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According to my Father and Uncle, who were in the War in the Pacific, Truman didn't want to invade Japan because of the awful loss of life that would result. The Japanese at that time regarded their Emperor as a Divinity (direct descendent of the marriage of the Sun Goddess with a human), and they would fight to the last person to protect him. Also, Japan had been very insular before the War, and did Not want outsiders in their country. Frankly, Truman believed that every last Japanese man, woman, and child would die before surrendering. Truman thought that, even though the A-bomb would kill millions, it would shock the Japanese into realizing that continued fighting would mean the end of the Japanese people. Even with that, MacArthur had to agree not to try the Emperor, or take away his throne, before Japan would surrender. That's why the Emperor of Japan was the only Axis leader to not only survive WWII, but who kept his crown, was never tried for War Crimes, and lived long after the War ended. And that's why the Allies never invaded the Japanese homeland. Fear of the Loss of Allied lives, surely, but also fear of the loss of a People and a great Nation. That's why my relatives said. - and they were pretty high up in the chain of command. Of course they couldn't read either Truman or MacArthur's minds, but it sounds reasonable. I don't suppose we'll ever know All of it.
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The Unites States used the strategy of island hopping to?
move closer to the Japanese mainland.
What is hikiagesha?
Japanese repatriates who were shipped back to the mainland of Japan after Japan surrendered to the Allies in WW2. Hikiagesha means "those who have been lifted and landed" in Japanese. They were treated horribly when they returned to the mainland, almost as if they weren't Japanese because those who resided in the mainland during the war felt they didn't suffer the way they did, b/c they were being bombed by the US.
Why did the US use island hopping strategy used in the Pacific?
to move closer to the Japanese mainland
The unites states used the strategy of island hopping to apex?
move closer to the Japanese mainland. apex
What best describes the military action of James doolittle?
The Japanese mainland was bombed for the first time in World War 2
What type of bomb ended the war quickly and saved the us troops from invading Japanese mainland?
Atomic Bombs
What if Japanese fleet attack mainland United State after Hawaii?
The Japanese rejected the idea of invading the continental US due to the fact that so many civilians owned guns.
What was the reason using the atomic bomb?
The over-riding concern for the United States was to minimize American lives. After the conquering of Okinawa, that killed and wounded over 40,000 marines and soldiers, it was felt that the Japanese would inflict as many casualties as possible when invading the Japanese mainland. American and British military leaders were afraid that over 1,000,000 allies would be killed defeating the Japanese. That was totally unacceptable. The vast majority of the American people and military, had little sympathy for the Japanese people after Pearl Harbor.
Do US use the strategy of island hopping to?
move closer to the Japanese mainland.
What is the american island-hopping campaign?
Methodically securing one island at a time as they made their way toward the Japanese mainland.
What types of Japanese military operations were in Hiroshima before the bomb?
Japanese troops thought that the US troops would invade the mainland so they recruited large amounts of young soldiers and were preparing bunkers and main defensive's. US senate did not think of risking the life's of a lot of men by invading the mainland so they dropped the bombs to force Japan to surrender.
Is it true that the Japanese could have successfully invaded the US after Pearl Harbor but decided not to invade because they knew the American public was armed?
Japan knew they could NOT successfully invade the mainland US because the American public was armed. At least one of every three households had firearms, including military-style target rifles. If every armed American civilian had been able to kill just one Japanese soldier, the invading force would have been wiped out.
What aside from using an A-bomb were the options were open to the US in World War 2?
Invading the mainland of Japan itself, which would have cost at least 1 million American lives (estimates from military leaders at the time).
Why did Truman want to avoid invading mainland Japan at the end of World War 2?
extreme US casualties
What did president Truman do instead of invading why?
He authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why? Because japan had refused o surrender, and it was believed that a conventional invasion of the Japanese mainland would result in the deaths of over 1 million Allied service members.
How was Japanese culture influenced by the mainland of Asia?
They had trade on their side.
How has geography contributed to Japanese isolation from the mainland?
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