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What made Japan surrender to the Allies in August 1945?

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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States caused significant damage to these cities of Japan. Huge number of casualties caused by the bombs dropped on these cities made Japan surrender to the Allies in August 1945.

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