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Psychological operations in WWII

The use of psychological operations, including leaflets, by the United States during World War II to influence Japanese morale and surrender.

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hiroshima and nagasaki citizens were informed of the coming air raids with leaflets dropped by the US

did drop大量 warning leaflets over many Japanese cities in the final weeks of World War II, but the record is mixed and contested about whether and specifically received leaflets that warned of an immin...