WORLD WAR II Review Chapters 23/24

REVIEW A FEW THINGS: READ, THINK, & REMEMBER!!

ALSO REMEMBER THAT AFTER WWI: Germany IS reduced IN size League of Nations is organized, the U.S. never joined U.S. Is isolationist

Rise of Hitler Nazi Party organized, 1920s Nazi party largest in Germany, 1932 Hitler voted as chancellor, 1933 New parliament created 450, 000 members Larger than German army

Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1939, sign a Non Aggression Pact Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1939, sign a Non Aggression Pact. It was supposed to last 10 years. But, Hitler attacked the U.S.S.R. in 1941.

Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941

Scenes from Pearl Harbor Attack

Allies United: U.S.S.R, England and The U.S. Stalin, FDR, & Churchill

D-Day, JUNE 6, 1944 Landing on Normandy Beach

I AM THE JAPANESE EMPEROR DURING WWII. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE JAPANESE EMPEROR DURING WWII.

THE ANSWER IS: HIROHITO

I AM THE LEADER OF NAZI GERMANY. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE LEADER OF NAZI GERMANY.

THE ANSWER IS: HITLER

I AM THE LEADER OF FASCIST ITALY. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE LEADER OF FASCIST ITALY.

THE ANSWER IS: MUSSOLINI

I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITLER. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITLER.

THE ANSWER IS: NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

I AM THE LEADER OF THE U.S.S.R. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE LEADER OF THE U.S.S.R.

THE ANSWER IS: STALIN

IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT THAT GAVE THE ORDERS TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMBS ON JAPAN.

THE ANSWER IS: HARRY TRUMAN

I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE U.S. PRESIDENT DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.

THE ANSWER IS: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II. IDENTIFY THE LEADER: I AM THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER DURING THE MAJORITY OF WORLD WAR II.

THE ANSWER IS: WINSTON CHURCHILL

Short answer: WHEN IS V-E DAY?

MAY 8, 1945 IS V-E DAY! THE ANSWER IS: THIS is WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED.

Short answer: WHEN IS V-J DAY?

THE ANSWER IS: V-J DAY IS AUGUST 15, 1945.

WHICH AXIS POWER DID THE ALLIES PLAN TO CONQUER FIRST? Short answer: WHICH AXIS POWER DID THE ALLIES PLAN TO CONQUER FIRST?

THE ALLIES PLANNED ON CONQUERING GERMANY FIRST. THE ANSWER IS: THE ALLIES PLANNED ON CONQUERING GERMANY FIRST.

Short answer: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN THAT REPRESENTED ALL WOMEN WORKING IN THE WAR FACTORIES?

THE ANSWER IS: ROSIE THE RIvetER!!!

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR? Short answer: WHAT IS THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR?

THE ANSWER IS: THE TERM FOR LIGHTNING WAR IS: BLITZKREIG

WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR PEOPLE’S LIVES? Short answer: WHAT TYPE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROLS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR PEOPLE’S LIVES?

THE ANSWER IS: A TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT

WHICH AXIS LEADER IS CALLED IL DUCE? Short answer: WHICH AXIS LEADER IS CALLED IL DUCE?

THE ANSWER IS: MUSSOLINI IS IL DUCE!!

WHEN IS PEARL HARBOR BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE? Short answer: WHEN IS PEARL HARBOR BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE?

DECEMBER 7, 1941 IS WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE! THE ANSWER IS: DECEMBER 7, 1941 IS WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS BOMBED BY THE JAPANESE!

WHICH AXIS LEADER CALLED HIMSELF DER FUHRER? Short answer: WHICH AXIS LEADER CALLED HIMSELF DER FUHRER?

THE ANSWER IS: HITLER IS DER FUHRER!

Short answer: WHAT IS THE TERM FOR GIVING IN TO SOMEONE’S DEMANDS IN ORDER TO KEEP THE PEACE?

THE ANSWER IS: APPEASEMENT

WHO WROTE THE BOOK MEIN KAMPF? Short answer: WHO WROTE THE BOOK MEIN KAMPF?

