The End of World War II
World War II
World War II was the
deadliest war ever. Over 60
million people were killed.
War Ends in Europe
 Hitler realized
defeat was
inevitable
 Hitler commits
suicide April 1945
 German Army
surrenders on
May 8, 1945 (V-E
Day)
Wars Ends in the Pacific
 Harry Truman
decided to drop the
atomic bomb because
it would avoid a
large number of
American casualties
 After the bombing of
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, Japan
surrendered
 V-J Day: September
2, 1945
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
What happened to Japan?
 Japan was
occupied by
American forces
 Japan was not
allowed to keep an
Army
 Their government
changed