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After the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a treaty was made to end the war. This is a video of the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on September 2nd, 1945. It was signed by representatives from Japan and the United States on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. This was celebrated throughout the world.

On August 6th, 1945 the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. It was the first nuclear weapon used in a war. The bomb that was dropped was called "Little Boy" from a B-29er named "Enola Gay." 50,000 Japanese died on the day of the dropping of the bomb and another died within the first two to four months.

This is the treaty that was signed on the USS Missouri on September 2nd. It signified the Japanese surrender. Representatives from Japan and the US were aboard the ship to sign the treaty. This was a momentous day throughout the world.

The Potsdam Declaration was the first call for Japanese surrender. In this declaration the US threatened "prompt and utter destruction" if Japan did not surrender. Japan ignored this ultimatum which lead to the dropping of the two atomic bombs. After the dropping of the bombs Japan realized that the threat wasn't a bluff and promptly surrendered.

On August 6th the first bomb was dropped and on August 9th the second bomb was dropped and Japan surrendered on August 15th. The official instrument of surrender was signed on September 2nd. This officially ended the war. This was the Waterloo Daily Courier newspaper announcing the end of the war, a date that was celebrated.

The Manhattan Project was a research and development program that developed the first atomic bomb. When Japan failed to surrender after the Potsdam Ultimatum, the US dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. After the dropping of the first bomb, US demanded surrender again and Japan failed to reply. Three days later, the second atomic bomb, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki. The Japanese surrendered six days later.