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  • Japan appealed to the USSR to arbitrate surrender. The USSR responded by holding to the Yalta conference agreements and declaring war on Japan and occupying Manchuria and Korea.

    USSR broke the neutrality pact they had with Japan to do so, and the US dropped the second nuke after that pact was broken.

    The bombing, declaration, and surrender was a period from August 6-August 15. Eleven days.




  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workstomemes@lemmy.worldSamurai -> Anime
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    13 days ago

    Crucially, even after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japanese High Command still refused to surrender.

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki were very much the first stages of the Cold War pivot as the USSR declared war on Japan and took Manchuria and Korea from Japanese occupation.

    Imperial Japan had hoped the USSR would arbitrate peace with the Allies as they had not fought or invaded, but the Soviets chose to declare war, sealing their fate.