Hiroshima. Nagasaki. From the bombing of Pearl Harbor to D-day, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will not be a triumph for the United States due to nuclear achievements and the end of a war, but a tragedy for all innocent Japanese victims. I decided to delve into this topic because I was interested in what happened during World War II and wanted to learn more about this special event. I believe this topic is important in history because when we have to make a war decision, where thousands perhaps millions of lives are at risk to prevent even more from being ended or even destroyed due to the effects of it, we could look to this event and make a decision that will change history forever. The war in Europe soon affected Asia. Although not part of the European war, Japan was an ally of Nazi Germany and Italy. The three countries had signed an agreement in 1936, called the International Anti-Communist Treaty. In 1949, the Japanese government was largely dominated by militarists, extremists in the army and navy, and their supporters who wanted the military to control Japan and organize Japanese society according to military principles. They believed that Japan had a sacred mission to conquer new territories to provide the natural resources that Japan lacked. In May 1941, the United States extended the “Lend Lease” program to China. In effect, this meant that China could purchase weapons and supplies from the United States with long-term credits. In this way the United States confirmed that it would continue to support China in its war against Japan. At the same time, talks between Japan and the United States began in Washington: they continued for months. Most historians agree that the negotiations never had any chance of success because every... means of paper... the second atomic bomb, Fat Man, was accelerated and by August 9 was ready to be dropped. Bad weather over the primary target of Kokura forced Major Charles W. Sweeney, the pilot of Bock's Car, which was carrying the atomic bomb, to divert to the secondary target of Nagasaki. The clouds also obscured Nagasaki, but at the last minute they parted and the second atomic bomb known as Fat Man was dropped on Japan. Fat Man exploded 1,600 feet above the city with an estimated force of 22,000 tons. The target seen through the clouds was several miles upstream from the original aiming point. Despite the damage suffered at Hiroshima, approximately 50% of the population died from the bomb over the next five years. Early on the morning of August 9, the Japanese council met once again to discuss the possibility of surrender. The war council was evenly divided on surrender. The war was over.4