The Hiroshima bombing ushered in the Atomic Age
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Question 0111190:

Which of the following statements about the Hiroshima bombing is not true?

      (A)  it was the first time civilian targets in Japan were bombed
      (B) it was followed by another atomic bomb, this one on Nagasaki, three days later
      (C) at the Potsdam Conference, the Allied nations warned that without an unconditional surrender, the Allies would attack Japan, but did not mention the atomic bomb
      (D) Emperor Hirohito refused to sign an unconditional surrender immediately after the Hiroshima bombing
      (E) while most victims died from the blast itself, thousands died later from burns and radiation poisoning