The world changed in 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan‚ many people have debated whether or not this was necessary. The United States atomic bombing of Japan was justified. The Japanese would not have given up if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs. The Japanese code to encrypt messages was called the Purple Code‚ by this time in the war the United States had long broken the Purple Code and in their “Secret” messages. They said that they were not going to surrender
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who were running Japan to join the war‚ military leaders had to persuade the emperor Hirohito to support their plans. Because he had such importance to the Japanese‚ his opinions greatly affected the decisions of the rulers. After the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ the emperor had to acknowledge the defeat of Japan‚ in order for the Japanese to surrender. However‚ the Americans did not have the emperor Hirohito himself sign the papers of surrender in order for him to save his dignity and keep the
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tried for war crimes after the war. Others went into hiding after the war. Some world leaders were killed during the war. Some led great lives after the war. Some of the important world leaders of WWII were Douglas Macarthur‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ Hirohito‚ James Stalin‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Winston Churchill‚ and Benito Mussolini. One of the important political and military world leaders of WWII was Douglas Macarthur. Douglas Macarthur graduated with highest academic records in West Point history in 1910
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brink of failure. “The country did not stop fighting until after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki”(Hirohito). The atomic bombs completely destroyed all Japanese forces in the areas‚ and there was nothing any of them could have done to stop it. Japan knew that they had lost. “On August 15‚ 1945‚ Hirohito made a radio broadcast announcing Japan’s surrender”(Hirohito). Japan had lost the war‚ and as the last enemy‚ the allies had finally emerged victorious. Japan soon signed the Tripartite
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otherwise known as Hirohito‚ was the 124th emperor of Japan. He reigned from December 25‚ 1926 to January 7‚ 1989‚ when he died. His son‚ He was also the head of state for Japan during its involvement in World War II. After the war‚ he became the symbol of Japan’s recovery and at the end of his reign‚ Japan had the world’s second largest economy. He was succeeded by his oldest son‚ Akihito. Born in April 29th in 1901 during the reign of Emperor Meiji at Tokyo’s Aoyama Palace‚ Hirohito was the first
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respectfully begged His Imperial Majesty Hirohito to make a decision. Hirohito did not hesitate‚ "...I do not desire any further destruction of cultures‚ nor any additional misfortune for the peoples of the world. Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi‚ founder of the kamikazes‚ argued the Japanese "would never be defeated if we were prepared to sacrifice 20‚000‚000 Japanese lives in a ’special attack’ effort." He later committed suicide rather than surrender. Hirohito was determined. Against all precedent‚
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Should the USA have used the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945? 1945 began as a year of increasing tensions between countries as the war extended onto its sixth year. Military groups of the various countries involved were now beginning to seriously consider the conclusion of the war in terms of how the global ceasefire would be carried out and frankly‚ who would win. After the defeat of the Axis Powers in Europe‚ the focus had been turned towards the war in Asia and the Pacific Regions in which the Allied
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in order to slow its drop and allow the plane time to fly away from the blast zone. Despite witnessing the terrible destruction of the bomb on Hiroshima‚ Emperor Hirohito and Japan still refused to surrender. Three days later another atomic bomb made out of plutonium‚ nicknamed Fat Man‚ was dropped on Nagasaki‚
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boy is walking around the camp searching for seashells and old indian arrowheads; as he passes under the guard tower‚ his inclination to mention the Emperor’s name overwhelms his self control. "But sometimes it slipped out anyway. ’Hirohito‚ Hirohito Hirohito’. He said it quietly. Quickly. He whispered it" (84). The young boy reciting the Japanese Emperor’s name multiple times displays his loyalty to Japan and the compassion he has for the Emperor— this is surprising because‚ besides the new
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decisive victory for the U.S. against Japan in the August 29‚ 1942 - The Red Cross announces Japan refuses to allow safe passage of ships containing supplies for U.S. POWs. September 27‚ 1942 - British offensive in Burma. December 31‚ 1942 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives permission to his troops to withdraw from Guadalcanal after five months of bloody fighting against U.S. Forces 1943 February 8‚ 1943 - British-Indian forces begin guerrilla operations against Japanese in Burma. February 9‚ 1943
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