HITLER WROTE MEIN KAMPF THE ANSWER IS: HITLER WROTE MEIN KAMPF

WHICH ORGANIZATION WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PREVENTED WWII FROM HAPPENING? Short answer: WHICH ORGANIZATION WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE PREVENTED WWII FROM HAPPENING?

THE ANSWER IS: THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS!!

Short answer: HOW DID THE U.S. FINANCE WWII?

THE ANSWER IS: THEY FINANCED IT WITH INCOME TAXES, SELLING WAR BONDS, AND CORPORATE TAXES.

Short answer: IN THE NAVAL BASE DESTROYER DEAL, WHAT DID THE BRITISH GIVE THE U.S. IN RETURN FOR THE 50 DESTROYERS?

THE ANSWER IS: THE U.S. GOT NAVAL BASES!!

Short answer: WHAT ITEMS DID THE U.S. PLACE AN EMBARGO ON AND WOULD NO LONGER LET JAPAN BUY?

THE ANSWER IS: OIL, IRON, STEEL, GAS.

Short answer: IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THEM TO SURRENDER, WHICH AXIS POWER BOMBED GREAT BRITAIN DAILY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS?

THE ANSWER IS: GERMANY BOMBED GREAT BRITAIN, THIS IS CALLED THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Short answer: WHO WAS THE LEADER OF VICHY FRANCE?

THE ANSWER IS: .THE LEADER IS HENRI PETAIN.

Short answer: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PLANE THAT DROPPED THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA?

THE ANSWER IS: .THE NAME OF THE PLANE IS THE ENOLA GAY, THE NAME OF THE PILOT IS TIBBETS.

Short answer: WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE?

THE ANSWER IS: .THE LEADER IS CHARLES DEGAULLE.

Short answer: DURING WHICH BATTLE OF WWII DID THE U.S. TROOPS ACCIDENTALLY BECOME INTEGRATED?

THE ANSWER IS: THIS HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

AT THE MUNICH CONFERENCE, WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HITLER TO APPEASE HIM? Short answer: AT THE MUNICH CONFERENCE, WHAT WAS GIVEN TO HITLER TO APPEASE HIM?

THE ANSWER IS: THEY GAVE HIM THE SUDETENLAND

WHEN WWII STARTED IN EUROPE, WHAT POLICY WAS THE U.S. FOLLOWING? Short answer: WHEN WWII STARTED IN EUROPE, WHAT POLICY WAS THE U.S. FOLLOWING?

THE U.S. FOLLOWED A POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM. THE ANSWER IS: THE U.S. FOLLOWED A POLICY OF ISOLATIONISM.

IN 1935, WHICH FUTURE AXIS POWER ATTACKED ETHIOPIA? Short answer: IN 1935, WHICH FUTURE AXIS POWER ATTACKED ETHIOPIA?

ITALY ATTACKED ETHIOPIA. THE ANSWER IS: ITALY ATTACKED ETHIOPIA.

IN MARCH, 1936, WHAT AREA DID THE GERMANS TAKE? Short answer: IN MARCH, 1936, WHAT AREA DID THE GERMANS TAKE?

THEY TOOK THE RHINELAND. THE ANSWER IS: THEY TOOK THE RHINELAND.

IN 1931, WHAT AREA DID THE JAPANESE TAKE FROM CHINA? Short answer: IN 1931, WHAT AREA DID THE JAPANESE TAKE FROM CHINA?

THE ANSWER IS: THEY TOOK MANCHURIA.

