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American History

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The World War Two (WWII ) pitted two major sides , the allied forces that included Britain , United States , Soviet Union and other forces against the axis powers that included Germany , Italy , Japan and other powers The war was ultimately brought to an unconditional end by the United States of America dropping two atomic bombs Japan in August 1945 However , these bombings were later to draw numerous criticisms from various quarters of the globe . The question as to whether their dropping was militarily necessary is therefore an open

one . The Potsdam , Germany conference that comprised of the great three ' met to chat the way forward to end the war and to determine the fate of Germany which had already surrendered , it also set out four conditions for Japan to honor in to end the war , the conference alternatively stated that a failure for Japan to honor the terms would lead to utter military destruction . However , Japan defied the terms and therefore prompted the U .S to drop atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively . The bombings commissioned by then sitting president FDR were the only military option that was possible to instill great fear and despair to the stubborn Japanese government that was determined to guard the imperial regalia of Japan . Again the U .S feared the Soviet Unions domination in Japan especially putting in mind that the war was coming to an end the cold war loomed by . [Faragher , Et al , 2008]

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It is clear...