World War Ii And Its Aftermath
21 entries in the World War Ii And Its Aftermath compendium.
Allied invasion of SicilyAllied campaign that seized Sicily from Axis forces in 1943.Air raids on JapanAllied bombing campaign that devastated Japanese cities and hastened surrender.Air warfare of World War IIAir warfare shaped strategy and industry across all WWII theaters.Aktion T4Nazi program targeting disabled and mentally ill people.Anglo-Soviet invasion of IranJoint Allied invasion of neutral Iran in August 1941.AnschlussAnnexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938.Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiFirst and only nuclear attacks in war, ending World War II.Attack on Pearl HarborSurprise Japanese air raid on US Pacific Fleet, December 7, 1941.Auschwitz concentration campSite of the largest mass murder in a single location in history.Axis powersMilitary coalition that initiated World War II against the Allies.Balkans campaign (World War II)Axis conquest of the Balkans in 1940–1941.Babi YarRavine in Kyiv where Nazis murdered tens of thousands.Supreme Commander for the Allied PowersLed Allied occupation of Japan, reshaping its government and society.Treaty of San FranciscoEnded WWII occupation and restored Japanese sovereignty.Republic of China (1912–1949)First Chinese republic, ruled mainland until 1949 retreat to Taiwan.Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to TaiwanExodus of ROC government and forces to Taiwan after civil war defeat.South Seas MandateJapanese League of Nations mandate over north Pacific islands.Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsUN trust territory in Micronesia administered by the US from 1947 to 1994.Territory of New GuineaAustralian mandate in northeastern New Guinea, 1914–1975.Trinity (nuclear test)First nuclear weapon detonation, July 16, 1945, New Mexico desert.Soviet famine of 1946–1947Major famine in Soviet history.
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