After victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, America, nearing an end to the war, contemplated invading the
Japanese mainland. This invasion would have required a massive amount of troops and equipment. Also
the battles would occur on Japanese soil, at Ky Thankfully, this invasion never came about. Covertly, the
allied governments, particularly the United States and Great Britain had developed nuclear programs to try to
create an atomic bomb, after rumors that the German government was doing the same. T Plans were quickly
made to drop one or two of the weapons of mass destruction on Japan to force a surrender, though argue
that it was to make a show of military power in front of the Russians. Little Boy, as it was nicknamed by the
Americans, was droppe Three days later, on August 9th, 1945, another atomic bomb was detonated over the
city of Nagasaki. About a third of the city was destroyed, with casualties past 60,000. Memorials now mark
the explosion site of both bombs in both cities, serving as a s The day after the bombing, the Soviet Union
declared war and Japan and invaded from the north. The Japanese announced surrender on August 14th,
1945, bringing an end to the worst war in the history of mankind. The formal surrender was signed on the
USS The necessity and ethics of these explosion can and has been debated constantly since those fateful
days in August, 1945. As stated earlier, some perceived it as a way to save countless lives possibly lost if an
The Term Paper on Surrender War American Japanese
Evaluate the wisdom of American insistence on the "Unconditional Surrender" of Japan. Introduction The United States of America is a warrior nation. To pretend otherwise ignores a national history colored in red blood and gun smoke. Despite this, the American national conscience seeks forever the moral high ground. This national need extends to America's ability to wage and sustain war. World War ...
invasion had occurred, some saw it as re
By John
This paper was an extra credit paper and I received 30 extra points for it from a very liberal teacher.
Consequently, I came out of his class with a 121.
