"The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul."
- Herbert Hoover
- Herbert Hoover
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 decides to drop Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945 chronologically speaking. After 100,000 casualties in Hiroshima, 70,000 in Nagasaki, and The Soviets declaring war on the country, Japan's emperor orders the country to surrender via radio. On August 15, V.J. Day takes place marking the end of the Japanese-American war. The Russians go on fighting until August 30.