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U.S. Enters the WarU.S. Enters the WarU.S. Enters the WarU.S. Enters the WarDecember 8, 1941: FDR December 8, 1941: FDR
appears before joint appears before joint session of Congress session of Congress declaring Dec. 7 "a day declaring Dec. 7 "a day that will live in that will live in infamyinfamy" "
Congress votes to declare Congress votes to declare war on war on JapanJapan
December 10: Japanese December 10: Japanese forces invade the forces invade the PhilippinesPhilippines
December 11: December 11: GermanyGermany & & ItalyItaly declare war on US declare war on US
December 17: Admiral December 17: Admiral CharlesCharles NimitzNimitz given given command of Pacific Fleet command of Pacific Fleet –Admiral Admiral Husband KimmelHusband Kimmel
(commander at Pearl (commander at Pearl Harbor) relieved of duty Harbor) relieved of duty
December 20: FDR signs December 20: FDR signs DraftDraft Act Act
December 22: December 22: ChurchillChurchill comes to Washington to comes to Washington to confer with FDR confer with FDR
Japanese Aggression Japanese Aggression ContinuesContinuesJapanese Aggression Japanese Aggression ContinuesContinuesDec. 1941: Dec. 1941: GuamGuam, , WakeWake, ,
GilbertGilbert Islands fall Islands fallSpring 1942: Spring 1942: SingaporeSingapore, ,
Hong KongHong Kong, , BurmaBurma, , Malay, Dutch E. Indies fallMalay, Dutch E. Indies fall
Japan dominates Japan dominates 450450 million people in their million people in their “Greater “Greater East AsiaEast Asia Co- Co-ProsperityProsperity Sphere” Sphere”
The The Home FrontHome Front
The The Home FrontHome Front
Dec. 15: Congress passes Dec. 15: Congress passes 33rdrd Supplemental Supplemental DefenseDefense Appropriations Act Appropriations Act totaling $totaling $1010,000,000,000 ,000,000,000
Military MobilizationMilitary MobilizationMilitary MobilizationMilitary Mobilization
258,000 258,000 womenwomen enlist enlist–WAACSWAACS (Women's (Women's
Auxiliary Army Corps)Auxiliary Army Corps)–WAVESWAVES (Women (Women
Appointed for Voluntary Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service)Emergency Service)
1616 million people served million people served by end of warby end of war
Economic MobilizationEconomic MobilizationEconomic MobilizationEconomic Mobilization1942: War 1942: War ProductionProduction
Board Board –Regulates all Regulates all non-essentialnon-essential
production production
–Regulates use of Regulates use of raw raw materialsmaterials
War ProductionWar ProductionWar ProductionWar Production
Emergency Emergency Price ControlPrice Control Act Act –Office of Office of PricePrice
Administration (OPA) set Administration (OPA) set pricesprices & & rationingrationing (coupon (coupon books)books)–FDR freezes FDR freezes wageswages & &
prices to halt prices to halt inflationinflation
War War LaborLabor Board Board–Sought to keep Sought to keep wageswages on on
pace with pace with cost of livingcost of living rise rise 55 million women join labor million women join labor
forceforcePopulationPopulation shifted from shifted from
NE to South & SW regionsNE to South & SW regions
Rosie the RiveterRosie the RiveterRosie the RiveterRosie the Riveter
US clocks set ahead 1 US clocks set ahead 1 hour for hour for Daylight Savings Daylight Savings TimeTime & stays throughout & stays throughout the warthe war
RationingRationing begins: begins:–GasolineGasoline, tires, , tires, meatmeat, ,
coffee, sugar, etc.coffee, sugar, etc.
