Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- American President Truman decides to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9 1945)
- Close to 100,000 people die instantly in Hiroshima
- Soviets declare war on Japan (August 8)
- Almost 70,000 killed instantly in Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on the radio to tell the people of Japan to surrender
- Close to 100,000 people die instantly in Hiroshima
- Soviets declare war on Japan (August 8)
- Almost 70,000 killed instantly in Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on the radio to tell the people of Japan to surrender
Summary
_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.