2. Section 5: the end of the war

3. End of War: Victory in Europe
“Operation Overlord” – invasion of Northwest France
Begins on D-Day or June 6, 1944 on beaches of Normandy
April 30, 1945 – Hitler commits suicide
May 8, 1945 – day of victory in Europe or V-E Day

5. End of War: Conferences
Yalta – February 1945
Discussion to divide up Europe post-war
U.S.S.R. agrees to enter war against Japan within 90 days of German defeat

6. End of War: Conferences
Potsdam – July 1945
Planned for occupation of Germany
Unconditional surrender of Japan

7. End of War: Victory in the Pacific
August 6, 1945 – U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
August 8, 1945 – Soviet Union declares war on Japan
August 9, 1945 – U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
September 2, 1945 or V-J Day Japanese surrender

9. Atomic Bombs are dropped

10. Section 6: outcomes of the war

11. War Casualties
50+ million people were killed (population of CA and NY combined)
More civilians than military personnel were killed

12. Outcomes of WWII Loss of empires by European powers
Establishment of two major powers in the world: U.S. & U.S.S.R.
War Crimes Trials
24 war criminals, mostly leaders in the Nazi Party, most imprisoned for life or sentenced to death

13. Division of Europe, Iron Curtain

15. Outcomes of WWII Establishment of the United Nations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Established and adopted by members of the United Nations
Provided a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government

16. Outcomes of WWII Marshall Plan
US gives $13 Billion help Europe recover
Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Warsaw Pact

17. Pink = Warsaw Pact
Green = NATO

18. Reconstruction Germany Japan Democratic government in West Germany
Communist government in East Germany
Japan
U.S. occupied under MacArthur
Democracy (new constitution)
3.5 billion from U.S. to revive economy