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.
Richard Nixon was elected to the Presidency in 1968, beating Hubert Humphrey. He served his full term and was re-elected in 1972 beating Edmund Muskie. Although his second ter â¦ m wasn't supposed to end until January 20th 1976, he resigned August 9th, 1974 to avoid impeachment over the Watergate Scandal.