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A Long and Illustrious History

The war against Japan ended in 1945 after the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and which other city?

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The correct answer is Nagasaki.

The war against Japan ended in August 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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