“The Japanese people fully supported war with the United States, which they believed has been forced on their nation by American economic policies designed to cripple Japan” (Ayu). Although the U.S. tried to warn the Japanese civilians by dropping leaflets on the cities, telling them to evacuate, it didn’t scare them. The citizens of Japan thought this was a U.S. tactic, scaring them to surrender. The Japanese did not want to back down. Another warning the U.S. gave was The Potsdam Declaration issued on July 26, 1945, which stated that Japan needed to unconditionally surrender from the U.S or else Japan would be promptly destroyed. Japanese military officials did not act on these warnings. Instead, they instituted propaganda to strengthen national
