Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Revision history

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	On 6 and 9 August 1945, the [[United States of America\|United States]] bombed the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)\|Japanese]] cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear weapons]], killing around 200,000 civilians. It was the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used in warfare. In 1946, the [[United States Department of Defense\|U.S. Department of War]] admitted that the bombings were not necessary and that Japan would have surrendered in 1945 without either the bombings or a ground invasion. General and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] also opposed the bombings.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it\|date=2023-08-07\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/\|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>		On 6 and 9 August 1945, the [[United States of America\|United States]] bombed the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)\|Japanese]] cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear weapons]], killing around 200,000 civilians. It was the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used in warfare. In 1946, the [[United States Department of Defense\|U.S. Department of War]] admitted that the bombings were not necessary and that Japan would have surrendered in 1945 without either the bombings or a ground invasion. General and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] also opposed the bombings.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it\|date=2023-08-07\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/\|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>

	== Background ==		== Background ==
	[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] troops entered Japanese-occupied [[Empire of (Great) Manchuria\|Manchuria]] and [[Korea]] on 8 August 1945, exactly three months after [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Germany]] surrendered.<ref name=":12">{{Citation\|author=Stephen Gowans\|year=2018\|title=Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom\|chapter=The Patriot\|page=72\|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaced4iiga4ngtxusr2civjxewbili5jne2sbpefbx2s3im2kphattzc?filename=Stephen%20Gowans%20-%20Patriots%2C%20Traitors%20and%20Empires_%20The%20Story%20of%20Korea%E2%80%99s%20Struggle%20for%20Freedom-Baraka%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=Montreal\|publisher=Baraka Books\|isbn=9781771861427\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8435F6FF91279531705764823FDC2A7F}}</ref>		[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] troops entered Japanese-occupied [[Empire of (Great) Manchuria\|Manchuria]] and [[Korea]] on 8 August 1945, exactly three months after [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Germany]] surrendered.<ref name=":12">{{Citation\|author=Stephen Gowans\|year=2018\|title=Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom\|chapter=The Patriot\|page=72\|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaced4iiga4ngtxusr2civjxewbili5jne2sbpefbx2s3im2kphattzc?filename=Stephen%20Gowans%20-%20Patriots%2C%20Traitors%20and%20Empires_%20The%20Story%20of%20Korea%E2%80%99s%20Struggle%20for%20Freedom-Baraka%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=Montreal\|publisher=Baraka Books\|isbn=9781771861427\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8435F6FF91279531705764823FDC2A7F}}</ref>

			== See also ==

			* [[Atrocities committed by the United States of America against East Asia]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	On 6 and 9 August 1945, the [[United States of America\|United States]] bombed the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)\|Japanese]] cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear weapons]], killing around 200,000 civilians. It was the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used in warfare. In 1946, the [[United States Department of Defense\|U.S. Department of War]] admitted that the bombings were not necessary and that Japan would have surrendered in 1945 without either the bombings or a ground invasion. General and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] also opposed the bombings.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it\|date=2023-08-07\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/\|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>		On 6 and 9 August 1945, the [[United States of America\|United States]] bombed the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)\|Japanese]] cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear weapons]], killing around 200,000 civilians. It was the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used in warfare. In 1946, the [[United States Department of Defense\|U.S. Department of War]] admitted that the bombings were not necessary and that Japan would have surrendered in 1945 without either the bombings or a ground invasion. General and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] also opposed the bombings.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=[[Ben Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]\|title=Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it\|date=2023-08-07\|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/\|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>

			== Background ==
			[[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)\|Soviet]] troops entered Japanese-occupied [[Empire of (Great) Manchuria\|Manchuria]] and [[Korea]] on 8 August 1945, exactly three months after [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Germany]] surrendered.<ref name=":12">{{Citation\|author=Stephen Gowans\|year=2018\|title=Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom\|chapter=The Patriot\|page=72\|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaced4iiga4ngtxusr2civjxewbili5jne2sbpefbx2s3im2kphattzc?filename=Stephen%20Gowans%20-%20Patriots%2C%20Traitors%20and%20Empires_%20The%20Story%20of%20Korea%E2%80%99s%20Struggle%20for%20Freedom-Baraka%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=Montreal\|publisher=Baraka Books\|isbn=9781771861427\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8435F6FF91279531705764823FDC2A7F}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:War crimes]]		[[Category:War crimes]]
	[[Category:History of Japan]]		[[Category:History of Japan]]

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[[File:Atomic bombing of Japan.png|thumb|Mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)]]
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the [[United States of America|United States]] bombed the [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]], killing around 200,000 civilians. It was the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used in warfare. In 1946, the [[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of War]] admitted that the bombings were not necessary and that Japan would have surrendered in 1945 without either the bombings or a ground invasion. General and President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] also opposed the bombings.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|title=Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov’t documents admit it|date=2023-08-07|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary/|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>

== References ==
[[Category:War crimes]]
[[Category:History of Japan]]