Because they were not about to give up before we atom bombed them! The next step would have been to invade the main islands of Japan. Many more would have died on both sides if that had happened. This is not mere speculation! It was well researched in advance. The atom bomb ended WWII. I remember it from when I was 8 years old.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The two cities of Japan which were hit by the atomic bomb by America were "NAGASAKI" and "HIROSHIMA".
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
The explosion in Nagasaki was bigger but the damage was less because of the terrain. Fat man, the bomb dropped over Nagasaki was a plutonium implosion type bomb compared with the uranium fission bomb dropped over Hiroshima.
Little Boy was employed at Hiroshima and Fat Man at Nagasaki.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The two cities of Japan which were hit by the atomic bomb by America were "NAGASAKI" and "HIROSHIMA".
220,000 people if you combine Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima by itself killed 140,000; the one dropped on Nagasaki killed 80,000.
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki RB
It killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki.
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Nagasaki by the US from parachute.
There were few differences between the 2 atomic bombings. For example, the bomb used on Hiroshima was made of Plutonium whiles the Nagasaki bomb contained Uranium 235. Also More people died from the Hiroshima bomb than the Nagasaki bomb , mainly due to the size differences between the 2 bombs.
A bomb was dropped in Nagasaki.
The estimate was: 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000-80,000 in Nagasaki dead.
The bomb in Hiroshima was plutonium and the Nagasaki was uranium.
See website: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki