Within the first two hours of bombing more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S aircrafts were destroyed (Jennifer). Why attack? The Japanese were tired of negotiating with the United States they wanted to continue their expansion within Asia but the
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It was completely obvious after the attack on Pearl Harbor that most of our country now strongly stood behind the war efforts of World War II. However, this was not that case in World War I where we had to be persuaded to participate. The United States entered a “warfare state”and the entire country revolved around war and wanted their revenge on the Axis Powers. Of course entering of the war had created a more internally involved America but the events that took place on August 6 and August 9, 1945 lead to the United States making history. The highly anticipated droppings of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced the entire nation of Japan to surrender, which historically had been unwilling to give up.
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The decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August, 1945, has been debated ever since. President Harry S. Truman concluded that the bomb would shorten the war and save many American lives. .The selection of the
The Manhattan Project In the beginning of World War II, German dictator Adolf Hitler gained interest in developing an immense amount of energy by splitting uranium nuclei. During this time he began planning research for creating an atomic bomb. American physicist, Leo Sziland was fearful of this. He and Nobel peace prize recipient, Albert Einstein penned a letter to the United States president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, prompting him to build the atomic bomb before Hitler could. (White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) The United States along with the United Kingdom would embark on a race to build the first atomic bomb.
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In fact, some mistrustful Americans dare to allege that the attack on Pearl Harbor was not a surprise at all, or at least did not have to be for the 2000+ men and women who perished on December 7th, 1941. In a 2000 nonfiction novel titled Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor, former Navy man and investigative writer Robert B. Stinnett accuses the Commander-in-Chief himself of possessing advanced knowledge of Japanese fleet movements in the Pacific Ocean and even advanced knowledge of Yamamoto’s plans for the Pearl Harbor
During the time of the development of the bomb president Roosevelt died, President Truman succeeded him and continued work on the atomic bomb. Even after facing massive conventional bombings and the capturing of surrounding islands the Japanese still refused to surrender. America issued Japan with the Potsdam proclamation, which demanded the unconditional surrender of Japan. This was rejected, as the Japanese were not prepared to give up their Emperor, as they believed him to be a god. Perhaps this led to the belief that the Japanese would not surrender unless dramatic action was taken.