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invasion - already plannedchemical weapons - already planned, if Japan resisted as they had in last islandsfirebombing - already in progresslet Japan keep everything they conquered - unacceptableWith what was planned the war would have lasted over a year longer (Japan actually had plans to try to stretch it out ten years and keep everything they had conquered even though they would have to ultimately surrender). Had chemical weapons been used against Japan this would have been the first time the US broke the Geneva Convention.
Japan conquered Manchuria in 1932, but several other countries and regions had conquered part or all of Manchuria in history, such as the Korean Kingdom of Gogoryeo, the Mongol Empire, the Tuvans, and several other groups.
Russia was fighting only one nation during that time frame; Japan.
Midway Island (in the Marshall Islands) was just what it was named- mid way to Asia & Japan from the United States. When the Allies conquered the Marshall islands, they had a base for war ships, air fields and other strategic points. This officially broke Japan's hold in the Pacific.