by his wife’s nagging. The second daydream takes place
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and other Japan held – o Australian resented this waste of life Curtin wrote to try and change MACARTHUR idea 0- did not agree o Curtin died 5 July 1945 (6 weeks before end of WW2) • JAPAN refused to surrender – • Short supplies‚ no army KAMIKAZE pilots • JAPANESE fight to death – decision for Bombs. In Hiroshima German Scientist helped make it HARRY S TURMAN (US president – demanded unconditional surrender) Japan - NO Military – Hiroshima 6 AUGUST 1945 – 70000 killed Nagasaki – Industrial
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Lastly the last event that led to the use of an atomic bomb was at Okinawa‚ the Japanese were unwavering and as a last ditch effort the Japanese unleashed suicide pilots also known as kamikazes to make sure to take as many Americans as they could down with them. After the previously stated events America was considering the use of nuclear weapons to end the war with Japan to prevent unnecessary deaths and use of resources. President
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progressed China joined the Allied powers but was occupied by Japanese forces close to the border. When Colonel Doolittle took a group of pilots and attacked Japan’s industrial sites in Tokyo and a couple other cities‚ China was the designated landing site. Unfortunately due to Japanese occupation for the most part - none of the planes made it back. Almost all of the pilots and crews did make it out but he felt it was a failure without the planes as well. Approximately twenty million Chinese died‚ 9.3 of
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1 The U.S. was the first country to use an atomic bomb on another country‚ and the U.S. is still the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb. The U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan on August 6‚ 1945 and dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan on August 9‚ 1945. 70‚000 died instantly in Hiroshima and 80‚000 died instantly in Nagasaki. Even though the U.S. destroyed many Japanese lives the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was the right decision. However dropping the second atomic
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dishonourable suicide. Honourable suicide is considered as a way of safeguarding the image of one’s family after a member has been found guilty of treacherous actions such as theft or dropping out of college‚ or to save the country as in the case of kamikaze pilots in WWII. On the other hand‚ dishonourable suicide occurs when one takes away his or her life for private reasons in a bid to break free from some struggles or troubles. The way Japanese see suicide may be one of the main reasons which contribute
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Battle of Midway: The Battle of Midway was fought on Midway Island and the area surrounding the Island‚ from the 4th to the 7th June 1942. The Battle of Midway was fought by the Japanese as their commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamotoan wanted to draw the US Pacific Fleet into a battle where he could overwhelm and destroy it‚ unfortunately for him the Americans managed to break the Japanese code so they knew exactly where the Japanese were and where they were going to attack next. During the battle
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were designed to be towed to the target area by a full-sized “mother” submarine. The X-craft would then be detached and infiltrate the target‚ laying down two side charges‚ each containing 2 tonnes of amatol. They would then make their escape and rendezvous with the “mother” submarine to be towed home. The first attack was launched against the German battleship Bismarck. Six X-craft were designated for the operation‚ but two were lost to accidents en route‚ and a third suffered mechanical problems
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