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WERE THE “CODE TALKERS”? NAVAJOS JAPANESE AMERICANS ROSIE THE RIVETER MEXICAN AMERICANS

THE ANSWER IS: A. THE NAVAJOS

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WERE PUT IN GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS? GYPSIES JEWS HOMOSEXUALS ALL OF THE ABOVE

THE ANSWER IS: D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOT RATIONED DURING WWII? SUGAR EGGS MEAT WATER

THE ANSWER IS: D. WATER

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WERE IN CHARGE OF THE D-DAY INVASION? MACARTHUR PATTON EISENHOWER PERSHING

THE ANSWER IS: EISENHOWER

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WWII BATTLES WAS THE LAST GERMAN OFFENSIVE? STALINGRAD BATTLE OF THE BULGE MIDWAY GUADALCANAL

THE ANSWER IS: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

MULTIPLE CHOICE: AT THE END OF WWII, WHICH ALLIED POWER REACHED BERLIN FIRST? GREAT BRITAIN U.S.A. U.S.S.R. FRANCE

THE ANSWER IS: C. U.S.S.R

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS MEANS HATRED AND/OR HOSTILITY TOWARD JEWS? TOTALITARIANISM ANTI-SEMITISM ARYANIZE KRISTALLNACHT

THE TERM IS ANTI-SEMITISM THE ANSWER IS: THE TERM IS ANTI-SEMITISM

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS THE CONFERENCE HELD AFTER THE GERMAN SURRENDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING THE POST WAR WORLD? ATLANTIC CHARTER YALTA CONFERENCE TEHERAN MUNICH CONFERENCE

THE ANSWER IS: B. YALTA CONFERENCE

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH MAN SAID “I SHALL RETURN?” PRES. F.D. ROOSEVELT GEN. MACARTHUR WINSTON CHURCHILL GEN. EISENHOWER

THE ANSWER IS: GENERAL MACARTHUR

MULTIPLE CHOICE: ON WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES DID THE ALLIES DROP THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB? BERLIN NAGASAKI HIROSHIMA TOKYO

THE ANSWER IS: C. HIROSHIMA

MULTIPLE CHOICE: IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BATTLES DID THE JAPANESE FIRST USE KAMIKAZE PILOTS? CORAL SEA GUADALCANAL LEYTE GULF OKINAWA

THE ANSWER IS: C. LEYTE GULF

MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEN WAS THE SCIENTIST IN CHARGE OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT? ALBERT EINSTEIN ENRICO FERMI ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

THE ANSWER IS: C. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

GENERAL ROMMEL IS THE BRITISH GENERAL IN CHARGE OF OPERATION TORCH. TRUE OR FALSE GENERAL ROMMEL IS THE BRITISH GENERAL IN CHARGE OF OPERATION TORCH.

FALSE, GEN. ROMMEL IS A GERMAN SOLDIER. THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, GEN. ROMMEL IS A GERMAN SOLDIER.

THE ALLIES WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. TRUE OR FALSE THE ALLIES WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

TRUE, THE ALLIED WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, THE ALLIED WON THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. TRUE OR FALSE THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, THE JAPANESE LOST CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

TRUE OR FALSE ALLOTMENT ANNIE REPRESENTS ALL OF THE WOMEN WORKING IN THE WAR FACTORIES.

FALSE, THAT WAS ROSIE THE RIVETER!! THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THAT WAS ROSIE THE RIVETER!!

OPERATION OVERLORD IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE D-DAY INVASION. TRUE OR FALSE OPERATION OVERLORD IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE D-DAY INVASION.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE GEN. EISENHOWER ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE ON SEPT. 2, 1945.

FALSE, THAT WAS GEN. MACARTHUR THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THAT WAS GEN. MACARTHUR

DURING WWII, THE SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN A NEW CANDY, M&Ms. TRUE OR FALSE DURING WWII, THE SOLDIERS WERE GIVEN A NEW CANDY, M&Ms.

TRUE, THEY GAVE THEM M&M CANDY. THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, THEY GAVE THEM M&M CANDY.

TRUE OR FALSE LEND LEASE IS THE U.S. PROGRAM OF LOANING OR RENTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO THE ALLIED FORCES DURING WWII.

THE ANSWER IS: THAT IS TRUE.

OPERATION TORCH IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. TRUE OR FALSE OPERATION TORCH IS THE CODE NAME FOR THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, ABSOLUTELY, TRUE!

THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN POLAND WAS ATTACKED BY GERMANY. TRUE OR FALSE THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN POLAND WAS ATTACKED BY GERMANY.

THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THE U.S. ENTERED WWII WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED!!

TRUE OR FALSE HIDEKI TOJO LED JAPAN DURING WWII AND WAS EXECUTED FOR WAR CRIMES AT THE END OF WWII.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, TRUE, TRUE.

TRUE OR FALSE DURING THE GLOOMY DAYS OF 1942, JAMES H. DOOLITTLE LED A DARING DAYLIGHT RAID OVER TOKYO.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, ABSOLUTELY, TRUE!

MUSSOLINI IS HANGED AT THE NUREMBERG WAR TRIALS. TRUE OR FALSE MUSSOLINI IS HANGED AT THE NUREMBERG WAR TRIALS.

FALSE, MUSSOLINI IS DEAD BEFORE THE TRIALS. THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, MUSSOLINI IS DEAD BEFORE THE TRIALS.

TRUE OR FALSE ONE RESULT OF THE ALLIED SUCCESSES OF THE D-DAY INVASION IS THAT FDR IS REELECTED FOR THE 4TH TIME!!

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, ABSOLUTELY TRUE!

THE ALLIES CONQUERED JAPAN BEFORE THEY CONQUERED GERMANY. TRUE OR FALSE THE ALLIES CONQUERED JAPAN BEFORE THEY CONQUERED GERMANY.

THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THE ALLIES CONQUERED GERMANY FIRST.

HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE HE COULD BE CAPTURED. TRUE OR FALSE HITLER COMMITTED SUICIDE BEFORE HE COULD BE CAPTURED.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, HE CERTAINLY DID.

AFTER CAPTURING FRANCE, GERMANY ESTABLISHED A PUPPET GOVERNMENT. TRUE OR FALSE AFTER CAPTURING FRANCE, GERMANY ESTABLISHED A PUPPET GOVERNMENT.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, TRUE, TRUE!

TRUE OR FALSE IN 1933, THE USA REESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET UNION.

THE ANSWER IS: THAT IS TRUE!

THE NUREMBERG LAWS TOOK CITIZENSHIP AWAY FROM ALL JEWS. TRUE OR FALSE THE NUREMBERG LAWS TOOK CITIZENSHIP AWAY FROM ALL JEWS.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, POSITIVELY TRUE!

JEWS WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE THE GERMANS PUT IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. TRUE OR FALSE JEWS WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE THE GERMANS PUT IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

FALSE, THEY PUT OTHER IN THE CAMPS, TOO. THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THEY PUT OTHER IN THE CAMPS, TOO.

THE USA NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. TRUE OR FALSE THE USA NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

TRUE, THE U.S. NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, THE U.S. NEVER JOINED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

THE USA NEVER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS. TRUE OR FALSE THE USA NEVER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS.

THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THE U.S. JOINED AND STILL IS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

TRUE OR FALSE AFTER PRESIDENT F.D. ROOSEVELT DIES, VICE PRESIDENT EISENHOWER BECOMES PRESIDENT.

THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, TRUMAN WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT THAT TOOK OVER.

THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE LATIN OVER THEIR RADIOS. TRUE OR FALSE THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE LATIN OVER THEIR RADIOS.

FALSE, THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE IN NAVAJO. THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, THE CODE TALKERS SPOKE IN NAVAJO.

THE SOVIETS ALLOWED THE RUSSIAN WINTER TO HELP THEM DEFEAT THE NAZIS. TRUE OR FALSE THE SOVIETS ALLOWED THE RUSSIAN WINTER TO HELP THEM DEFEAT THE NAZIS.

THE ANSWER IS: THAT WOULD BE TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE ROBERT OPPENHEIMER IS THE SCIENTIST THAT HEADED THE PROGRAM THAT MADE THE ATOMIC BOMB.

TRUE, HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE PROGRAM. THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE PROGRAM.

TRUE OR FALSE AFTER THE PHILIPPINES WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE, GEN. MACARTHUR NEVER RETURNED TO ISLAND.

