The Second World War was the largest war in human history, and the number of countries participating in the war, as well as the number of casualties and economic losses, reached an all-time high. For the sake of their own interests, the three fascist countries of Germany, Japan, and Italy, have launched shameless foreign aggression and caused unimaginable damage to the invaded countries.
At the end of World War II, Italy led by Mussolini and Germany led by Hitler announced their unconditional surrender one after another, and the surrender of these two fascist countries represented the complete end of the European battlefield.
After the surrender of Italy and Germany, the Japanese invaders in the Asian theater were still dying, and put forward the "100 million jade fragments" plan, hoping to show their determination and ensure the continuation of militarism.
However, the United States had already suffered a lot of losses from the Japanese in the Pacific Theater, which made the United States unwilling to continue to entangle with the Japanese invaders, so it decided to drop the two atomic bombs of Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The devastating power of the atomic bomb instantly shocked the world, making it clear to the Japanese that if they did not surrender, they might completely destroy themselves, so in the absence of any choice, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced his surrender.
From this point of view, the devastating effect of the atomic bombing was the key to forcing the Japanese to surrender.
Shortly after the surrender of the Japanese invaders, a very classic saying was born in the United States, "There are no unjust souls under the atomic bomb." The main reason why I say this is that there was not a single unjust soul in Japan at that time.
As soon as this remark came out, there was no complaint in Japan, and the United States never apologized for the incident.
Why this situation is happening, we can see some of the things that Japanese elementary school students did at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and today we will talk about this matter.
The poor geographical location and long-term impact of the earthquake and tsunami have caused many Japanese people to worry about whether their country will sink to the bottom of the sea one day in the future.
So, in order to avoid the worst, Japan must develop its own new colonies and thus avoid the worst.
So, they began to try to challenge their neighbors, and at first, because the neighbors were too capable, they failed many of their attempts.
After the defeat, the Japanese had to continue to learn from their neighbors and find a shortcut, after which they defeated the invincible Beiyang Naval Division on the Korean Peninsula, and then they defeated the Beiyang Army on land, and the Qing government had no choice but to sign the humiliating Treaty of Shimonoseki with the Japanese side.
The victory of the First Sino-Japanese War made the Japanese side see that their neighbor was a paper tiger and realized that they had enough ability to dominate Asia, so the Japanese side introduced the so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the key point of this so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Circle was to take China, so the Japanese side began to carry out a large number of encroachments on China, and soon they found the opportunity to launch the 918 Incident, and the results took the Northeast, and then they began to launch a large-scale attack inland, and soon they won victory on all fronts in the Chinese battlefield.
The victory in the Chinese battlefield made the Japanese side feel that if they only won victory in the Chinese battlefield, it would be impossible to realize the so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
In order to make their plan successful, the Japanese began to challenge the United States and successfully launched the attack on Pearl Harbor, which did defeat the United States in the early days, but also completely awakened the American war machine.
The fundamental reason why Japan will challenge the United States is that the United States has imposed sanctions on Japan, cut off trade between the United States and Japan, and demanded that the Japanese invaders withdraw unconditionally.
Even if it was uncomfortable, the Japanese side did not stop its military operations in China immediately, which led the American side to terminate trade between the United States and Japan soon after.
Soon after, Britain, a close comrade-in-arms of the United States, completely cut off trade with Japan, which made the Japanese side very uncomfortable, and had no choice but to attack Pearl Harbor and provoke the Pacific War.
At the end of 1941, the Japanese commander Terauchi Shouichi led the army to launch an attack on Southeast Asia, and soon Hong Kong, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines and other countries were taken by the Japanese invaders. However, the Chinese battlefield erupted with powerful energy at this time, which made it impossible for the Japanese side to break away from the Chinese battlefield, and at this time the United States increased its offensive in the Pacific theater, and the original advantage of the Japanese side was lost in an instant.
The fundamental reason why Japan will quickly lose the upper hand in the contest with the United States is that there is a huge difference in the comprehensive national strength of the United States and Japan, so as long as the United States stimulates its war potential, it is only a matter of time before Japan loses.
During World War II, the United States was at war with Japan and supported Britain and the Soviet Union in the European theater, and it can be said that its comprehensive national strength had reached a certain height. After the defeat of the two allies of Germany and Italy, the Japanese had no friends in the international community at all, so it was impossible for them to confront the world with the strength of one country, and since it was impossible, then Japan's defeat was a matter of time.
