aug 9, 1945 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki + Soviet invasion of Manchuria

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The second atomic bomb attack on Jap,
~40 K dead (excluding radiation),

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Soviets attack Manchuria (as per Stalin's promise at Potsdam)

these two events commonly seen as the reason for why Jap surrendered,
this is disputable since Jap was already being strat bombed and had no hope of winning,
they might have surrendered anyway a little later (November/December)

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