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American History Chapter 24-5
World War II Ends
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Germany: Stuck in the Middle• 4 million Allied troops on the west, millions of Soviets
on the east.• The “Big Three,” held the Yalta Conference.– Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin– Discussed what to do with Germany.
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Battle at the Rhine• Hitler orders his troops to defend the Rhine River.– The Germans failed in their attempt to blow up the bridges.– The Allies surrounded & captured ¼ million German troops.
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The Deaths of Leaders• April 12, 1945 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
died unexpectedly.
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Adolph Hitler Dies• April 30, 1945: Adolph Hitler committed suicide in his
Berlin Bunker.• May 8, 1945: Germany surrendered.• V-E Day: Victory in Europe.
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U.S. Full Attention Turns Towards Japan• New president, Harry S. Truman makes a crucial
decision.– August 6, 1945: A B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped an
atomic bomb on Hiroshima.• 80,000 residents died immediately.
– August 9, 1945: A 2nd atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.• 40,000 residents died immediately.
– August 15, 1945: Japan surrendered.– V-J Day.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Postwar Changes
• Germany & Berlin were divided into 4 military districts.– Each to be occupied by one of the Allied powers.
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Steps Toward World Peace
• United Nations: Organization of 50 countries.– Encourage cooperation between nations.– Prevent future wars.
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New World Peace Keeping Army