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Hiroshima

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1. Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki- In August of 1945, the US decided to drop an atomic bomb on the city Hiroshima, and then Nagasaki. 100,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and thousands more are killed in the second bombing. I ranked this as my most important development because it caused the Japanese Government to accept the Potsdam Declaration, causing Japan to surrender the war. It also caused thousands of soldiers to return home from the United States after the war.

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While the bombing of Hiroshima affected Japanese people as a whole, it also allowed Americans to take action. Within 4 days after the catastrophe, the Japanese surrendered and ended a terrible war. The U.S. responded the same way and accepted the surrender. The Japanese were not very efficient with their efforts to recover. Unlike the Japanese, the U.S. went to Hiroshima to establish an occupant government. It helped victims of the bombing to recover and rebuild what they had lost. After the time of recovery and rebuilding was done in Hiroshima, the U.S. established a way for victims of the bombing to get medical care free of charge. The Japanese did not establish much besides small coverage for medical care. Both Japan and the U.S.

1988 AP US History DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes) Directiow: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measurg calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan's unconditional surrender.

1988 College Board DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time--40 minutes) Directiow: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measurg calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan's unconditional surrender.

APUSH Brinkley 10th edition chapter 28.2 & 29.1

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? Chapter?28.2,?29.1:?Defeat?of?the?Axis,?The?Origins?of?the?Cold?War? ? Luftwaffe? German?air?force.?Relocated?much?of?its? strength?in?Germany?&?engage?ally?forces.? Became?a?less?formidable?obstacle?to?allies.? D?Day,?Normandy?(June?6,?1944)? Cotentin?Peninsula.?Airplanes?&?battleships? bombarded?Nazis,?4,000?vessels?landed? troops?and?supplies.?German?forces? dislodged?from?whole?Normandy?coast.? Radar?and?sonar? Radio?detection?and?ranging.?Sound? navigation?and?ranging.?Technique?used?to? navigate?underwater.? Ultra?and?Magic? Sophisticated?German?coding?device.?Allies? broke?the?most?secret?German?codes.? General?Dwight?D.?Eisenhower? Supreme?Commander?of?the?allied?forces? sent?out?his?armada?(warships)?into?D?Day.?

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Big Three: Churchill, Truman and Stalin meet in Potsdam, Germany in July 1945. Truman informed of successful test of bomb. Big Three demand unconditional surrender from Japanese or new weapon would be used. Some suggest that Truman was warning Stalin if he didn?t follow through with the decisions at Yalta, it could happen to the Soviet Union. potsdam atomic bomb Atomic bomb dropped on these two cities: Hiroshima 80,000 to 100,000 killed Nagasaki 65,000 to 80,000 killed Arguments for use Japanese refused to surrender. It was estimated an invasion similar to D-Day was needed to bring the war to an end. US officials estimated conquest of Japan?s empire would last an additional 18 months to 2 years.
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