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What might have happened in the war if the US had not dropped the bomb?
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When the US dropped the bombs on Hirshima and Nagasaki, millions of Allied military were beginning to close in on Japan for an invasion. Meanwhile, the Japanese military was preparing for the Japanese soldiers and civilians to commit suicide by repulsing the coming invasion. Millions of Allied and Japanese people would have been killed if the invasion had occurred.
After the war, several high-ranking Japanese Navy officers said that the dropping of the bombs was a good thing, They knew that, otherwise, millions of their people would be killed, and more would starve to death. Fewer than 100,000 Japanese were killed by the bombs . . . that is horrific, but much, much preferable than millions dying.
Millions would have died, both American and Japanese. The death toll associated with invading Japan is staggering. Also, had we not tried to end the war with Japan as quickly as possible Russia would have entered the war against Japan. AMerica did not want the Soviets to carve up Japan like they did in Europe and East Germany. Stalin aggreed to enter the war 6 months after the defeat of Germany. Time was running out. Those two facts made President Truman mind up to approve the use of the atomic bombs.
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What happened to Coventry Cathedral in world war 2?
A bomb dropped on it.
Dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
Who was president during the cold war when the bomb was dropped?
If you are referring to the nuclear bomb, it was dropped over Japan in world war 2 and not the cold war. Those bombs were authorized by President Truman.
Did the US drop the atomic bombs on Japan to prove to the US that they were powerful?
The US dropped the Atomic bomb to end the war, to be the first to use an atomic bomb in war, and to save lives (beleive it or not) because according to the US i million lives would have been lost in an invasion of Japan which may have happened if it were not for the bomb being dropped. but yes,it also proved that the US was powerful
What country declared war on japan after the atomic bomb was dropped?
USSR
What happened to the war after the bomb was dropped?
It ended.
What happened to nakasaki in world war 2?
It had an atomic bomb dropped on it.
What happened to Coventry Cathedral in world war 2?
A bomb dropped on it.
What happened when someone dropped a bomb in World War 2?
Usually someone died
When was the 2nd nuclear bomb dropped in World War 2?
The second atomic bomb dropped in Wold War II was dropped on August 9, 1945. The bomb was called "Fat Man," and it was dropped by the B-29 bomber, Bockscar.
Why was the bomb of hiroshima dropped?
to end the war.
Where the atomic bomb dropped in World War 2?
It was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
What happened in 1945?
the atomic bomb was dropped on two Japanese cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) then a month later World War 2 ended. world warII happened
What was the first bomb that was dropped called in World War 2?
The bomb that was dropped by the United States was named "Little Boy".
What happened before you dropped a atomic bomb in World War 2?
The Unites States were in war with Japan was almost 4 years. The battles were brutal and the casualties were in the Millions.
What weapon ended the war and what ended the war and what city it was dropped?
The bomb was called "Little Boy" and it was dropped on Nagasaki.
Did the hiroshima bomb effect the world war?
Together with the bomb dropped over Nagasaki, they put the end of the war.
