Stalin urgently cables warning the CCP not to start a civil war
Stalin sent two urgent telegrams, warning that the CCP starting a civil war immediately after the end of the Anti-Japanese War would be national self-destruction.
Stalin sent two urgent telegrams, warning that the CCP starting a civil war immediately after the end of the Anti-Japanese War would be national self-destruction.
Japan announced its surrender, and World War II came to an end accordingly.
The United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing about 70,000 people.
The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in approximately 140,000 deaths.