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VJ DAY On August 14, 1945 the world celebrated the end of WWII. Victory in Japan was achieved 3 days after the dropping of the second atomic bomb, fat man, on Nagasaki. Through much controversy, the United States chose to drop two atomic bombs on Japan after Pearl Harbor thus entering into World War II. The iconic VJ Day photo of a man loosing his inhibitions in the middle of Times Square New York and kissing a nurse shows the elatement of the American public as a whole. VJ day marked many prominent points in United States History. One was the end of World War II. A second was Japan signing a treaty that relinquished all military power. The third was America truly exerting itself as a world power.

By 1945 the world had rid themselves of dangerous tyrants such as Nazi Hitler and Facist Mussolini. However, the world had yet to see an end of WWII. After the two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan the United States waited in great anticipation and fear about the possible upcoming ground invasion on Japan. "When American occupiers saw the devastation that bombing had caused and were greeted by deferential Japanese civilians, the knowledge that the war was finally over could sink in" ([].)

2. Japan looses military 3. US=world power

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