WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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The Japanese won and occupied all of Asia?
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The Americans forced them to surrender after invading
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The atomic bomb on Hiroshima forced them to surrender
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They surrendered after the second atomic bombing of Nagasaki
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki and the Soviet Union’s declaration of war against Japan. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on 2 September, effectively ending the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -World War II officially ended in Asia on September 2, 1945, with the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Detailed explanation-3: -It was the deployment of a new and terrible weapon, the atomic bomb, which forced the Japanese into a surrender that they had vowed never to accept. Harry Truman would go on to officially name September 2, 1945, V-J Day, the day the Japanese signed the official surrender aboard the USS Missouri.
Detailed explanation-4: -On August 10, 1945, Japan offered to surrender to the Allies, the only condition being that the emperor be allowed to remain the nominal head of state. Planning for the use of additional nuclear weapons continued even as these deliberations were ongoing.
Detailed explanation-5: -Japan formally surrendered in writing two weeks later, on September 2, 1945.