The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.

What happened on the 2nd September 1945?

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. … The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed.

Why did the Japanese refuse to surrender?

It was a war without mercy, and the US Office of War Information acknowledged as much in 1945. It noted that the unwillingness of Allied troops to take prisoners in the Pacific theatre had made it difficult for Japanese soldiers to surrender.