Roosevelt declared war against Japan. ... On August 8th, 1945, the Soviets invaded Japan. ... Still the Japanese refused to surrender. ... Still the Japanese refused to surrender. ... However, I am thankful that my generation and the future generations did not have to find out what could have happened between American and Russia had we not dropped the bombs. ...
Following the Pearl Harbor bombing by the Japanese Empire in December 1941, other Americans were suspicious of Japanese Americans' loyalty to the United States. ... Based on these circumstances, Japanese Americans were no longer treated the same as other Americans. ... Emmons and Fleet Chief Admiral Chester Nimitz who recommended the use of Japanese American soldiers. During a hearing of a military board appointed in July 1942 to study the question of allowing Japanese Americans to be soldiers, Colonel Pettigrew stated: ="The great majority of second-generation citizens of Japanese anc...
One these key objectives was to involve Stalin in the war against Japan. The Americans had lost too many people since the battles fought with Australia against Japan were bloody ones. And, since it was not clear how to defeat the Japanese since they were so devoted to their country (recall the Kamakasi), Roosevelt wanted Russian involvement in the war. ... The agreement called for Stalin to join the war against Japan, however, the Soviet Union did not declare war on Japan until several days after the atomic bombs crippled Japan for the past 4 decades and a half. ... Certainly, my generation wi...
Americans of both generations were eager to pursue the need for quiet privacy, independent initiative, and some open space. ... Thus, rebuilding the economies of post-war Europe and Japan would guarantee American prosperity by providing an outlet for the nation's goods. ...
