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The Battle of Iwo Jima (February to March 1945) was some of the deadliest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two. The Unites States Armed Forces invaded the island in hopes of using it as a staging ground towards the larger invasion of the Japanese main islands. It was defended by determined and loyal Japanese forces. However, the American victory was assured due to their overwhelming control of the air and sheer number of forces. Of the 22,060 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 18,844 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide. Only 216 were captured during the course of battle. The Japanese bushido code of honor, coupled with effective propaganda which portrayed American G.I.s as ruthless animals, prevented surrender for many Japanese soldiers.

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Operation Downfall was the codename for the planned but never executed American invasion plan for the Japanese mainland Islands during the end stages of World War Two in the Pacific Theatre. It was set to occur in October of 1945 and if it had taken place it would have been the largest amphibious attack in human history. The estimated American casualties for the invasion ranged wildly from one hundred thousand American casualties to over one million. The estimated numbers were calculated based on earlier battles in Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the heavy death tolls to American soldiers in these battles, and the expectation that the Americans would not only be fighting the Japanese Army but also a hostile civilian population who sought to protect their homeland.

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The United States was the first nation in history to use an atomic bomb against another nation. On August 6th, 1945 the American B-29 plane, Enola Gay, dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bombing instantly killed 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese in the city and tens of thousands more due to radiation exposure. Three days later on August 9th, the United States dropped another atomic bomb, named the Fat Man, on the city of Nagasaki. the bombing of Nagasaki would kill another 40,000 people. Japan surrendered soon after.

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In 1945, Secretary of War Stimson visited my headquarters in Germany, (and) informed me that our government was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. I was one of those who felt that there were a number of cogent reasons to question the wisdom of such an act.... During his recitation of the relevant facts, I had been conscious of a feeling of depression and so I voiced to him my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and second because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at that very moment, seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of 'face.' The Secretary was deeply perturbed by my attitude, almost angrily refuting the reasons I gave for my quick conclusions.

-Dwight Eisenhower (American General during WWII and Former United States President from 1953-1961)

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The US was brought into the fighting of WWII in both the European and Pacific Theatres of war due to the Imperial Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. The Japanese surprise attacked the harbor in Hawaii with a variety of fighter planes and bombers with a major focus on trying to sink the American fleet of battleships. All eight of the American battleships were damaged and four of the eight were sunk in the harbor. The Japanese attack also damaged three American destroyers and three American cruisers. In all, 2402 Americans were killed and another 1282 were wounded. The intent of the Japanese attack was to inflict a preventative and decisive blow to the American Pacific naval fleet in order to allow itself free reign over the territory it sought in the South Pacific. The attack was profoundly shocking to the American public due to the magnitude of the attack and the fact that Japan surprise attacked the United States without issuing a formal declaration of war first. In a statement after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, United States President Truman stated that the "Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor... [and have now] been repaid many fold."

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Brian- I think they did this because of land, and resources

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Brian- For reasons that it was important to the US and because it was not nessasary to do

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Brian- for land

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Brian- last resort for when they were defeted

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Brian- wanted to help out and support one side and defeat the other side

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antonio-they did this for land and resources

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Armani- maybe to show that the us isn't afraid or maybe to warn them

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Armani- maybe to show that the us isn't afraid or maybe to warn them

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Ashley- I believe this has to do something with cause and effect reasonings; A way of a warning perhaps due to another occurrence.

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Nick-think they did it for more resources amd land

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maybe they would use this as a last resort. but the US was never desperate enough to execute this plan, especially since it required the sacrifice of many soldiers. probably wouldve been used if japan hadn't surrendered after the bombs -zoe

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maybe they would use this as a last resort. but the US was never desperate enough to execute this plan, especially since it required the sacrifice of many soldiers. probably wouldve been used if japan hadn't surrendered after the bombs -zoe

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Anais- I think their main reason was to aim for their resources and to lower their chance of attacking back.

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Jabari-Maybe they wanted a bigger revenge for what they did to the U.S and to show that they are not to be messed with

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antonio-i agree with michael

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dwight was one of the only people with power who didn't support atomic bombing because he believed japan would surrender soon. so no lol -zoe

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dwight was one of the only people with power who didn't support atomic bombing because he believed japan would surrender soon. so no lol -zoe

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I think it couldn’t be to intimidate others because that could’ve been done without killing so many people so it to have something to do with resources or money . Money makes people kill . -Julissa

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Irene- i think the main reason on why US attacked was for land and resources.

