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2 days ago · The atomic bombings, combined with the Soviet Union‘s declaration of war on Japan on August 8, finally pushed the Japanese government to surrender. On August 15, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan‘s acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration in a radio broadcast, citing the "new and most cruel bomb" as one of the reasons for the decision.
1 day ago · On 26 July 1945 at the Potsdam Conference, United States President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President of China Chiang Kai-shek issued the Potsdam Declaration which outlined the terms of surrender for the Empire of Japan.
May 13, 2024 · atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. Tens of thousands were killed in the initial explosions and many more would later succumb to radiation poisoning.
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May 6, 2024 · The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were pivotal events in World War II, leading directly to Japan’s unconditional surrender and effectively ending the war. How and why did Japan get involved in WWII?
May 13, 2024 · On August 9, 1945, three days after detonating a uranium-fueled atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, the United States dropped a plutonium-fueled atomic bomb over the Japanese port of Nagasaki. (more)
May 15, 2024 · Most Americans, especially the young soldiers and Marines who had been slated to invade the Japanese Home Islands of Kyushu and Honshu, believed that Japan surrendered because of the atomic bomb. They were wrong.
May 21, 2024 · Aug 15, 2010. 1 of 4. A Soviet soldier peers carefully over the edge of a Japanese fort in China. Some historians say a Soviet attack on the Japanese in east Asia served as effectively as the...
