The bombings of Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) (6 août 1945 – 9 août 1945)

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Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
-70,000-80,000 people died on impacts
Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
-70,000 people died immediately
• President Truman's advisors persuade the new president that it would be more cost effective to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
-United States intentionally targets civilians
○ Japan surrenders unconditionally on September 2, 1945

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