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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 100,00 died instantly in Hiroshima
- Aug 8 Soviets declare war on Japan
- Aug 9 almost 70,00 killed Nagasaki
- Radiation kills many more
- Emperor goes on air to tell Japanese they must to the unthinkable and surrender Aug. 15 V.J Day
- Soviets fight until Aug. 30 in Sakhalin Islands
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Harry S. Truman decided to drop Atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, three days apart. 100,000 killed in Hiroshima, and 70,000 in Nagasaki. With these bombs, the radiation killing many more. Emperor finally surrenders and tells the Japanese on air they must on Aug. 15.
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Subjunctive Question
What would have occurred if the Emperor still decided not to surrender after the dropping of the bombs?