WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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German U-Boats continued to sink Allied ships.
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Americans feared another Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Japan had a naval blockade in the Pacific Ocean, keeping U.S. battleships away.
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The U.S. wanted to force an immediate Japanese surrender and avoid additional casualties.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bombs were the best means to bring about unconditional surrender, which is what the US leaders wanted. Only this would enable the Allies to occupy Japan and root out the institutions that led to war in the first place.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, killing 210, 000 people-children, women, and men. President Truman authorized the use of the atom bombs in an effort to bring about Japan’s surrender in the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-3: -Summary of Possible Reasons: Simply using the bomb because it existed and to test its effects. Impressing the Soviet Union. A response to Pearl Harbor. Forcing Japan to surrender.
Detailed explanation-4: -The explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also intended to send a message to the Soviets. Ever since America dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, the question has persisted: Was that magnitude of death and destruction really needed to end World War II?