–ShoeShoe rationing begins: 3 rationing begins: 3 pairs per person per yearpairs per person per year
–Point (Point (couponcoupon) rationing ) rationing system for foodsystem for food
Smith-Smith-ConnollyConnolly Labor Labor Dispute Act (1943)Dispute Act (1943)–Required Required unionsunions to give 30 to give 30
day notice before day notice before strikestrike in in war plants & outlaws war plants & outlaws strikesstrikes in government- in government-operated plants operated plants
May 1943: John L. Lewis May 1943: John L. Lewis calls for soft calls for soft coal minerscoal miners strike strike –FDR orders FDR orders minesmines to be to be
seized & seized & strikestrike called off called off
Federal Government Federal Government seizes the seizes the railroadsrailroads when when strikes are threatened strikes are threatened
Office of War Office of War MobilizationMobilization created to coordinate war created to coordinate war efforts efforts
Withholding of income for Withholding of income for taxestaxes expanded to pay for expanded to pay for warwar
Wartime DiscriminationWartime DiscriminationWartime DiscriminationWartime DiscriminationDec. 1941: Dec. 1941: AlienAlien
registration begins registration begins focusing on focusing on JapaneseJapanese & & plans begin for plans begin for internmentinternment
June 1943: June 1943: DetroitDetroit Race Race RiotRiot–Anti-Anti-BlackBlack labor riots put labor riots put
down by federal troopsdown by federal troopsA. Philip A. Philip RandolphRandolph, ,
“Father of “Father of Civil RightsCivil Rights Movement,” emergesMovement,” emerges
Feb. 1942: Feb. 1942: JapaneseJapanese relocation begins relocation begins –Executive Order Executive Order 90669066
–100,000100,000 Nisei lose property Nisei lose property & forced into camps& forced into camps
–KorematsuKorematsu v. US v. USBraceroBracero Program Program
Internment CampsInternment CampsInternment CampsInternment Camps
Manhattan ProjectManhattan ProjectManhattan ProjectManhattan Project1939: 1939: EinsteinEinstein & & FermiFermi
warn FDR about German warn FDR about German A-bombA-bomb research research
1942: US research begins 1942: US research begins on building on building A-bombA-bomb
1942: 1942: The Critical YearThe Critical Year
1942: 1942: The Critical YearThe Critical Year
CoalitionCoalition of nations at war of nations at war with Axis Powerswith Axis Powers
January 1942: FDR & January 1942: FDR & Churchill agree to a Churchill agree to a ““HitlerHitler first” policy first” policy
The Grand AllianceThe Grand AllianceThe Grand AllianceThe Grand Alliance
Fighting in the PacificFighting in the PacificFighting in the PacificFighting in the Pacific
Feb. 1942: Battle of the Feb. 1942: Battle of the Java SeaJava Sea–Allied Allied navalnaval forces virtually forces virtually
wiped outwiped out
March 1942: General March 1942: General MacArthurMacArthur forced to flee forced to flee–Vows “I Vows “I shall returnshall return!”!”
–Assumes command of Assumes command of Allies in Allies in AustraliaAustralia
Philippines FallPhilippines FallPhilippines FallPhilippines Fall
Bataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchBataan Death March
Bataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchBataan Death March April 1942: April 1942: 75,00075,000 Filipino & Filipino &
Americans surrender in the Americans surrender in the Philippines Philippines
Marched Marched 100100 miles miles to concentration to concentration camp while camp while thousandsthousands die die
Doolittle RaidDoolittle RaidDoolittle RaidDoolittle RaidApril: 16 US bombers April: 16 US bombers
under Maj. General under Maj. General DoolittleDoolittle bomb bomb TokyoTokyo–Survivors land in Survivors land in ChinaChina
–Major Major moralmoral boosterbooster
Battle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Coral SeaMay: First major May: First major carriercarrier
battlebattle–US inflict heavy losses on US inflict heavy losses on
Japan saving Japan saving AustraliaAustralia
Battle of MidwayBattle of MidwayBattle of MidwayBattle of MidwayJune: Pacific June: Pacific
navalnaval battle battleJapanese lose Japanese lose
navalnaval superioritysuperiorityMajor Major turning turning
pointpoint in Pacific in Pacific
Japanese take Kiska & Japanese take Kiska & Attu islands in the Attu islands in the AleutiansAleutians
