Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- U.S. President Harry S. Truman decides to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima August 6th 1945 and Nagasaki August 9th 1945
- Almost 100,000 died instantly in Hiroshima
- August 8th Soviets declared war on Japan
- August 9th almost 70,000 killed in Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must do the unthinkable and surrender
- August 15th V.J. Day
- Soviets fight on until August 30th in Sakhalin Islands
Subjunctive Question:
Quote: "We are still living in the aftershock of Hiroshima, people are still the scars of history."
- Edward Bond
- Edward Bond
Summary: Victory over Japan day was the official ending of the war. The emperor decided to do the unthinkable and surrender to the Americans due to the atomic bombs that President Truman decided to drop.