The End Of World War Two
As the war with Germany drew closer to the end, the Allies waged an increasingly effective war against Japan. After the fall of the Mariana Islands, including Saipan, to the U.S. in July of 1944, the impending defeat of Japan became increasingly apparent to many Allied and Japanese leaders. The Marianas had been a key area within Japan's defense perimeter; now Japan would be within range of bombing runs from Pacific Ocean locations that were superior to the China bases that had been used for bombing missions.
And so from November 1944 onward, Japan was the subject of numerous large scale B-29 bombing raids. When the United States Air Force chief General Hap Arnold asked in June 1945 ...
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and then to President Truman, wrote, that "by the beginning of September, 1944, Japan was almost completely defeated through a practically complete sea and air blockade.
In May of 1945, the surrender of Germany freed the Allies to focus their troops and resources on their final enemy, the Japanese. And on August, the sixth, 1945, after many debate with Scientists in Chicago, the ruthless Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the people of Hiroshima. The Chicago scientists were heavily against the unrestricted use of the atomic bomb, they recommended that the best demonstration of the new weapon was to drop it on a barren island or desert, before the eyes of the enemy, to ultimately show the power of the weapon, and to encourage surrender of the Japanese. General Dwight Eisenhower was also opposed to using the bomb because he believed that it was unnecessary to defeat Japan. Instead, Truman decided to drop the bomb at the drop of a hat, because he wanted to show the power ...
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