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==The End of World War II in Asia==
==The End of World War II in Asia==
On August 6, 1945, a B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Then, on August 9, a B-29 dropped the second atomic bomb. On August 20 the Japanese government told the United States it was ready to accept the terms which the Allies proposed. The next day, the Allies replied, saying the authority of the emperor would be "subject to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers." On August 14 the Japanese government agreed to this.
On August 6, 1945, a B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8. Then, on August 9, a B-29 dropped the second atomic bomb. On August 20 the Japanese government told the United States it was ready to accept the terms which the Allies proposed. The next day, the Allies replied, saying the authority of the emperor would be "subject to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers." On August 14 the Japanese government agreed to this.
Then, September 2, 1945, the Japanese government, along with all its military forces, formally surrendered to the United States. This happened in a ceremony aboard a United States battleship, the ''Missouri'', on [[Tokyo Bay]], where the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]] was signed. This was the ending of World War II, after six years almost to the day.
Then, September 2, 1945, the Japanese government, along with all its military forces, formally surrendered to the United States. This happened in a ceremony aboard a United States battleship, the ''Missouri'', on [[Tokyo Bay]], where the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]] was signed. This was the ending of World War II, after six years almost to the day.
The Soviet army occupied Manchuria and confiscated large quantities of Japanese arms. Though the [[Sino-Soviet Treaty]] obligated the Soviets to turn Manchuria over to the [[Chinese Nationalist]]s, the Soviet troops timed their withdrawals from Manchurian cities in such a way as to facilitate [[Mao]] and the [[Chinese Communist]]'s occupation. <ref>Steven I. Levine, ''Anvil of Victory'', New York, 1987, p. 82.</ref> The Soviet army would not allow the Nationalists to land at the main Manchurian ports for five weeks, thereby preventing the Nationalists from occupying key Manchurian positions. <ref>Tang Tsou, ''America's Failure in China'', 1941-1945, Chicago 1964, pg. 330.</ref> The Soviets turned over captured Japanese arms to the Maoist forces. <ref>James Reardon-Anderson, ''Yenan and the Great Powers'', New York 1980, p. 107; Tang Tsou, p. 331.</ref> The Soviets rebuilt Lin Piao's Fourth Field Army and transferred into it 100,000 [[North Korea]]n troops with supplies. <ref>Richard C. Thornton, ''China: A Political History, 1917-1980'', Boulder CO 1982, pg. 206.</ref> The USSR helped to form, equip and train an 800,000 strong army which ultimately played the decisive role in routing the Kuomintang forces. <ref>Dmitri Yefimov, ''Our Common Victory'', Moscow, 1988, pp. 82-83.</ref>
==Fallout From World War II==
==Fallout From World War II==