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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > events and historical topics in global religion > Hiroshima and Nagasaki
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > events and historical topics in global religion > Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki  

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  • At the close of World War II, the United States conducted atomic bombings against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The events served as tests for nuclear technological experimentation and military action to end combat in the Pacific Rim. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Hiroshima and Nagasaki]

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