US begins US begins ALCANALCAN highway to connect highway to connect AlaskaAlaska to contiguous to contiguous states states
August: US forces land & August: US forces land & begin first battle in begin first battle in grueling "grueling "island-hoppingisland-hopping" " plan to reach Japanese plan to reach Japanese Islands Islands
GuadalcanalGuadalcanalGuadalcanalGuadalcanal
GuadalcanalGuadalcanalGuadalcanalGuadalcanal
Naval Battle: US defeats Naval Battle: US defeats major Japanese major Japanese fleetfleet –Forces Japan to Forces Japan to abandonabandon
plans to plans to supportsupport its forces its forces on Guadalcanal on Guadalcanal
May: German U-Boats May: German U-Boats drop German drop German saboteurssaboteurs on Atlantic coast on Atlantic coast –Rounded up & Rounded up & executedexecuted
European StrategyEuropean StrategyEuropean StrategyEuropean Strategy
June: Office of War June: Office of War InformationInformation established established for for propagandapropaganda
June: Office of June: Office of Strategic Strategic ServicesServices (OSS) created (OSS) created–Headed by William “Wild Headed by William “Wild
Bill” Bill” DonovanDonovan –Becomes Becomes CIACIA after war after war
Churchill meets FDR in Churchill meets FDR in Washington to plan Washington to plan invasion of invasion of North AfricaNorth Africa
June: June: EisenhowerEisenhower becomes commander of becomes commander of Allied forces Allied forces
July: Allied bombing of July: Allied bombing of GermanyGermany begins begins
A. Averell A. Averell HarrimanHarriman represents US in represents US in MoscowMoscow to negotiate coordination to negotiate coordination with with StalinStalin
August: US begins full-August: US begins full-scale scale bombingbombing of German of German forces in forces in FranceFrance
September: September: U-BoatU-Boat devastation reaches peak devastation reaches peak
August: August: GermansGermans begin begin siegesiege
September: Battle ends September: Battle ends with major with major GermanGerman defeat defeat & surrender & surrender
Battle of Stalingrad (1942)Battle of Stalingrad (1942)Battle of Stalingrad (1942)Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
October: British forces October: British forces under under MontgomeryMontgomery defeat defeat Germany's "Germany's "Desert FoxDesert Fox," ," Marshal Irwin Marshal Irwin RommelRommel
Turning PointTurning Point in North in North AfricaAfrica
El Alamein (1942)El Alamein (1942)El Alamein (1942)El Alamein (1942)
November: Allied forces November: Allied forces begin North African begin North African campaign by landing in campaign by landing in MoroccoMorocco & & AlgeriaAlgeria
Operation “Torch”Operation “Torch”Operation “Torch”Operation “Torch”
Attack Hitler’s “soft soft
underbelly”underbelly”
19431943 19431943
European Theater European Theater European Theater European Theater February: US forces February: US forces
defeated by Rommel's defeated by Rommel's Afrika Korps at Afrika Korps at Kasserine Kasserine Pass Pass –General General George PattonGeorge Patton
takes commandtakes command
May: German forces in May: German forces in North Africa defeated in North Africa defeated in TunisiaTunisia–250,000250,000 surrender surrender
May: Uprising in May: Uprising in Warsaw Warsaw Jewish GhettoJewish Ghetto ends ends–Jews sent to Jews sent to concentrationconcentration
camps & ghetto camps & ghetto leveledleveled
"SS thugs set ablaze entire "SS thugs set ablaze entire blocks of flats in order to blocks of flats in order to force the population to force the population to come out of hiding..." come out of hiding..."
--Voice of Warsaw--Voice of Warsaw
"SS thugs set ablaze entire "SS thugs set ablaze entire blocks of flats in order to blocks of flats in order to force the population to force the population to come out of hiding..." come out of hiding..."
--Voice of Warsaw--Voice of Warsaw
July: July: KurskKursk Salient Salient–German forces begin last German forces begin last
ditch ditch offensiveoffensive in Russia in Russia
–It fails as the It fails as the lastlast initiative initiative in the eastin the east
July-August: Allies begin July-August: Allies begin invasion of invasion of SicilySicily–““Soft Soft UnderbellyUnderbelly””
–Frustrated Frustrated StalinStalin
–LeafletsLeaflets dropped over Italy dropped over Italy asking Italians to surrender asking Italians to surrender
Stalin’s 2nd front
