Germany Surrenders
Harry S. Truman
Horrors of the Holocaust
Victory in the Pacific
After the War
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Why did the Germans surrender?

The Germans surrendered because Hitler had committed suicide along with many allied troops getting closer to Germany

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What caused Truman to take office?

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a stroke

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 In what year did the death squads execute nearly 1 million people?

The end of 1941

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Who was the bomber that bombed Hiroshima?

Enola Gay

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How was Japan affected when the war ended?

Japan was teared apart and lost its empire. Later it had land reform and by the early 1950's it was on its road to recovery.

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What is the Battle of the Bulge?

The Battle of the Bulge is when the allied forces were pushed 65 miles back by the Germans which created a bulge in the allied lines.

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What job was he given after becoming President?

He had to win the war in the Pacific.

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What was the criteria to be executed right away?

Anyone that was sick, too young, or too old

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When the Allies tested their bombs in the New Mexico Dessert, what did the sand turned into?

Glass

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What were the United States' responsibilities after the war?

The United States had responsibility for postwar rebuilding and sending billions of dollars to European allies and enemies. 

300

What did both sides in World War II use against each other that caused which two cities to be destroyed?

Both sides had used bombing raids that devastated the two major cities Berlin and Hamburg. 

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What order(s) did he give that led to Japan's surrender?

The orders to drop the first Atomic Bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Who else besides the Jews were killed?

Gypsies, Slavs, political opponents, and anybody with mental or physical disabilities

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Why didn't the allies go with the original plan to invade Japan?

The invasion would've resulted in one million ally casualties

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How did the U.S. and Japan become allies?

U.S. rebuilt Japan and lent money so they became allies and worked together. 

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