As always, the Soviets did most of the work and the Usonos plagarized them, lmao.

  • @nachtigall@feddit.de
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    As always, the Soviets did most of the work and the Usonos plagarized them, lmao.

    Did you even read the article or just the headline? The article states that the decisive event was the declaration of war by the SU which would open up another front that Japan was not prepared for because they had their forces dispatched to defend the American naval invasion (or at least inflict heavy casualties) in order to stand better ground in negotiations and evade unconditional surrender. Besides they were hoping for diplomatic “support” from the SU in order to contain American influence in Eastern Asia. Considering the non-aggression pact between Japan and the Soviet Union this seems plausible.

    However, the heavy work during war in the pacific theatre was undoubtly borne by China and (to some degree) the USA, though the soviet introduction was decisive for surrender.

    EDIT: emphasize China over the US

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      • @PolandIsAStateOfMind
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        US confict with Japan was inevitable since WW1 as the two dominant imperialist powers in the Pacific.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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        There’s actually a good documentary series called The Untold History of the United States. Episode 3 discusses the intention behind the bomb and the dynamic of the war with Japan. Basically, the main reason US dropped the bomb was to show the Soviets what they were capable of. There was no military reason behind it, and US general said as much. Japan already wanted to surrender to US as opposed to the Soviets as well, and they even sent diplomatic cables to US to that effect before US used the nukes on them.