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I think the concern was that Japan would evacuate and relocate American POWs to the sites. America wanted innocent lives to be saved, but could not kill Americans.. I think. We had been bombing the Japanese for a long time. And it wasn't like they gave us warning before bombing Pearl Harbor.
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DevinQuestion: Should the United States have dropped the atom bombs on Japan? My Opinion: It was necessary for the United States to drop the atom bombs in order for the U.S. to triumph over Japan. Point #1: The United States lightly bombed Tokyo, causing a smaller number of deaths, but when the U.S. offered Japan to surrender peacefully without the atom bombs, and Japan refused to yield. Point #2: The United States wanted to prove that it was not to be messed with to all other enemy countries. Point #3: The Bomb had cost a lot of money to develop and the Americans wanted to use it. The bomb cost $200 million. It would have been difficult to justify not using after such as vast financial investment. Point #4: The Americans believed that the Japanese were never going to surrender and that only the atom bombs could give them a chance at winning. Point #5: The death toll of Japanese killed in the Atom bomb droppings was around 200,000 Japanese casualties, but, if the U.S. were to invade Japan, the death toll would be around 500,000 to 1,000,000 American casualties and 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 Japanese casualties.
Yes. The U.S. demanded that Japan surrender unconditionally, or Truman promised that the U.S. would drop an atomic bomb on Japan every three days. He said this in hopes the Japan would surrender immediately, but they did not. On August 6th, the Enola Gay dropped the 'Little Boy' on Hiroshima On August 9th, the Bockscar dropped the 'Fat Man' on Nagasaki Although Truman knew that he didn't not have the resources to carry out his promise, the threats worked, and Japan surrendered on August 12th, the day the third bomb would have been dropped.
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Yes and no. Japan did send a warning because Japanese culture is very against a sneak attack. However, they sent a fourteen page note, with the part that said "hey, we're going to bomb Hawaii now." (note: I paraphrased) on the last page. The people at the embassy were to slow in translating so the message didn't reach FDR at the White House until after the attack. Long story short: Japan tried to warn America.
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No, the Japanese did not attempt to warn the US before they attacked. The Japanese planned the attack as a secret surprise attack that began almost simultaneously as other Japanese attacks across Asia & the Pacific on December 7/8, 1941. Only a few in the Japanese military knew about the coming attack, none of the Japanese diplomats dealing with the US directly, no-one in Europe (neither Hitler nor Churchill), because secrecy was important. The 14 Part Message referenced in the first answer, contrary to the popular myth, was not a war warning or a declaration of war. The message stated that Japanese-US negotiations had reached an impasse. These negotiations had continued in Washington, D.C. as a means for the Japanese to delay US decisions & conceal the real intentions of the Japanese government to start the war. Japanese military doctrine & culture at the time was very much rooted in the principle of "surprise"
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What was the population of hiroshima before the atomic bomb was dropped?
According to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the population in Japan in October 1940 was estimated to be 73,114,308; in November 1945 the population was estimated at 71,998,104. Japan was visibly a thriving country that was hit very hard by the bombing.
Site where a second atomic bomb was dropped?
No atomic bombs were dropped after the war ! The two 'test' bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the second world war ended. It was the result of the devastation the bombs caused that brought the war to an end.
What is the value of the warning leaflet dropped in Japan prior to the World War 2 nuclear bombings to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings?
The monetary value will depend on an appraisal by a professional, and will depend on condition and provenance (documentation of origin) Its USEFULNESS was a last attempt to persuade the Japanese to surrender before the bombs were used.
What did the America people know before the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The nuclear was a secret before the bombs hit the targets.
How many cities in japan were affected by the dropping of atomic bombs just before the end of WW2?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the two Japanese cities on which atomic bombs were dropped.