US bombers selectively US bombers selectively bomb bomb RomeRome
MussoliniMussolini forced to forced to abdicate abdicate
Allies take Allies take MessinaMessina & & SicilySicily
September: September: ItalyItaly agrees to agrees to surrendersurrender–GermanGerman calls Italy a traitor calls Italy a traitor
begins to treat it as an begins to treat it as an enemyenemy
–Invasion of the Invasion of the PeninsulaPeninsula beginsbegins
Germans forced to Germans forced to abandon abandon SalernoSalerno –Battle continues by Battle continues by inchesinches
up the peninsula up the peninsula October: October: NaplesNaples captured captured
by US General Mark Clark by US General Mark Clark –Germans Germans destroydestroy the city the city
as they retreatas they retreat
December: December: EisenhowerEisenhower becomes Supreme becomes Supreme Commander of Allied Commander of Allied Forces Forces
Pacific TheaterPacific TheaterPacific TheaterPacific TheaterFebruary: Marines take February: Marines take
GuadalcanalGuadalcanal –Major step in the war as it Major step in the war as it
is 1is 1stst major major land defeatland defeat for for JapaneseJapanese
Island Island HoppingHoppingIsland Island HoppingHopping
March: Battle of the March: Battle of the Bismarck SeaBismarck Sea off New off New GuineaGuinea–US defeats Japan US defeats Japan convoyconvoy
–Major blow against Japan Major blow against Japan holding holding New GuineaNew Guinea
November: In bloody November: In bloody fighting, the US Marines fighting, the US Marines take take TarawaTarawa & & MakinMakin Islands in the Gilberts Islands in the Gilberts
Wartime DiplomacyWartime DiplomacyWartime DiplomacyWartime Diplomacy
Casablanca ConferenceCasablanca ConferenceCasablanca ConferenceCasablanca ConferenceJanuary 1943: Roosevelt January 1943: Roosevelt
meets with meets with ChurchillChurchillCalls for Calls for unconditionalunconditional
surrender of Germanysurrender of GermanyDecide on Decide on ItalyItaly first, then first, then
FranceFrance
October 1943: US, October 1943: US, USSRUSSR, , Britain, & Britain, & ChinaChina meet to meet to discuss discuss treatmenttreatment of Axis of Axis Powers after the warPowers after the war
USSRUSSR enters against enters against JapanJapan after Germany done after Germany done
Moscow ConferenceMoscow ConferenceMoscow ConferenceMoscow Conference
November: Congress November: Congress passes the passes the ConnollyConnolly Resolution calling for a Resolution calling for a international peace international peace organizationorganization
Cairo ConferenceCairo ConferenceCairo ConferenceCairo ConferenceDec. 1943: Roosevelt, Dec. 1943: Roosevelt,
Churchill, & Churchill, & Chiang Kai-Chiang Kai-shekshek meet meet
Call for Call for unconditionalunconditional surrender by Japansurrender by Japan
Japan must give up all Japan must give up all gained gained territoriesterritories
Nov-Dec. 1943: “Nov-Dec. 1943: “Big Big ThreeThree” meet for 1” meet for 1stst time time
Agree to timing of Agree to timing of coordinatedcoordinated invasions invasions
Disputes over Disputes over post-warpost-war world emerge hereworld emerge here
Teheran ConferenceTeheran ConferenceTeheran ConferenceTeheran Conference
Teheran ConferenceTeheran Conference“Big Three”“Big Three”
Teheran ConferenceTeheran Conference“Big Three”“Big Three”
1944 1944 1944 1944
European TheaterEuropean TheaterEuropean TheaterEuropean TheaterEisenhower arrives in Eisenhower arrives in
London to take command London to take command & begins planning & begins planning invasion of "invasion of "Festung Festung EuropaEuropa""
Allies land at Allies land at AnzioAnzio, Italy , Italy meet stiff & bloody meet stiff & bloody German resistance German resistance boggingbogging down invasion down invasion
February: German forces February: German forces in Italy create a defensive in Italy create a defensive line, “The line, “The Gustav LineGustav Line” at ” at Monte CassinoMonte Cassino –Hold it with full Hold it with full forceforce
–Allies reluctant to destroy Allies reluctant to destroy medieval medieval monasterymonastery
February: “February: “Big WeekBig Week" " bombing raids over bombing raids over GermanyGermany
March: US March: US bombersbombers begin begin bombing raids over Berlinbombing raids over Berlin–1010% loss of planes% loss of planes
B-17 Bomber
Dresden after “fire bombings.” Roughly 130,000 people killed in raid.
