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1945 The fi rst atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The Soviet Union de<br />

clares war on Japan on August 8, 1945. The second atomic bomb is dropped on<br />

Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Japan surrenders on August 15, 1945.<br />

World War II ends.<br />

1946 The Charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East is formulated and the Tri<br />

bunal is set up to prosecute instigators of the War.<br />

1951 The San Francisco Peace Treaty is signed between Japan and 48 other nations. Some states<br />

are not parties to the Treaty, including Burma, China, India, Korea, and the Soviet Union.<br />

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