JAPAN, 1945 After the surrender of Nazi Germany at the end during World War II, Japan refused to surrender and the war in the Pacific continued. Despite their huge losses, the Japanese continued fighting almost fanatically. We still think of the kamikaze pilots who made suicide raids on American ships.

In an effort to end the war as soon as possible and to undermine the Japanese will to continue, the US was forced to take several radical steps. Cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe and many others became the target of carpet bombing raids. Fire had a truly destructive force against Japanese architecture made of wood and paper.

When even the widespread destruction of Japanese cities failed to stop the will of the Japanese to continue, Japan became the first country to feel the force of the atomic bomb explosion, which the Americans were the first to construct thanks to the Manhattan Project. One atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the second on the city of Nagasaki 3 days later. The unknown power of atomic fission finally forced the Japanese to surrender.

To this day, the US method of war against Japan has sparked heated debates about ethics and morality. The attacks were carried out against a civilian population that actively supported the war. Estimates of civilian deaths during all these bombings range from 500,000 to 900,000.