May: May: Monte CassinoMonte Cassino falls falls after bombing reduces it after bombing reduces it to rubbleto rubble–Gustav LineGustav Line collapses collapses
May: Allied forces break May: Allied forces break out of out of AnzioAnzio beachhead & beachhead & begin to move on begin to move on RomeRome
Monte Monte CassinoCassinoMonte Monte
CassinoCassino
June: June: Allies Allies enter enter RomeRome
June 6, 1944: D-DayJune 6, 1944: D-DayJune 6, 1944: D-DayJune 6, 1944: D-DayOperation “Operation “OverlordOverlord” ”
begins with invasion of begins with invasion of NormandyNormandy
46004600 ships, 10,000 planes, ships, 10,000 planes, & & 176,000176,000 troops in troops in largest invasion in historylargest invasion in history
D-DAYD-DAYD-DAYD-DAY
Storming the BeachStorming the BeachStorming the BeachStorming the Beach
Breaking of German Breaking of German codescodes & use of & use of misinformationmisinformation leads to leads to lack of German lack of German coordination in defensecoordination in defense
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June 10June 10thth: Allied : Allied beachesbeaches link up & forces begin link up & forces begin march on march on BerlinBerlin
Germany launches first Germany launches first V-1V-1 rocket rocket on Londonon London
Allies capture French port Allies capture French port of of CherbourgCherbourg, Germans , Germans destroy port facilities destroy port facilities
July: General July: General PattonPatton leads leads "break out" thrust against "break out" thrust against GermansGermans
Plot to Plot to assassinateassassinate Hitler Hitler by bomb fails & military by bomb fails & military plotters executed plotters executed
Invasion of Southern Invasion of Southern FranceFrance begins begins
August: August: ParisParis falls after falls after German general refuses German general refuses Hitler's orders to Hitler's orders to resist at resist at all costsall costs
The The Yanks Yanks
Are BackAre Back
The The Yanks Yanks
Are BackAre Back
September: First September: First V-2V-2 rockets fall on London rockets fall on London
US forces enter US forces enter GermanyGermany
December: Germany December: Germany launches a launches a counter-counter-offensiveoffensive in the Ardennes in the Ardennes Forest in Forest in BelgiumBelgium–Named after Named after bulgebulge created created
when center of allied when center of allied advance retreatsadvance retreats
Battle of the BulgeBattle of the BulgeBattle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge
US 101US 101stst Airborne Division Airborne Division surrounded by German surrounded by German force at force at BastogneBastogne –When told to surrender, US When told to surrender, US
General Anthony McAuliffe General Anthony McAuliffe replies "replies "NutsNuts!”!”
–Siege relieved by Siege relieved by Patton'sPatton's 33rdrd Army Army
Pacific Pacific TheaterTheaterPacific Pacific TheaterTheater
US forces US forces take the take the MarshallMarshall Islands in Islands in the Pacificthe Pacific
US forces capture US forces capture SaipanSaipan Island - Island - bombingbombing of Japan of Japan beginsbegins
Battle of Battle of PhilippinePhilippine Sea Sea–Japan defeated at Japan defeated at heavy heavy
costscosts to US naval forces to US naval forces August: Island of August: Island of GuamGuam
retaken in heavy fightingretaken in heavy fighting
October: October: MacArthurMacArthur lands lands in in PhilippinesPhilippines fulfilling his fulfilling his promise promise
Mac is BackMac is BackMac is BackMac is Back
Battle of the Battle of the Leyte GulfLeyte Gulf–Japanese risk major naval Japanese risk major naval
force to halt US invasion of force to halt US invasion of PhilippinesPhilippines –Suffer a major Suffer a major defeatdefeat–Japanese reduced to Japanese reduced to
suicidal "suicidal "kamikazekamikaze" " attacks on US shipsattacks on US ships
Republicans nominate Republicans nominate Thomas DeweyThomas Dewey, governor , governor of New York, for president of New York, for president
Democrats nominate Democrats nominate FDRFDR for 4for 4thth term, term, –Running mate is Running mate is Harry Harry
TrumanTruman of Missouri of Missouri
1944 Election1944 Election1944 Election1944 Election
November: November: FDRFDR wins 4 wins 4thth term as president but term as president but campaigning left him campaigning left him weak & illweak & ill
1945194519451945
European TheaterEuropean TheaterEuropean TheaterEuropean Theater10001000 US planes begin US planes begin
bombing of bombing of BerlinBerlinMarch: US forces capture March: US forces capture
