--- title: "What is the ‘dominant narrative’ America has adopted towards their actions in WW2 against the Japanese or just in general?" description: "What is the ‘dominant narrative’ America has adopted towards their actions in WW2 against the Japanese or just in general?" author: "Gray  park" published: 2018-10-28 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51416/what-is-the-dominant-narrative-america-has-adopted-towards-their-actions-in-ww2-against-the-japanese-or-just-in-general category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["usa history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is the ‘dominant narrative’ America has adopted towards their actions in WW2 against the Japanese or just in general? What is the ‘dominant [narrative](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98783/what-is-the-narrative-of-israel-for-its-existence)’ America has adopted towards their [actions](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1290/the-concept-of-karma-how-your-actions-shape-your-destiny) in WW2 [against](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2526/resolution-against-anti-satellite-tests-adopted-by-un-to-reduce-space-debris) the Japanese or just in general?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari ## An overview America had the bomb. When Harry Truman learned about the **Manhattan Project's success**, he knew he was **responsible for deciding unprecedented gravity**. The choice of **ending the war with Japan was in his hands,** but it would include using the most **terrible weapon ever known, the atomic bomb.** ![What is the ‘dominant narrative’ America has adopted towards their actions in WW2 against the Japanese or just in general?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0ea9922a-b390-4519-9c0c-cb49b517bdbc/images/e089eeb6-f65f-48ef-bfa6-7c8c7ca4dede.jpeg)\ Read also: [**mention-the-major-outcome-of-the-japanese-attack-on-the-us-naval-base-pearl-harbor?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51130/mention-the-major-outcome-of-the-japanese-attack-on-the-us-naval-base-pearl-harbor) \ American soldiers and civilians were **tired and burnt out from four years of continuous warfare**. But the Japanese military was not ready to give up their fight. **American forces occupied the two Japanese cities**, Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and were i**ntensely bombing fire at them**. \ But **Japan had a strong military of 2 million soldiers,** who were put on duty in Japan's home islands. They were responsible for guarding the country **against American invasion**. The choice of whether to use the atomic bomb or not was indeed the most critical decision of Truman's life. ![What is the ‘dominant narrative’ America has adopted towards their actions in WW2 against the Japanese or just in general?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0ea9922a-b390-4519-9c0c-cb49b517bdbc/images/176d0430-041a-48ec-8c32-3d06f23c0848.jpeg)\ Read also: [**how-were-the-atomic-bomb-attacks-on-japan-during-world-war-il-an-example-of-total-war?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43339/how-were-the-atomic-bomb-attacks-on-japan-during-world-war-il-an-example-of-total-war) \ America made an **Allied demand to the leadership of Japan**, asking for their immediate, unconditional surrender. The need declared that its refusal would result in destruction .however, it **did not mention the use of the atom bomb for destruction**. japan **refused to surrender unconditionally** but indicated that it would agree to a **conditional surrender.** \ On August 6, 1945, an **American military plane, the ENOLA GAY,** dropped an **atomic bomb on HIROSHIMA.** Within a few seconds, **about70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized**. In the following months and years, another **100,000people perished from burns and radiation sickness**. \ Two days after the incident, t**he Soviet Union declared war on Japan**. On **the 9th of August, another atomic bomb was dropped on NAGASAKI.** Around 80,000 Japanese people perished in the incident On **August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51416/what-is-the-dominant-narrative-america-has-adopted-towards-their-actions-in-ww2-against-the-japanese-or-just-in-general Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.