Hiroshima, Nagasaki, VJ Day (Victory of Japan)
- 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
"We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history."
- Edward Bond
- Edward Bond
FUN FACT: Apparently "Horton Hears a Who" is an allegory about the bombing on Hiroshima and the American occupation of Japan and was his way of saying sorry.
Subjunctive Question
If it wasn't for the atomic bombs, how much longer would the war have gone on for?
Summary
These two nuclear bombs were dropped in Japan by America in the hopes of ending the war. They were successful and Japan surrendered after the second bomb was dropped..