Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Notes
- Harry S. Truman decides to drop Atomic bombs on Hiroshima on Aug 6 . 1945 and Nagasaki on Aug 9, 1945
- Almost 100,000 died instantly in Hiroshima
- Aug.8 Soviets declare war on Japan
- Aug 9. almost 70,000 killed 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
Quote
If I would have foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki I would have torn up my formula
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
Summary
President of the US Harry Truman take the leap and decides to drop nuclear bombs on two Japanese Islands, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where hundreds of thousands died instantly. Hence, this is what ends WW11 as it forces the Japanese to surrender.