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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. | + | [[Image:Nagasaki.jpg|frame|right|The port]] |
| + | '''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. | 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. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Hiroshima]] | ||
| + | *[[Douglas MacArthur]] | ||
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[[category:Japan]] | [[category:Japan]] | ||
Revision as of 20:09, March 20, 2008
File:Nagasaki.jpg
The port
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.