Hiroshima and Nagasaki
•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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Summary- US President Harry Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on Japanese cities. These bombs were from the Manhattan Project: Little Boy, and Fat Man. Consequently, the Japanese had to surrender to the US