75 years after the end of the Second World War, the justification of the United States' atomic attacks on Japan remains a divisive issue. In total, almost 40 percent of U.S. adults in 2020 believed that the United States' actions were correct, while a third believed them to be wrong. When split by gender, over half of men surveyed believed the bombings were the correct course of action, while just over a quarter of women agreed. Men were also more likely to have an opinion on the matter.
U.S. public opinion on whether the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were right or wrong in 2020, by gender
Original question: "On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9, a second atomic bomb was dropped, over Nagasaki. Do you think the decision to use nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was right or wrong?"
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YouGov. (August 10, 2020). U.S. public opinion on whether the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were right or wrong in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384419/hiroshima-nagasaki-opinion-gender/
YouGov. "U.S. public opinion on whether the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were right or wrong in 2020, by gender." Chart. August 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384419/hiroshima-nagasaki-opinion-gender/
YouGov. (2020). U.S. public opinion on whether the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were right or wrong in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384419/hiroshima-nagasaki-opinion-gender/
YouGov. "U.S. Public Opinion on Whether The Atomic Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Right or Wrong in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384419/hiroshima-nagasaki-opinion-gender/
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U.S. public opinion on whether the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were right or wrong in 2020, by gender [Graph], YouGov, August 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384419/hiroshima-nagasaki-opinion-gender/
