Hiroshima, Nagasaki, VJ Day
- U.S. President Harry S. Truman decides to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima 6 Aug. 1945 and Nagasaki 9 Aug. 1945
- Almost 100,000 died instantly in Hiroshima
- Aug. 8 Soviets declare war on Japan
- Aug. 9 almost 70,000 killed in Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must do the unthinkable and surrender
- Aug. 15 V.J. Day
- Soviets fight on until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands
The end of the war was signalled in 1945 by U.S president Harry Truman. He had decided to drop two atomic bombs three days apart on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 100,000 Japanese people were killed instantly in Hiroshima, while on 70,000 were killed at the bombing of Nagasaki. Unfortunately, the consequences of the bombings continued as the exposure to radiation killed mass numbers of people in the future. Finally, Japan surrenders to the United States after the fact.
- Almost 100,000 died instantly in Hiroshima
- Aug. 8 Soviets declare war on Japan
- Aug. 9 almost 70,000 killed in Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must do the unthinkable and surrender
- Aug. 15 V.J. Day
- Soviets fight on until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands
The end of the war was signalled in 1945 by U.S president Harry Truman. He had decided to drop two atomic bombs three days apart on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 100,000 Japanese people were killed instantly in Hiroshima, while on 70,000 were killed at the bombing of Nagasaki. Unfortunately, the consequences of the bombings continued as the exposure to radiation killed mass numbers of people in the future. Finally, Japan surrenders to the United States after the fact.
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