THE ALLIES ARE VICTORIOUS!
After the attack on Pearl harbor, all countries involved in world war two, were anxious for the end. Invading surrounding areas of Japan were continuously being invaded, but Japan still wouldn't surrender. Most of the conflict, prior to the allies becoming victorious, was attempted to be resolved through President Roosevelt, However after he passed away, it was taken into the hands of president Truman. Between His final decision and the death of Roosevelt, many events take place. Such as the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942, where the Luftwaffe (Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War Two.) went on nightly bombing raids. This effected most of the city, where it was either in flames, or was burnt down to the point of rubble, Invasion of Italy, where Roosevelt and Churchill agreed together that Italy would be the first to be invaded. D-Day was a major event throughout all of this, this was when Allies planned for an attack on Germany, and arranged special tactics, with fake armies, and 3.5 million troops awaiting the attack. By the end of August, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and most of the Netherlands were liberated. However everyone still had their eyes on Germany. Battle of the Bulge was the US attack on Germany. Germany's surrender was official on May 8th, however Roosevelt was un-able to be alive to see it happen. He suddenly passed away without anyone expecting it what so ever, Truman took office. May 8th was later recognized as V-E day (Victory in Europe day). This was marked as the end of the war in Europe, however the war was still taking place. By the fall of 1944, invasions in Japan had already taken place. However it was rumored that the invasion would be more detrimental to the US troops. Truman had to make a final decision, whether to use the A-Bomb, or to not. The A-bomb was secretly constructed by the Manhattan Project. He decided to do so. The USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6th 1945. Killing 73,00 out of the 365,000 people who resided there. The second bomb was dropped on the city called Nagasaki, a city containing 200,000, however the bomb killed 37,500. The radiation, however, killed many more people.
This was the official end of the war, the Japanese surrendered in September. The only things they had left, were cleaning up the mess they all made.
This was the official end of the war, the Japanese surrendered in September. The only things they had left, were cleaning up the mess they all made.
ARTICLES
Read here about the numbers throughout World War 2, and how big all the numbers are: "18 minutes -- Time it took for representatives of Japan, the United States, China, Great Britain, the USSR, Australia, Canada, France, The Netherlands and New Zealand to each sign two copies of the Instrument of Surrender, from 9:04 a.m. to 9:22 a.m, 26.6 million -- Estimated number of casualties, military and civilian, suffered by the USSR, 73,661 -- The number, as of May 2013, Americans classified as missing in action in World War II, 6 million -- Approximate number of people killed in Nazi concentration camps.", 10 million-20 million -- Estimated number of casualties, military and civilian, suffered by China from the fall of Manchuria in 1931 through the end of World War II, 16 million -- Americans who serve during World War II."
Read here for a quick overview of the start and finish of the war: "Japan, did not give up so easily and the fact that Germany had surrendered did not deter Japan in anyway. Japan had two Atomic bombs dropped on the country, Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th and 9th of August 1945. The Atomic bomb was a turning point in World War 2, just when everyone had thought things couldn’t get any worse, a single bomb could do more damage and kill more people than a thousand bombs could achieve.
Soon after this catastrophic event Japans Imperial government consulted with Emperor to try and convince him to surrender, the emperor Hirohito agreed with the Imperial goverment. Hirohito then made a personal radio address announcing the decision."
Read here to learn more about the BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI (videos as well): "Over the next several years, the program’s scientists worked on producing the key materials for nuclear fission–uranium-235 and plutonium (Pu-239). They sent them to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a team led by J. Robert Oppenheimer worked to turn these materials into a workable atomic bomb. Early on the morning of July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project held its first successful test of an atomic device–a plutonium bomb–at the Trinity test site at Alamogordo, New Mexico."
Read here to learn more about the D day attacks: "In January 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was appointed commander of Operation Overlord. In the months and weeks before D-Day, the Allies carried out a massive deception operation intended to make the Germans think the main invasion target was Pas-de-Calais (the narrowest point between Britain and France) rather than Normandy. In addition, they led the Germans to believe that Norway and other locations were also potential invasion targets. Many tactics was used to carry out the deception, including fake equipment; a phantom army commanded by George Patton and supposedly based in England, across from Pas-de-Calais; double agents; and fraudulent radio transmissions."
Read here to inform yourself a little more about the happenings of Stalingrad:"The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point inWorld War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved."
