WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Question
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The atomic bomb was going to be used on Japan
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The atomic bomb was going to be used on Germany
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The atomic bomb was going to be used on Italy
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The atomic bomb was going to be used on Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 10, 1945, just a day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan submits its acquiescence to the Potsdam Conference terms of unconditional surrender, as President Harry S. Truman orders a halt to atomic bombing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan’s ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
Detailed explanation-3: -Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious landing would have cost an estimated million casualties. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese government initially rejected the Declaration outright, but later agreed to it after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Soviet Union invaded Japanese territory. Some have theorized that the declaration’s final threat referenced the atomic bomb.