Flashcard sets with a 'nagasaki' term meaning 'the second target for an atomic bomb attack, three days after the americans bombed hiroshima. a city and port in south-west japan, on the west coast of the island of kyushu, its population was 438,724 in 1995. the bomb fell on august 9,1945. while the hilly terrain protected the population of 230,000 from the full effects of the explosion, 40,000 people were killed and tremendous destruction caused. on the following day japan surrendered and the ceasefire began on august 15, the official surrender finally being signed on september 2.'

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