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No, it started formally when Hitler ordered a faked Polish attack (by German soldiers wearing Polish uniforms) on a German radio station on September 1, 1939 (although fighting had been going on for several years before that between Italy & Ethiopia and Japan & China). In "retaliation" for this faked attack, Hitler declared war on Poland and invaded.

The war was ended by the first use of atomic bombs ever in combat when two bombs were dropped on Japanese cities: Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 & Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

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Who was the leader of the US of World War 2?

in the start of the war it was Roosevelt and when he died in 1945 Truman took over and he had to take the desicsion to drop the atomic bombs over Japan


Do bombs start wars?

Bombs don't start wars, people do.


What were the bombs made of in world war 2?

There were different bombs for different things. The standard bomb had an outer casing made of steel, filled with an explosive similar to TNT. However, there were incendiary bombs, with an outer skin of thin sheet metal, and filled with a hot burning chemical mix intended to start fires. Other bombs were made to penetrate heavy concrete fortifications, a round bomb made to skip across water and destroy dams, and the atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


What were two weapons of World War 2?

well start with the German weppons the mp40 fast slighty acurite machine gun 2 stgt33 verynic slow machine gun now usa tompson good machine gun and the atomic bomb big bomb there were 2 then called little boy and fat man also flare bombs tha sent houses on fire gas bombs dropeed gas and other gemrany and other countries now haev the atomic bomb but we had it first


What disadvantage and advantage did president Truman have with using atomic bombs?

President Truman faced the significant advantage of potentially shortening World War II and preventing further American casualties by using atomic bombs on Japan, which led to Japan's swift surrender. However, a major disadvantage was the ethical implications and the long-term consequences of nuclear warfare, including immense civilian casualties and the start of a nuclear arms race, fundamentally altering international relations and warfare.

Related Questions

When did te soldiers start using atomic bombs in world war 2?

August 1945


When did the dropping of atomic bombs start?

August 6, 1945


When did they start building the atomic bombs?

During WW2 after Japan attacked US at Pearl Harbor.


Who was the leader of the US of World War 2?

in the start of the war it was Roosevelt and when he died in 1945 Truman took over and he had to take the desicsion to drop the atomic bombs over Japan


What are in atomic bombs?

Fissile and/or fusible elements, chemical explosives to start the reaction, electronics to handle arming/disarming/firing, etc.


What is the difference between fusion and fission atomic bombs?

Good question. A fusion bomb combines (fuses) light nuclei (hydrogen) into larger nuclei to get its energy. But it needs a fission bomb to start it. A fission bomb breaks up (fissions) heavy nuclei (uranium/plutonium) into smaller nuclei to get its energy.


Do bombs start wars?

Bombs don't start wars, people do.


What were the bombs made of in world war 2?

There were different bombs for different things. The standard bomb had an outer casing made of steel, filled with an explosive similar to TNT. However, there were incendiary bombs, with an outer skin of thin sheet metal, and filled with a hot burning chemical mix intended to start fires. Other bombs were made to penetrate heavy concrete fortifications, a round bomb made to skip across water and destroy dams, and the atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


What were two weapons of World War 2?

well start with the German weppons the mp40 fast slighty acurite machine gun 2 stgt33 verynic slow machine gun now usa tompson good machine gun and the atomic bomb big bomb there were 2 then called little boy and fat man also flare bombs tha sent houses on fire gas bombs dropeed gas and other gemrany and other countries now haev the atomic bomb but we had it first


Should little boy and fat man been dropped?

Those two atomic bombs ENDED WW2. To use them again might start WW3.


What happens in Civilization 5 if you use to many atomic bombs?

Radiation gets put every where, people also publicly show that you are to not be trusted. You can also start a world war. Oh it also makes people REALLY mad as you can probably guess.


What is the atomic number if the first element to start filling a d sublevel?

The d suborbitals begin at period 4, but the d-sublevel is actually 3d. The first element is scandium, which has the atomic number of 21.