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Agenda Warm-up: We Can Do It End of WW II Notes America Story of Us
Homework: WWII Part 2 Study Guide. Test will be on Thursday 5/7
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The End of World War II
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World War II was the deadliest war ever
World War II was the deadliest war ever. Over 60 million people were killed.
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War Ends in Europe Hitler realized defeat was inevitable
Hitler commits suicide April 1945 German Army surrenders (V-E Day)
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Wars Ends in the Pacific
After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered Harry Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb because it would avoid a large number of American casualties V-J Day: September 2, 1945
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What happened to Germany?
Germany was divided into four occupation zones: United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet each controlled one zone Berlin was also divided into 4 zones
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What happened to Japan? Japan was occupied by American forces
Japan was not allowed to keep an Army
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Agenda Warm-up: We Can Do It End of WW II Notes America Story of Us
Homework: WWII Part 2 Study Guide. Test will be on Thursday 5/7
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