The War in Europe Ends

11.7.2 Explain U.S. and Allied wartime strategy, including the major battles of Midway, Normandy, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the Battle of the Bulge.

How does WWII end in Europe?

U.S. liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps

Germany surrenders

Battle of the Bulge—last German offensive Hitler commits suicide as Soviets approach

Berlin

President Roosevelt dies April 12th, 1945 Victory in Europe

declared—May 8th, 1945

Vice President Harry Truman becomes president (began as VP January 20th, 1945)

He is faced with ending the war with Japan

Harry Truman—"I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."

The Pacific War—1941-1945

What “lesson” did the U.S. learn from the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima? Read page 475. Write this question and

a short response in your notes.

U.S. Drops Two Atomic Bombs on Japan Manhattan Project Hiroshima—Aug 6th,

1945 Nagasaki—Aug 9th,

1945 Japan Surrenders Reasons?