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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]] called [[Fat man]] was dropped on Nagasaki by the [[United States]], destroying large parts of the city. This decision to use the weapon has been criticised, perhaps more so than the bombing of Hiroshima. A common allegation is that the second bomb was dropped only to test the effectivness of the weapon, as it was a different type to the bomb that was used against Hiroshima. | + | 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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| + | This decision to use the weapon has been criticised, perhaps more so than the bombing of Hiroshima. A common allegation is that the second bomb was dropped only to test the effectivness of the weapon, as it was a different type to the bomb that was used against Hiroshima. {{fact}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, April 29, 2008
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.
This decision to use the weapon has been criticised, perhaps more so than the bombing of Hiroshima. A common allegation is that the second bomb was dropped only to test the effectivness of the weapon, as it was a different type to the bomb that was used against Hiroshima.[Citation Needed]