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The United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-WWII era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender. Evaluate this statement using the documents and your knowledge of the military and diplomatic history of the years 1939 through 1947.

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There's really not a whole lot of truth to this statement. The dropping of the two atomic bombs of Japan were thought to be the only possible way to get Japan to surrender.