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Nagasaki is a city on the island of Kyushu in [[Japan]]. After the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] closed off Japan to foreigners, Nagasaki was the only port still open to European traders. | Nagasaki is a city on the island of Kyushu in [[Japan]]. After the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] closed off Japan to foreigners, Nagasaki was the only port still open to European traders. | ||
| − | On August 9, 1945, in World War II, an [[atomic bomb]] was dropped on Nagasaki by the United States, destroying large parts of the city. | + | On August 9, 1945, in [[World War II]], an [[atomic bomb]] called [[Fat man]] was dropped on Nagasaki by the [[United States]], destroying large parts of the city. |
[[category:Japan]] | [[category:Japan]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, April 11, 2007
Nagasaki is a city on the island of Kyushu in Japan. After the Tokugawa Shogunate closed off Japan to foreigners, Nagasaki was the only port still open to European traders.
On August 9, 1945, in World War II, an atomic bomb called Fat man was dropped on Nagasaki by the United States, destroying large parts of the city.