Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of which war?
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Correct answer: Second World War
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War. Japan announced surrender soon afterward, and the war formally ended in September 1945. The bombings were not part of the First World War, the American Civil War or the Cold War. Therefore option B is correct.
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Second World War
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The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War. Japan announced surrender soon afterward, and the war formally ended in September 1945. The bombings were not part of the First World War, the American Civil War or the Cold War. Therefore option B is correct.
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This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler.
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