"Atomic Diplomacy"
What is atomic diplomacy?
Use of atomic threats in hopes of achieving diplomatic goals.
What is the title of the article?
The Shock of the Atomic Bomb and Japan's Decision to Surrender -- A Reconsideration
What is the name of the project that developed the atomic bombs?
The Manhattan Project
How long did it take for Japan to surrender after the dropping of the bomb? (non-specific)
Who is the author?
Sadao Asada
When were the atomic bombs dropped?
August 6, 1945
Soviet Union
What is the main focus of the reading?
The aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bomb
What aircraft carried the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
B-29
What nation did Japan attempt to please while being interrogated from 1948 to 1950?
What are the historiographical perspectives studied in the reading?
Revisionist and Orthodox
How many casualties does the reading estimate?
100,000 people
According to Japanese orthodox historians, why did the US drop the atomic bombs?
To gain supremacy over the Soviet Union after the war.
Name one historian cited in the reading
Barton J. Bernstein, Lawrence Freedman, Daki Dockrill, Paul Kecskemeti, Herbert Feis, Gar Alperovitz, Martin Sherwin, Robert Jay Lifton, Greg Mitchel, Arai Shin'ichi, Hayashi Shigeru, Kurihara Ken and Hatano Sumio.
Who was the pilot responsible for deploying the atomic bombs?
Paul W. Tibbets