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1940s
Overhead view of atomic explosion at Nagasaki. Fly over shots reveal the destruction that the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki. Various shots of General MacArthur accepting the Japanese surrender, with U.S. troops looking on. US troops drive military vehicles through the streets of Tokyo. General MacArthur and navy officials walk through Tokyo and stop to salute the American flag. Various shots of destroyed Japanese naval fleet. Overhead shot of thousands of American troops crowding oceanliner decks. MS troops on ship excitedly waving to camera. WS American troops excitedly exit ship. Overhead view of aircraft carrier Saratoga sails through San Francisco’s Golden Gate, troops amassed on its flight deck. American troops exit ship.