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World War II Ends Lesson 24-5 The Main Idea While the Allies completed the defeat of the Axis Powers on the battlefield, Allied leaders were making plans for the postwar world. Reading Focus How did the Allies defeat Germany and win the war in Europe? How did the Allies defeat Japan and win the war in the Pacific? What challenges faced the United States after victory?

Hand shake across the Elbe

Winning the War in Europe After the Battle of the Bulge, Germany had few soldiers left to defend the homeland. Germany faced 4 million Allied troops on its western border and millions more Soviet troops to the east. The Big Three – Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin – met in Yalta to make plans for the end of the war and the peace that was to follow. Allied forces made their way across the Rhine River, which was a key barrier to the center of Germany. Roosevelt decided to leave Berlin to the Soviets. In April of 1945 Hitler realized that the war was lost and committed suicide in his Berlin bunker.

The Yalta Conference Allied leaders Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin— the so-called Big Three—met in the resort town of Yalta in the Soviet Union to discuss the end of the war and the peace that was to follow. A key goal was to determine what to do with Germany. The leaders agreed to divide the country into four sectors. The Americans, Soviets, British, and French would each occupy one of these sectors. Berlin was also divided into four sectors. Another agreement had to do with the fate of Poland and other Eastern European countries now occupied by the Soviets. Stalin agreed to hold elections in these countries after the war. Stalin also said that the Soviet Union would declare war on Japan three months after Germany was defeated.

Winning the War in Europe Crossing the Rhine Hitler ordered his troops to make a stand at the Rhine River. Despite the fact that the Germans blew up many of the bridges across the Rhine to slow the Allies, they managed to cross at Remagen. The decision to defend the river turned out to be one of Hitler’s military mistakes. The Berlin Question Some Allied leaders wanted to capture Berlin before the Soviets did. Eisenhower decided not to try to get to Berlin before the Soviets. –He believed the battle for Berlin would be bloody. –Allied leaders had already agreed on how to divide Berlin.

Hitler’s Death On April 30, 1945, Hitler realized that all hope for a German victory was lost. He committed suicide in his Berlin bunker. Berlin surrendered on May 2, Karl Dönitz, who had taken over as Germany’s leader, agreed to a surrender on May 7, which would take place the following day. In the United States, May 8 was proclaimed V-E Day—Victory in Europe Day.

V-E Day Photo

Winning the War in the Pacific The cost of capturing Okinawa were high. –High rates of battle-related psychological casualties –Thousands suffered from battle fatigue and other disorders. –Many dreaded the possibility of invading the major islands of Japan. General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz developed plans for a massive invasion of Japan. A new bombing tactic was used on Japanese cities, one designed to produce tremendous firestorms in the bombed area. Some Japanese leaders began to see the need for peace and began to contact the Soviet Union. President Harry S Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945.

The Atomic Bomb Harry S Truman became president when Roosevelt died. He had to decide whether the United States should use the Manhattan Project’s atomic bomb. After consulting with his advisors, Truman decided to drop the bomb on a Japanese city. There would be no warning. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped its atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Despite the horror caused by the bomb, the Japanese did not surrender. On August 9, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Even this did not bring an end to the war. Finally, on August 15 – known from then on as V-J Day—the Japanese emperor Hirohito announced the end of the war.

United Nations Representatives from 50 countries met to form a new organization, the United Nations. The UN was meant to encourage cooperation among nations and to prevent wars. Potsdam Conference Allied leaders met in the German city of Potsdam to discuss the spread of communism and Soviet influence in the postwar world. Truman hoped to get Stalin to live up to his promises from Yalta. Stalin did not do this. Challenges after the War Rebuilding MacArthur led efforts to help Japan rebuild its government and economy. Seven Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes. Rebuilding Europe caused tensions between the U.S and the Soviet Union.

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