WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Question
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Japan surrendered to the US after the atomic bombings
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Japan lost money and needed to retreat
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Japan and Germany decided to quit killing innocent lives
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Pearl Harbor took a toll on both the US and Japan and they surrendered together
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was the deployment of a new and terrible weapon, the atomic bomb, which forced the Japanese into a surrender that they had vowed never to accept. Harry Truman would go on to officially name September 2, 1945, V-J Day, the day the Japanese signed the official surrender aboard the USS Missouri.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Destruction at Nagasaki The two atomic explosions had the effects desired by the Allies. On 10th August the Japanese government indicated its readiness to accept defeat, subject to certain conditions. On 14th August it finally accepted the demand for unconditional surrender.
Detailed explanation-5: -In December 1941, Japan’s surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor shocked America, drawing it formally into the conflict. Nearly four years later, the U.S. dropped two devastating atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending the war.