6 août 1945 - The US drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

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The atomic bomb was dropped because the US wanted a quick end to a very costly war. We dropped two because Japan did not believe that the first atomic bomb would be a major threat. After the second drop, Japan surrendered. This event is very important to the future of the world. Our dropping of the atomic bomb confirmed to the Russians that we had atomic bombs. This event would lead the US into the Cold War.