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The United States dropped two atomic bombs- code named Little Boy on Hiroshima and Fat Man on Nagasaki.

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The US ended the war by dropping two atom bombs on Japan.

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Why could the US Pacific Fleet not immediately stop the Japanese advance?

Because of the japanese estory us"!


What year did foreign aggression in the Pacific bring the US into the war?

1941


Describe the Spanish American war in the Pacific What new possessions did the US gain in the Pacific region?

The Naval War was a Slam Dunk but the land battle became the Philippine American War, and that was long and bloody. The US prevailed and both Guam and the Philippines became US Territories.


How and why did the Pacific War start in World?

The war in the Pacific was precipitated by a Japanese attack upon Pearl harbor . The Japanese sought to expand their empire by crippling US forces assigned to the Pacific for military duty .


Why are you at war with the Vietnam war?

The US fought that war to stop communist aggression; which it failed to do.

Related questions

Why did the us bomb nagasaki in 1945?

To end a war with Japan that may have otherwise gone on for months or years.


Did the US join the war in the Pacific because of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Yes. On December 11, 1941, Germany declared war on the US, making the Pacific War, a WORLD WAR.


What is the significance of the Pacific in US expansion?

The Spanish-American war, in 1898, was a significant event in the US expansion in the Pacific. The war resulted in the Philippines, becoming a US possession.


Was the war between south pacific and the us?

Japan and the US.


After which pacific batlle will us achieve a foothold in the pacific war?

Battle of Midway


What was the military goal of the US in the Pacific during World War 2?

The military goal of the US in the Pacific during World War 2 was Japanese surrender.


Who were the leaders of the US in the pacific in World War 2?

No


What war left the US with two seacoasts to defend and propelled the US into Pacific affairs?

The Mexican War


What war left the US with two seacoast to defend and propelled the US into pacific affairs?

The Mexican War


Why did the US allowed to conduct nuclear testing in the pacific?

Following WW2, the Marshal Islands in the pacific (where the test shots were done) became a US protectorate. By international law the US could use them for anything they wanted. Other countries could complain if they didn't like something the US chose to do... but it would take an act of war to force the US to stop testing if they didn't already want to stop. International law already allowed it.The last pacific tests were in 1958.


How did the US manage to win the pacific war?

The US deciphered the Japanese codes


Did the US gain the Pacific in the Spanish American War?

No, the US made Guam and the Philippines Territories, but the Pacific belongs to no single nation.