Atomic Bombs: Surrender of Japan
In the summer of 1945, most of the Japanese air force and navy was destroyed
Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
Publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end
Kamikazes introduced and used
Japan was privately making entreaties to the neutral Soviet Union, wanted mediate peace on terms favorable to themselves
The Soviets, were at the time preparing to attack the Japanese, in fulfillment of their promises to the Americans and the British
July 1945: The Manhattan project had created and tested an atomic bomb
On August 6, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima then Soviet Union declared war on Japan
US bomber named the Enola Gay (after the pilot's mother)
First bomb
40-70,000 killed instantly and 100-150,000 more died of radiation after the bomb
Later that day the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki killing another 40-70,000 instantly and many more from radiation
Combined shock of these events caused Emperor Hirohito to step up and order the Big Six to accept the terms for ending the war that the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration.
Very controversial
Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
Publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end
Kamikazes introduced and used
Japan was privately making entreaties to the neutral Soviet Union, wanted mediate peace on terms favorable to themselves
The Soviets, were at the time preparing to attack the Japanese, in fulfillment of their promises to the Americans and the British
July 1945: The Manhattan project had created and tested an atomic bomb
On August 6, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima then Soviet Union declared war on Japan
US bomber named the Enola Gay (after the pilot's mother)
First bomb
40-70,000 killed instantly and 100-150,000 more died of radiation after the bomb
Later that day the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki killing another 40-70,000 instantly and many more from radiation
Combined shock of these events caused Emperor Hirohito to step up and order the Big Six to accept the terms for ending the war that the Allies had set down in the Potsdam Declaration.
Very controversial
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Summary
The Atomic bombs that were dropped in Japan in the summer of 1945 had very controversial effects, some believe that it was alright because it go the message to the Japanese to surrender and help the war whereas others believe it was quite morally wrong because it ended up killing so many civilians.