It wasn't the atomic bombs which caused Japan to surrender. It was the Soviet Union. Revisionists argue that it was the ending of the non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Japan that was the real trigger for a Japanese surrender and it was enough without the dropping of atomic bombs to bring it about.evisionists argue that it was the ending of the non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Japan that was the real trigger for a Japanese surrender and it was enough without the dropping of atomic bombs to bring it about.
Report Abuse. 1  Was Nixon Republican. 2  RE: 3  Richard Nixon was a republican. 4  Confused. Crook.  Lets see.....he was a lying scumbag...... 1  republican. he was not confused. he was very paranoid.
In the end, it was the candidate of conservatism and stability, Republican Richard Nixon, who was elected president. The year started with the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam, where 500,000 U.S. troops were desperately trying to save the anti-communist government.