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The revisionists argue that Japan was already ready to surrender before the atomic bombs. They say the decision to use the bombs anyway indicates ulterior motives on the part of the US government.Jun 1, 2016

Did the Japanese want to surrender before the bomb?

Before the bombings, Eisenhower had urged at Potsdam, “the Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing.”

Was Japan gonna surrender before the atomic bomb?

Eight days later, on August 6, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima; the second was dropped on August 9 on Nagasaki; on the following day, August 10, Japan declared its intention to surrender, and on August 14 accepted the Potsdam terms.

Was Japan willing to surrender after the first bomb?

After the Hiroshima attack, a faction of Japan's supreme war council favored acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, but the majority resisted unconditional surrender.

Did Japan offer conditional surrender before Hiroshima?

Japan proposed a conditional surrender on August 10, 1945, to the U.S., saying it would do so only if the Emperor could remain the symbolic head of Japan. The U.S. rejected this proposal, demanding an unconditional surrender from Japan. Eventually, Japan accepted defeat.

Was Japan willing to surrender?

Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn't. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.

Why did the Japanese refuse to surrender?

With defeat imminent, Japan's leaders feared that without the imperial house, the state and their own power would be devalued and diminished in the eyes of the people, and that the state would ultimately disintegrate.

Who nuked Japan?

the United States On August 6, 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured.

Why didnt Japan surrender after Hiroshima?

Transcript: Nuclear weapons shocked Japan into surrendering at the end of World War II—except they didn't. Japan surrendered because the Soviet Union entered the war. Japanese leaders said the bomb forced them to surrender because it was less embarrassing to say they had been defeated by a miracle weapon.

What would happen if the atomic bomb wasnt dropped?

The bombs brought a quick end to the war. Without the bombs, the war would have likely dragged on for at least another year, perhaps longer. The Allies' plan for Japan was called Operation Downfall and consisted of two parts, Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet.