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Some military analysts insist that Japan was on its knees and the bombings were simply unnecessary. The American government was accused of racism on the grounds that such a device would never have been used against white civilians.
On August 6, the city of Hiroshima, Japan remembers those who lost their lives when the atomic bomb fell. Thousands attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony annually.
Other critics argued that American diplomats had ulterior motives. The Soviet Union had entered the war against Japan, and the atomic bomb could be read as a strong message for the Soviets to tread lightly. In this respect, Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have been the first shots of the Cold War as well as the final shots of World War II.
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What else can I help you with?
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.
What characterizes the role of America's possession of the atomic bomb in the origins of the Cold War?
The American people characterizes the role of America's possession of the atomic bomb in the origins of the Cold War.
Should the dropping of the atomic bomb on horishima been dropped?
It ended the war and collapsed Japan's means to make war so most people favor the use of the atomic bomb in ww2
Why were the bombs still dropping after the war end?
After the second atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki, there were no more bomb drooped in war until the Korean war.
What did dropping the atomic bomb have to do with launching the cold war?
Stalin was angry
Dropping the atomic bomb?
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
What was the effect on the US by dropping the atomic bomb?
It ended the war!
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.
What were the effects of the atomic bomb dropping in the us?
Excitement, the war was over.
What were some roadblocks from making the first atomic bomb in the United states during the cold war?
The first atomic bomb was engineered in WWII, not the Cold War. The Hydrogen Bomb was a Cold War Weapon.
What are causes of cold war?
The Atomic Bomb caused the cold war.
What was Truman's purpose for dropping the atomic bomb?
He needed to bring the end to the war.
What war was the us hoping to end by dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
World War 2
What are the long-term results of the bomb dropping in japan?
The cold war.
On which country did the Soviet Union declare war due to the dropping of the atomic bomb?
japan
On which country did the soviet union declare war due to dropping of the atomic bomb?
Japan
