Transcription: In the spring of 1945, Japan's Emperor Hirohito called for a quick end to the war, which Japan had lost all hope of winning. But Japan's military leaders, responsible for bringing their nation into war to begin with, were determined to continue the fighting rather than submit to unconditional surrender. Japan had already been subjected to massive bombings over a four-month period. Tokyo was firebombed on March 19th, killing some 84,000 people and leveling a 16-square-mile area. of the city. Four more cities suffered the same fate through mid-June, leaving nine million Japanese homeless. Still, ...
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