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Hiroshima Bombing
The Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. It killed many people. -
Soviet Union declares war on Japan.
Soviet Union declares war on Japan. The people in Japanese got nervous and not trust Japanese government any more. -
Bombing in Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki three days later. -
Japan surrendered to The United States
Five days after the second bomb dropped, Japan surrendered to the United States. Japan unconditionally surrendered to the United States. -
Emperor Hirohito declares Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration.
Emperor Hirohito signed and agreed it.The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II.Though the surrender seems to be "unconditional", the Emperor's status is still open for discussion. -
Indonesia declares independence from Japan.
Two days after the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Sukarno, an influential nationalist leader, declared independence and was appointed President. -
General Order No. 1 for the surrender of Japan is approved by President Truman.
General Order No. 1 for the surrender of Japan, was prepared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of U.S. military forces and approved by the President of the United States. -
Japanese armies surrender to the Red Army in Manchuria.
Five days after that, Japanese armies in Burma surrender at Rangoon ceremonies. It forced Japan to surrender to allies. -
World War II ended
The war ended completely ,Japan surrendered to other allies. -
Japan surrendered to the other allies
BecauseHiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed by atomic weapons, the will of the Japanese leadership was tested. They didn't believe in the government that much any more. Then it came the news that the Soviet Union declared war on Japan troops crossing into northeastern China an hour later. The emperor got scared .These three reasons led to Emperor Showa's decision to sign unconditional surrender.He broke the deadlock and surrendered.They signed on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. -
