Perspective exam: Japan Surrender Missing Info

How many people died in the Pacific War by August 1945?

The U.S was relieved when Japan surrendered, already lost 100,000 men in the Pacific War by August 1945.

America perspective on Japan discussing surrender

“for the Japanese to even discuss capitulation (surrender) was seditious (againest the law)”.

How many Americans would die if they invaded Japan by land?

Estimated 132,000 further American casualties

Historical Context

Japan surrenders WWII, August 15 1945

Bushido quote on Japanese lifestyle?

way of the warrior

What experience of Japan land showed Hirohito perspective?

Experience: A collapsing Home Front

When did Emperor Hirohito find out about reports for the collapsing homefront?

August, 1945

What happened before reports of the collapsing home front?

firebombing raids on Japanese cities, destroyed industrial, infrastructure, transport, naval blockades, international supplies were minimal, japan isolated.

In the Konoe memorial what did Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe say?

“defeat in the war will become inevitable” “moving rapidly toward a communist revolution”

How did a collapsing home front make help his desicion for surrender?

A way to avoid complete military collapse and potential internal revolution againest him.

Hirohito perspective of surrender to benefit himself

Surrending would keep his imperial authority, commanding Japanese military and government to stand down, can demonstrate his valuable power, keep his position.

What is Hirohito motivation to keep imperial authority

Motivation: Proving usefulness

When and where was the Russian invasion

august 9 1945, Manchuria

When did the Soviet union declare war on Japan?

august 9, 1945

What help did Japan want from Soviet Union?

to help them negotiate something less than a surrender to america

What did Joesph Stalin want to do

grab as much territory as possible for soviet union to expand into asia alongside occupying much of eastern europe

Who and what was occupied in Manchuria

Japan, 1.5 million men, thousands of guns, tanks, aircraft transferred from Europe to the east.

What army and how many were outnumbered in Manchuria

The Japanese Guanong army outnumbered by 5 to 1

Who and what described Japan’s army at the end of the Manchuria war

Sumihisa Ikeda director of the imperial cabient planning board “no more than a hollow shell”

How did Russia invading Manchuria change Japan’s desicion of surrendering

Could no longer hope for negotiated peace with america and could not stand up to both the Soviet union and united states due to losing huge amounts of men in WWII

What were Japanese soliders taught to do

commit suicide then surrender or be capatured

What was the bushido concept under

Belief

Kodo

the imperial way

Who and how many people died in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

most innocent civillans estimated 150,000 and 246,000

How much of Horoshima and Nagasaki was destroyed by the bombs

two thirds of both cities

Where were many adults located during the bombs

Stationed elsewhere in Japan due to WWII meaning tens of thousands of children died

What did Hirohito believe if they didn’t surrender

Japan would be destroyed by atomic bombs

What was the emperor a source of

ultimate source of political and moral authority

When was the meiji constitution written

1889

What did the meiji constiution state

“the empire of japan shall be reigned over and governed by a line of emperors unbroken for ages eternal” “the emperor is sacred and invioable”

What did the potsdam declaration state for hirohito imperial authority for the unconditional surrender

the removal of hirohito, imperial dynasty removed