Short answerEasy2 marks
Name the two cities of Japan which were bombed by America in the year 1945.
Topic: End of the Second World War
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Answer
Exam answer
(1) Hiroshima, bombed on 6 August 1945. (2) Nagasaki, bombed on 9 August 1945.
Japan surrendered on 14 August 1945, bringing the Second World War to an end.
Explanation
One mark per city. Give the DATES as well as the names — they cost four words and turn a recall answer into a precise one. The bombs had names worth knowing: "Little Boy" on Hiroshima and "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. Adding the consequence — the Japanese surrender and the end of the war — rounds off the answer and shows why the event matters.
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