The Atomic Bomb
August 6, 1945 to September 2, 1945 (Japanese surrender)
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki was a horrible way of waging war against Japan.The US needed to stop the war against Japan as the war in the pacific had become a great struggle for both sides losing thousands of troops from both sides. President Truman didn't want to waste more American lives in the war, so instead of invading Japan he came up with a plan send a US B-29 bomber called the "enola gay" to drop the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, this was the first ever atomic bomb it was called 'Little boy'. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. Another 10,000 more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later after the first bomb, a second B-29 dropped yet again another bomb on Nagasaki, killing around 40,000 people. Once the Emperor Hirohito saw the atomic bomb sites and the destruction they had caused he realized he had to protect the throne and his Empire. He surrendered to the US on September 2, 1945 on the deck of the USS Missouri Battleship. |
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As the Emperor boarded the ship he walked over to the microphone which was broadcast to the world "It is my earnest hope, and indeed the hope of all mankind, that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past; a world founded upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance, and justice."
The Japanese surrender document was first signed by the Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu then by General Yoshijiro Umezu, the Chief of the Army General Staff. The last line read "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" signed by the emperor. After that the U.S. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur the Commander of the Southwest Pacific and the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers signed the document then Admiral Chester Nimitz signing behalf of the United States. Then followed by the Allied representatives forces signing for their own countries. The entire ceremony took 23 minutes and the Japanese had lost the war and the United States had claimed victory!
The Japanese surrender document was first signed by the Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu then by General Yoshijiro Umezu, the Chief of the Army General Staff. The last line read "By Command and on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" signed by the emperor. After that the U.S. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur the Commander of the Southwest Pacific and the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers signed the document then Admiral Chester Nimitz signing behalf of the United States. Then followed by the Allied representatives forces signing for their own countries. The entire ceremony took 23 minutes and the Japanese had lost the war and the United States had claimed victory!