To learn more about the invasion in italy, read here : "With North Africa secured and Sicily—the stepping stone to Italy—conquered, the Allied forces launched their invasion of Italy on 3 September 1943. It began with British forces skipping across the Strait of Messina to Calabria. A few days later, more British and American forces landed several hundred miles to the north at Salerno. Their plan was simple: the northern forces would throw a net across the Italian peninsula while the British army chased the Germans into it from the south"
To see what happens after the war, visually, click here, and scroll through the large variety of pictures on the website: "At the end of World War II, huge swaths of Europe and Asia had been reduced to ruins. Borders were redrawn and homecomings, expulsions, and burials were under way. But the massive efforts to rebuild had just begun. When the war began in the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 2 billion. In less than a decade, the war between the Axis the Allied powers had resulted in 80 million deaths -- killing off about 4 percent of the whole world. Allied forces now became occupiers, taking control of Germany, Japan, and much of the territory they had formerly ruled. Efforts were made to permanently dismantle the war-making abilities of those nations, as factories were destroyed and former leadership was removed or prosecuted. War crimes trials took place in Europe and Asia, leading to many executions and prison sentences. Millions of Germans and Japanese were forcibly expelled from territories they called home. Allied occupations and United Nations decisions led to many long-lasting problems in the future, including the tensions that created East and West Germany, and divergent plans on the Korean Peninsula that led to the creation of North and South Korea and -- the Korean War in 1950. "
Enjoy this interactive site, where they discuss the separation of the alliances: "In August 1942, Joseph Stalin finally came face-to-face in Moscow with his wartime ally, British prime minister Winston Churchill. Despite the upbeat newsreels of the time, it was hardly a meeting of minds. Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt knew Stalin was a tyrant who had ordered the deaths of thousands of his own citizens. Would they be able to work with one tyrant to defeat another?"
To learn more about the bulge war, click here and watch the video at the top of the page:
"In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s successful maneuvering of the Third Army to Bastogne proved vital to the Allied defense, leading to the neutralization of the German counteroffensive despite heavy casualties."
To read more on the V-E day, read History's article: "On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.
The eighth of May spelled the day when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms: In Prague, Germans surrendered to their Soviet antagonists, after the latter had lost more than 8,000 soldiers, and the Germans considerably more; in Copenhagen and Oslo; at Karlshorst, near Berlin; in northern Latvia; on the Channel Island of Sark--the German surrender was realized in a final cease-fire. More surrender documents were signed in Berlin and in eastern Germany."
Read here about the numbers throughout World War 2, and how big all the numbers are: "18 minutes -- Time it took for representatives of Japan, the United States, China, Great Britain, the USSR, Australia, Canada, France, The Netherlands and New Zealand to each sign two copies of the Instrument of Surrender, from 9:04 a.m. to 9:22 a.m, 26.6 million -- Estimated number of casualties, military and civilian, suffered by the USSR, 73,661 -- The number, as of May 2013, Americans classified as missing in action in World War II, 6 million -- Approximate number of people killed in Nazi concentration camps.", 10 million-20 million -- Estimated number of casualties, military and civilian, suffered by China from the fall of Manchuria in 1931 through the end of World War II, 16 million -- Americans who serve during World War II."
Read here for a quick overview of the start and finish of the war: "Japan, did not give up so easily and the fact that Germany had surrendered did not deter Japan in anyway. Japan had two Atomic bombs dropped on the country, Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th and 9th of August 1945. The Atomic bomb was a turning point in World War 2, just when everyone had thought things couldn’t get any worse, a single bomb could do more damage and kill more people than a thousand bombs could achieve.
Soon after this catastrophic event Japans Imperial government consulted with Emperor to try and convince him to surrender, the emperor Hirohito agreed with the Imperial goverment. Hirohito then made a personal radio address announcing the decision."
Read here to learn more about the BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI (videos as well): "Over the next several years, the program’s scientists worked on producing the key materials for nuclear fission–uranium-235 and plutonium (Pu-239). They sent them to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a team led by J. Robert Oppenheimer worked to turn these materials into a workable atomic bomb. Early on the morning of July 16, 1945, the Manhattan Project held its first successful test of an atomic device–a plutonium bomb–at the Trinity test site at Alamogordo, New Mexico."
Read here to learn more about the D day attacks: "In January 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was appointed commander of Operation Overlord. In the months and weeks before D-Day, the Allies carried out a massive deception operation intended to make the Germans think the main invasion target was Pas-de-Calais (the narrowest point between Britain and France) rather than Normandy. In addition, they led the Germans to believe that Norway and other locations were also potential invasion targets. Many tactics was used to carry out the deception, including fake equipment; a phantom army commanded by George Patton and supposedly based in England, across from Pas-de-Calais; double agents; and fraudulent radio transmissions."