But even so, the Japanese army was still unwilling to surrender, so they inflicted huge casualties on the US army on various battlefields, and the huge casualties made the US side clearly understand that if it hit Japan, then the casualties caused would be unbearable for the US side.
Japan also clearly realized that its war situation was very unfavorable, so they made the best and worst plan, and this plan was the opportunity of "100 million jade pieces", which demonstrated the determination of the Japanese side to carry it to the end.
At that time, in order to prepare for the last battle, the Japanese side transported all kinds of strategic materials in the controlled area to the country for war preparation, in addition, the Japanese side also actively mobilized everyone in the country, the most crazy of which was the Japanese students, in order to protect their country, the Japanese students frantically shot and fought bayonets, hoping to hit the landing US troops.
Among these students, there was no vigor and sunshine of children, but their faces were hideous and fierce, and in addition to this, they wore horizontal stripes on their heads, and shouted to defend their home and country under the leadership of officers, and all this was not at all what a child should be.
It can be seen from this that the Japanese top brass has completely brainwashed the younger generation of Japan, and at this time they have become war machines, so it can be seen from this that there is no problem at all with the "no unjust soul under the atomic bomb" proposed by the United States.
While the United States was pondering how to take Japan, the first atomic bomb in the history of mankind was successfully tested and exploded in the desert area of Alamodor's Air Force Base in New Mexico.
The successful detonation of the atomic bomb made US President Harry S. Truman decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan, hoping that the tremendous power of the atomic bomb would make the Japanese side completely lose the battle, thus ensuring that the US military could successfully land on the Japanese island.
At that time, the Japanese side won the Yuxianggui War, which plunged the Chinese battlefield into a protracted war, and there was still a long way to go to victory. It can be said that without the explosion of the atomic bomb, China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression might have lasted for several more years.
In addition to the reason for the atomic bomb, there was also the fact that millions of Soviet troops attacked the northeast, so that the Japanese army had no way to resist at all, and finally went to a strange road.
Aside from these two reasons, I think that even without the help of the atomic bomb and the Soviet Union, it would only be a matter of time before we defeat the Japanese invaders.
After the news of the atomic bomb was to be used, there was also a huge controversy in the United States, because the tremendous power produced by the atomic bomb made the United States very worried that if the atomic bomb was used in Japan, it would inevitably injure Japanese civilians, and the injury of civilians could cause the United States to bear war crimes.
Truman, on the other hand, believed that if the atomic bomb was not used, it would cause his soldiers to pay huge casualties, and in order to avoid huge casualties among the soldiers, it was necessary to use the atomic bomb.
However, the United States has also made corresponding preparations, that is, to tell the Japanese through its own channels the tremendous power produced by the atomic bomb, hoping that the Japanese side will realize the power of the atomic bomb.
However, the Japanese side did not go into detail about the words of the United States, but continued to prepare for war, ignoring the advice of the American side at all.
The main reason why the Japanese people were reluctant to leave was that at this time, all major cities on the Japanese side were bombed by the US military, and they simply ignored the leaflets spilled by the US side. On the other hand, the Japanese had never seen the power of the atomic bomb, so they thought that the atomic bomb was just a daily bombing that would not cause much harm.
In addition, at this time, Japanese women did not allow men to leave their homes, and they felt that men should fight for their country, not stay at home or run away.
It is precisely because of the indulgence and fanaticism of Japanese women that men in Japan have thrown themselves into various preparations to defend the land, hoping to deal a heavy blow to the American troops who have come ashore.
In addition to this, Japanese women also went to the battlefield to serve the Japanese army, thus maintaining the continuity of the war.
Since the old people could not go to the front, they went to the arsenal to prepare all kinds of war materials to support the front line.
From this, it can be seen that Japan has become a soldier with all its people, hoping to arm itself to the teeth, so as to ensure that it can deal a heavy blow to the American army after it comes ashore.
Because the Japanese side is fully prepared and has made the United States understand that if it attacks the Japanese mainland in this way, it may cost the US military close to one million, and there is no doubt that the US military cannot accept this price.
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb codenamed Little Boy over Hiroshima, followed by an atomic bomb codenamed Fat Man on Nagasaki three days later.
The two atomic bombs caused huge casualties, showing the Japanese side that if they did not surrender, the country could fall into the worst situation, and in order to avoid this outcome, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announced his surrender.
It can be seen from this that the Japanese side has brainwashed the people of the whole country for its own interests, and these brainwashed Japanese people are not innocent or innocent at all, so I think there is no problem with "no wronged souls under the atomic bomb" at all.
What are your thoughts on this?