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They didnt - the US used it on them twice
Cassandra McKenzie
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∙ 16y agoThe United States naturally had to attack Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. The U.S. had been itching to enter WWII for various reasons, but lacked a reason - basically, among other things, Pearl Harbour was the excuse that Roosevelt needed to get into the fight. Atomic bombs were used at Nagasaki and Hiroshima, supposedly, in order to cause an abrupt end to the war to avoid any other damages or casualties (which worked - Japan surrendered a few days later). It also was a move to assert the power of the United States as a militaristic power.
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∙ 11y agoThe US was already bombing Japanese cities on a daily basis when the atomic bomb was finally completed in July, 1945. Because Japan continued to fight on despite having no chance to win the war, President Truman decided to use the a-bomb to force a Japanese surrender. The only alternative would be an invasion that would annihilate the Japanese and cost the lives of thousands of US soldiers.
(Other reasons for using the bomb have been suggested. One was to deter the Soviet Union from seeking territorial control of Europe. The other was that no one could be sure exactly what the military effect of the weapon would be, although it would certainly be devastating. The bombing of Japanese cities would make this much clearer.)
Two weapons, one uranium and one plutonium, were completed in late July and sent to Tinian, the B-29 base southwest of Japan. After Hiroshima had been destroyed on August 6, 1945, the Japanese were awed but did not immediately capitulate. The bombing of Nagasaki three days later was followed by a surrender, so although a-bombs continued to be built, no more were used on Japan.
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∙ 12y agoThis was done to destroy Japan's war-making ability , demoralize the population and to force Japan to surrender .
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∙ 12y agoUnited States wanted to show a strength 'beyond strength' and stop the war.
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∙ 11y agoBecause America and Japan were at war- Japan having attacked the US, and declared war on the US.
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What war did the US drop the atom bomb on japan?
World World 2
What happens when Japan with America?
Japan bomb America and the u.s.a got in world war 2 also
What was the little boy?
The Little Boy Bomb was an Atomic bomb Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in World War 2
What was the main reason for againsing using the atomic bomb in Japan in World War 2?
To end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war.
What weapon offered an alternative to the invasion of japan in world war 2?
The Atomic Bomb
What was the need of the atom bomb?
the need of the atomic boom is that amrica was losing the war with japan so they need somthing to win so the made the atomic boom
Did the Americans bomb japan in World War 2?
yes
What war did the US drop the atom bomb on japan?
World World 2
Why is the atomic bomb important to World War 1?
The atomic bomb was sopower full that japan surrendered a couple days after the second bomb. This nuclear weapon is what led World war II to an end. Not World war I
In world war 2 who had the hardest hit with a bomb?
The people of Japan
What is an atom bomb and where was it used in World war 2?
it was dropped in Japan
What did Japan look like after World War 2?
Like a nuclear bomb exploded in japan.
What is the comparison between the tsunami in japan to the World War 2 atomic bomb in japan?
The nuclear bomb was worst. Japan couldn't even reconstruct the country after the bomb and after the tsunami they did well working.
What bomb did they use to end world war 2?
The USA used a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
What ended war in japan in world war 2?
the atomic bomb led to the surrender in the pacific
Which World War 2 event ended World War 2?
the atomic bomb dropped on japan but it took two to make the japan surrender
What were the uses of the atomic bomb in World War 2?
The use of the Atomic Bomb on Japan was to get Japan to surrender after Germany signed a treaty to end WWII.