Read here to inform yourself a little more about the happenings of Stalingrad:"The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point inWorld War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. From a strategic point of view it would have been unwise to have left a major city unconquered in your rear as you advanced. However, some historians believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and Hitler's hatred of Joseph Stalin. For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved."
To learn more about the invasion in italy, read here : "With North Africa secured and Sicily—the stepping stone to Italy—conquered, the Allied forces launched their invasion of Italy on 3 September 1943. It began with British forces skipping across the Strait of Messina to Calabria. A few days later, more British and American forces landed several hundred miles to the north at Salerno. Their plan was simple: the northern forces would throw a net across the Italian peninsula while the British army chased the Germans into it from the south"
To see what happens after the war, visually, click here, and scroll through the large variety of pictures on the website: "At the end of World War II, huge swaths of Europe and Asia had been reduced to ruins. Borders were redrawn and homecomings, expulsions, and burials were under way. But the massive efforts to rebuild had just begun. When the war began in the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 2 billion. In less than a decade, the war between the Axis the Allied powers had resulted in 80 million deaths -- killing off about 4 percent of the whole world. Allied forces now became occupiers, taking control of Germany, Japan, and much of the territory they had formerly ruled. Efforts were made to permanently dismantle the war-making abilities of those nations, as factories were destroyed and former leadership was removed or prosecuted. War crimes trials took place in Europe and Asia, leading to many executions and prison sentences. Millions of Germans and Japanese were forcibly expelled from territories they called home. Allied occupations and United Nations decisions led to many long-lasting problems in the future, including the tensions that created East and West Germany, and divergent plans on the Korean Peninsula that led to the creation of North and South Korea and -- the Korean War in 1950. "
Enjoy this interactive site, where they discuss the separation of the alliances: "In August 1942, Joseph Stalin finally came face-to-face in Moscow with his wartime ally, British prime minister Winston Churchill. Despite the upbeat newsreels of the time, it was hardly a meeting of minds. Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt knew Stalin was a tyrant who had ordered the deaths of thousands of his own citizens. Would they be able to work with one tyrant to defeat another?"
To learn more about the bulge war, click here and watch the video at the top of the page:
"In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s successful maneuvering of the Third Army to Bastogne proved vital to the Allied defense, leading to the neutralization of the German counteroffensive despite heavy casualties."
To read more on the V-E day, read History's article: "On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.
The eighth of May spelled the day when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms: In Prague, Germans surrendered to their Soviet antagonists, after the latter had lost more than 8,000 soldiers, and the Germans considerably more; in Copenhagen and Oslo; at Karlshorst, near Berlin; in northern Latvia; on the Channel Island of Sark--the German surrender was realized in a final cease-fire. More surrender documents were signed in Berlin and in eastern Germany."
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
TOP SECRET DOCUMENT: 1945 "Despite the reports pouring in from Japan about radiation sickness among the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, General Grovesand Dr. Charles Rea were not ready to accept the evidence and dismissed the news as “propaganda”. For them the injuries were nothing more than 'good thermal burns.'"
Read an actual conversation with the president, 1943:
"Although we have shared its development with the UK, physicaly the US is at present in th eposition of controlling the resourced with which to construct and use it and no other nation could reach this position for some years"
Truman informs the nation that an atomic weapon has been detonated in Japan, August 6, 1945: "Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of TNT. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British "Grand Slam" which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare.
The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid many fold. And the end is not yet. With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development.
It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East."
General Eisenhower’s Message Sent Just Prior to the Invasion (d day): Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
TOP SECRET DOCUMENT: 1945 "Despite the reports pouring in from Japan about radiation sickness among the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, General Grovesand Dr. Charles Rea were not ready to accept the evidence and dismissed the news as “propaganda”. For them the injuries were nothing more than 'good thermal burns.'"
Read an actual conversation with the president, 1943:
"Although we have shared its development with the UK, physicaly the US is at present in th eposition of controlling the resourced with which to construct and use it and no other nation could reach this position for some years"
Truman informs the nation that an atomic weapon has been detonated in Japan, August 6, 1945: "Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of TNT. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British "Grand Slam" which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare.
The Japanese began the war from the air at Pearl Harbor. They have been repaid many fold. And the end is not yet. With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development.
It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East."
General Eisenhower’s Message Sent Just Prior to the Invasion (d day): Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.