FALSE, HE RETURNED AND SAID, “I HAVE RETURNED.” THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, HE RETURNED AND SAID, “I HAVE RETURNED.”

THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA WERE AMONG THE WORST OF THE WAR. TRUE OR FALSE THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA WERE AMONG THE WORST OF THE WAR.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE, TRUE, SO TRUE.

TRUE OR FALSE GERMAN AMERICANS, ITALIAN AMERICANS, AND JAPANESE AMERICANS CITIZENS SPENT WWII IN RELOCATION CAMPS.

THE ANSWER IS: FALSE, ONLY THE JAPANESE AMERICANS WERE PUT IN THE RELOCATION CAMPS.

TRUE OR FALSE THE MANHATTAN PROJECT IS THE NAME OF THE U.S. PROGRAM THAT BUILT THE ATOMIC BOMBS.

THE ANSWER IS: TRUE!!!

LET’S REVIEW A FEW MORE THINGS!!! THINK READ LEARN REMEMBER

The US Drifts Toward War The Neutrality Acts (1935-37) “Cash and Carry” First peacetime draft (1940) All men 21 to 35 had to register for one year’s military service Lend-Lease Act (1941)

The US Drifts Toward War British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965)

The US Drifts Toward War USS Augusta off the coast of Newfoundland Atlantic Charter (August 14, 1941)

The US Drifts Toward War Roosevelt imposed an embargo on exports of strategic resources, such as oil and metal, to Japan (September 1941)

Japan Brings the US into the War Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Battleship Row — USS Arizona and Oklahoma destroyed

Japan Brings the US into the War 2,403 Americans killed; 1,178 wounded The Japanese made serious mistakes in the Pearl Harbor attack:

Japan Brings the US into the War

Japan Brings the US into the War Fuel dumps were not bombed Repair facilities untouched

AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK USS West Virginia and California refloated and repaired USS Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Nevada repaired

No aircraft carriers were present, specifically USS Lexington, Saratoga, and Enterprise

US declared war on the Empire of Japan (December 8, 1941)

Nazi Germany declared war on the US (December 11, 1941) Japanese attacked multiple targets: Philippines attacked by air

World War II in the Pacific Guam (10 December) Wake Island Philippines fell (8 April 1942)

World War II in the Pacific General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) HE SAID “I SHALL RETURN,”

World War II in the Pacific The Doolittle Raid LTC Jimmy Doolittle (1896-1993)

World War II in the Pacific Why the Doolittle Raid? Psychological for Japan and the US Japan protected by the kamikaze (divine wind)

World War II in the Pacific 16 B-25 Bombers brought into striking distance of Japan by the carrier USS Lexington

World War II in the Pacific Doolittle Raid bombed pre-assigned targets in Tokyo-Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka-Kobe areas (April 18, 1942)

World War II in the Pacific Doolittle received a hero’s welcome in the US and a promotion to Brigadier General

World War II in the Pacific Coral Sea (7-8 May 1942) Japanese Carrier HIJMS Shoho after torpedo hit

World War II in the Pacific Midway (4-5 June 1942) Among other ships, Japan lost 4 carriers

World War II in the Pacific US lost carrier USS Yorktown (after the battle ended)

US Strategy in the Pacific General Douglas MacArthur Southwest Pacific

US Strategy in the Pacific Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (1885-1966) Central Pacific Island hopping

US Strategy in the Pacific Leyte Gulf—Japanese introduced kamikaze pilots Battleship USS Missouri under attack

Death of Franklin Roosevelt FDR died in April 1945 Harry S Truman (1945-1953)

The Atomic Bomb Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion (Alamogordo, New Mexico July 16, 1945)

The Atomic Bomb B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima ON August 6, 1945.

The Atomic Bomb 71,000 killed Four-square miles destroyed

The Atomic Bomb THE PLANE,Bock’s Car, dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

The Atomic Bomb Japan surrenders V-J DAY IS AUGUST 15, 1945

Japanese Surrender Official surrender aboard USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Harbor September 2, 1945. WORLD WAR II IS OVER!!!