last remaining bridge on last remaining bridge on the Rhine at the Rhine at RemagenRemagen & & begin full scale invasion begin full scale invasion of Germany of Germany
US & Russian troops US & Russian troops begin liberating Nazi begin liberating Nazi concentrationconcentration camps camps discover remains of Nazi's discover remains of Nazi's ""Final SolutionFinal Solution" = " = genocide of genocide of 6,000,0006,000,000 JewsJews
BuchenvaldBuchenvaldBuchenvaldBuchenvald
April: US & Soviet Troops April: US & Soviet Troops link up in Germany at link up in Germany at Elbe Elbe River River
Shaking Hands at the ElbeShaking Hands at the ElbeShaking Hands at the ElbeShaking Hands at the Elbe
April 30: Hitler commits April 30: Hitler commits suicidesuicide in his private in his private bunkerbunker
May 7: Germany May 7: Germany Surrenders & Surrenders & VE DayVE Day declareddeclared
Pacific TheaterPacific TheaterPacific TheaterPacific Theater In the Philippines, In the Philippines,
MacArthur lands on the MacArthur lands on the island of island of LuzonLuzon & sets out & sets out for for ManilaManila
US US MarinesMarines capture the capture the islandisland
Raise US flag on Mt. Raise US flag on Mt. SuribachiSuribachi
40004000 US dead US dead
Iwo JimaIwo JimaIwo JimaIwo Jima
Iwo Iwo JimaJimaIwo Iwo
JimaJima
April 1-June 21: US April 1-June 21: US Marines suffer Marines suffer 80,00080,000 casualties capturing casualties capturing island island
Japanese Japanese suicidesuicide charges charges & & cavecave retreats leave retreats leave 160,000160,000 Japanese dead Japanese dead
OkinawaOkinawaOkinawaOkinawa
Yalta ConferenceYalta ConferenceYalta ConferenceYalta ConferenceJanuary 1945: January 1945: FDRFDR, ,
ChurchillChurchill, & , & StalinStalin meet meetDiscuss plans for Discuss plans for post-post-
warwar world & agree to world & agree to United NationsUnited Nations meeting in meeting in San FranciscoSan Francisco
Yalta ConferenceYalta ConferenceYalta ConferenceYalta Conference
The End of the WarThe End of the WarThe End of the WarThe End of the WarApril 12: FDR dies in April 12: FDR dies in
Warm Springs, Warm Springs, GeorgiaGeorgia of of a massive cerebral a massive cerebral hemorrhagehemorrhage –TrumanTruman takes office takes office–Promises to maintain Promises to maintain
FDR's program for the FDR's program for the warwar
The The Champ Champ is Goneis Gone
The The Champ Champ is Goneis Gone
April 25: April 25: United NationsUnited Nations meets in San Franciscomeets in San Francisco
July 5: July 5: PhilippinesPhilippines recaptured recaptured
BerlinBerlin divided among Big divided among Big Four (US, USSR, GB, & Four (US, USSR, GB, & France) France)
July 16: July 16: ManhattanManhattan Project successful as Project successful as atomic bomb is detonated atomic bomb is detonated at at AlamogordoAlamogordo, New , New MexicoMexico
Los AlamosLos Alamos research research plant in NM has two plant in NM has two bombsbombs
Trinity TestTrinity TestTrinity TestTrinity Test
July 17: July 17: TrumanTruman meets meets with Churchill & Stalin at with Churchill & Stalin at Potsdam, GermanyPotsdam, Germany
Tries to establish Tries to establish ground ground rulesrules for post-war world for post-war world
Potsdam ConferencePotsdam ConferencePotsdam ConferencePotsdam Conference
Truman warns Truman warns StalinStalin we we have the bomb: have the bomb: Cold WarCold War begins? begins?
Potsdam declaration with Potsdam declaration with China calls for China calls for unconditionalunconditional surrender surrender of Japan of Japan
August 6, 1945: US drops August 6, 1945: US drops Atomic Bomb on Atomic Bomb on HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan , Japan –180,000180,000 killed, missing, or killed, missing, or
woundedwounded
HiroshimaHiroshimaHiroshimaHiroshima
August 8: August 8: RussiaRussia enters enters war against Japan war against Japan
August 9: Second A-bomb August 9: Second A-bomb dropped on dropped on NagasakiNagasaki–80,00080,000 killed killed
or missingor missing
August 14: August 14: ArmisticeArmistice in in Asia Asia
August 17: US & USSR August 17: US & USSR divide divide KoreaKorea at 38 at 38thth parallel parallel
September 2, 1945: September 2, 1945: Japanese surrender Japanese surrender aboard the aboard the USS MissouriUSS Missouri in Tokyo Bayin Tokyo Bay
V-J DAYV-J DAYV-J DAYV-J DAY
AftermathAftermathAftermathAftermath46-5546-55 million dead million dead
– 3030 million soldiers million soldiers– 2525 million civilians million civilians– 2323 million Russians million Russians
3535 million wounded million wounded
