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
•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
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Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II. On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States droppedatom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. This caused japans surrender.
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