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1
To bomb or not to bomb?
  • Investigating Americas decision to drop the bomb
    on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

2
The War in Asia
  • The 3 countries most affected by the dropping of
    the atomic bomb were
  • Russia, (USSR)
  • America
  • Japan.
  • To understand why America decided to drop the
    bomb, you need to know a little about each of
    these countries.

3
Japan
  • Had been fighting across Asia since the attack on
    Pearl Harbour in 1941.
  • The effective naval blockade of Japan was
    preventing the import of oil and other supplies,
    without which Japans capacity to continue
    fighting would soon run out.
  • In June 1945 the Japanese government secretly
    asked the USSR to mediate in order to bring an
    end to the war.
  • Japan was not prepared to surrender
    unconditionally as they feared for the position
    of their Emperor who was regarded as a God.
  • Japan was suffering terribly under traditional
    firebombing. Industrial production had
    collapsed and they were very short of food.
  • Japanese civilians, (including children) were
    being trained to fight to the death in case of
    invasion.

4
Emperor Hirohito, Japanese troops and the effects
of firebombingduring World War II
5
America
  • Had been supporting the war in Europe and Asia
    since 1941. Germany had been defeated in Europe.
  • The Americans had suffered heavy losses fighting
    the Japanese in Asia, and had experience of their
    policy of no surrender.
  • President Roosevelt died in the summer of 1945
    and Truman had to take over immediately. Until
    that point he had had no knowledge of the atomic
    bomb
  • In total war, civilians are regarded as
    legitimate targets.
  • The Japanese had been operating outside
    international law. They had launched an
    unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour and were
    mistreating prisoners of war.
  • The American economy had benefited from the war,
    as the war effort provided full employment and
    they were loaning money/equipment to other
    countries who would have to repay their debts.

6
America during World War II
  • President Truman meets with Stalin and Churchill
    at Potsdam.
  • American factory production in World War II.

7
USSR
  • The Communists had taken control of Russia in
    1917. The country was now led by Joseph Stalin
    who believed in having total control of his
    people and country.
  • Russia wanted to be as strong as America.
    Communists also had the aim of spreading their
    ideas all around the world workers of the
    world unite.
  • It had suffered heavy losses of life and property
    during the war against Germany and expected to be
    rewarded.
  • Truman and Stalin did not trust each other.
  • Russia was refusing to withdrawal from many areas
    they had occupied in Europe following the
    collapse of Germany.
  • August 1945 Stalin attacks the Japanese in
    Manchuria hoping to share victory with the USA.
    America wanted to prevent Soviet influence
    spreading to the Far East.

8
The destruction of soldiers and cities in Russia.
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