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Japan was too willing to fight  due to their pride so America justified it by saying they will not surrender no matter what 

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Japan was too willing to fight  due to their pride so America justified it by saying they will not surrender no matter what 

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Anais- By this incident, the U.S wanted to get revenge and the bombs were the path they wanted to take.

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Arturo and Kishae - They might have bombed twice so that it would take time for the Japanese to recover due to the amount of damage they had taken, and planned retaliation against America.

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Arturo and Kishae - They might have bombed twice so that it would take time for the Japanese to recover due to the amount of damage they had taken, and planned retaliation against America.

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Irene- the U.S wanted to get revenge for what they did to Pearl Harbor and using the bombs would make more damage and thought it was the best thing to get revenge with.

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I feel as if it was a way to show them they aren’t scared. To kind of knock out as many people as they could at the time so Japan wouldn’t fight back.

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I think they surrendered due to the loss of resources, population, and land. The US attacked to instill fear and intimidate Japanese soldiers.

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Anais- I think worst scenario they would but it had many negative effects like losing many people.

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ashley- I believe it was used for greater show of superioress. Japan wanted to be superior in this instance for expansion. But US wanted to get revenge.

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-antonio i agree with brian

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Brandon- they like to get back at eachother for pursuing each other's nations

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S wanted to get back at the Japanese for what they did at Pearl Harbor, and so they surprised them with the bomb. 

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S wanted to get back at the Japanese for what they did at Pearl Harbor, and so they surprised them with the bomb. 

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Irene- i agree with what zoe said how they might use it as a last resort and how the US was never desperate and didn't really wanted to rescue/sacrifice the lives of many soldiers.

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Ashley- I believe the reasoning the atomic bomb was used wa sin hopes for land expansion

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Irene- i agree with zoe he believed that sooner or later japan would have surrender.

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S. had no choice but to attack from air because if they attacked on land, it would cause more casualties among U.S men.

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S. had no choice but to attack from air because if they attacked on land, it would cause more casualties among U.S men.

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I agree what what Ashley said. They both had different views on why they wanted to attack each other. US wanted them to be defeated and and seek revenge but The Japanese wanted to show them whos More superior.

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Anais- I agree with zoe because eventually they would have given up.

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I think they did it to intimidate Japan

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Anais- I agree with michael.

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Ashley- I agree with brian, as well as it seemed like they are giving up and are a bit nervous about their upcoming actions

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Irene- i agree with micheal

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Brandon- revenge

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Ashley- I agree with michael, as it states similarly to what he is saying.

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they knew invading Japan would be too expensive and too many would die. So they decided to use the bomb to weaken them instead of prolong the war 

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they knew invading Japan would be too expensive and too many would die. So they decided to use the bomb to weaken them instead of prolong the war 

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They did it to get back at japan for the surprise attack

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Arturo and Kishae - Dwight felt that it was unnecessary because Japan was going to surrender sooner or later, and wasn't planning on attacking the U.S.

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Arturo and Kishae - Dwight felt that it was unnecessary because Japan was going to surrender sooner or later, and wasn't planning on attacking the U.S.

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The bombings was revenge from what Japan had done during Pearl Harbor.

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S saw this as a turning point because they knew that they could win by the air. 

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Arturo and Kishae - The U.S saw this as a turning point because they knew that they could win by the air. 

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I think they knew it had many negative effects, like losing resources and lives.

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I agree with what zoe said because Eventually, japan would surrender and give up.

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I agree with what michael and kishae said.

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Brandon- im prtty sure it was just the Allied plan to invade Japan's homelands as a backup if they hadn't surrendered from the first attack

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They know it would coast to many lives and resources

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They were going to surrender etherway

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They justified dropping the bomb because the japanese would just kill them self

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Brandon- my man dwight was very smart and thought that canceling the bomb threat or whatever would make the US even with Japan or smth cus they had already given in

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Brandon- US forces got scared after discovering Japan wouldn't give in this time so they said "Avengers level threat"

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- Gisselle
This helped show that the U.S was not scared. And it helped aim for the resources.

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- Gisselle
The U.S did this as revenge of what Japan had done to Pearl Harbor.

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- Gisselle
The U.S did this as a last resort, because it wasn't convenient for them to lose that many soldiers.

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- Gisselle
They would have eventually given up either way.

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- Gisselle
I agree with michael, it was all because of the pride that they had.