1. On August 6, 1945, the United States
government ordered an atomic bomb
dropped on the city of Hiroshima in
Japan.

2. The Japanese refused to agree to
an unconditional surrender. They
continued to fight. To avoid more
American casualties, the Americans
dropped the bomb.

3. 135,000 Japanese died when the
atomic bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima.

4. On August 9, 1945, the United States
government ordered an atomic bomb
dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan.

5. After the devastation of two atomic
bombs, the emperor of Japan
agreed to an unconditional surrender.

6. For the first time in Japanese history,
the emperor spoke to his people.
Ordinary people had never heard his
voice before.

7. The Allied occupation of Japan began.

8. Japan became a democracy.

9. The emperor of Japan was no longer
recognized as divine. He was a
mere symbol.

10. Japanese women were given equal
rights and finally gained the right
to vote
after years
of fighting for suffrage.

11. In addition, the Allies demanded that
Japan no longer maintain a military
for war.

12. With the Axis Powers finally defeated,
the Allies turned their attention to
prosecuting war criminals of the
Second World War.

13. Nazi war criminals were tried at
Nuremberg for the murder of six
million Jews.

14. War criminals were imprisoned and
executed for the deliberate killing
of civilians.

15. To prevent future wars, the United Nations
was formed as an international, peace-
keeping organization.

16. The United Nations adopted the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

17. The war had ended but new conflicts
emerged.