[{"n": "Allied invasion of Sicily", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/allied-invasion-of-sicily/", "s": "The Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 drove Axis forces from the island and opened the Mediterranean to A"}, {"n": "Air raids on Japan", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/air-raids-on-japan/", "s": "Allied air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945 caused extensive destruction and high civilian casualties, contrib"}, {"n": "Air warfare of World War II", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/air-warfare-of-world-war-ii/", "s": "Air warfare was a major component in all theaters of World War II, with strategic bombing and air superiority "}, {"n": "Aktion T4", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/aktion-t4/", "s": "Nazi involuntary euthanasia program targeting the disabled and mentally ill."}, {"n": "Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/anglo-soviet-invasion-of-iran/", "s": "Joint Allied invasion of neutral Iran in August 1941."}, {"n": "Anschluss", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/anschluss/", "s": "Annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938."}, {"n": "Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/atomic-bombings-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/", "s": "First and only nuclear attacks in war, ending World War II."}, {"n": "Attack on Pearl Harbor", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/attack-on-pearl-harbor/", "s": "Surprise Japanese air raid on US Pacific Fleet, December 7, 1941."}, {"n": "Auschwitz concentration camp", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/auschwitz-concentration-camp/", "s": "Site of the largest mass murder in a single location in history."}, {"n": "Axis powers", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/axis-powers/", "s": "Military coalition that initiated World War II against the Allies."}, {"n": "Balkans campaign (World War II)", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/balkans-campaign-world-war-ii/", "s": "Axis conquest of the Balkans in 1940–1941."}, {"n": "Babi Yar", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/babi-yar/", "s": "Ravine in Kyiv where Nazis murdered tens of thousands."}, {"n": "Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/supreme-commander-for-the-allied-powers/", "s": "Led Allied occupation of Japan, reshaping its government and society."}, {"n": "Treaty of San Francisco", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/treaty-of-san-francisco/", "s": "Ended WWII occupation and restored Japanese sovereignty."}, {"n": "Republic of China (1912–1949)", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/republic-of-china-1912-1949/", "s": "First Chinese republic, ruled mainland until 1949 retreat to Taiwan."}, {"n": "South Seas Mandate", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/south-seas-mandate/", "s": "Japanese League of Nations mandate over north Pacific islands."}, {"n": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/trust-territory-of-the-pacific-islands/", "s": "UN trust territory in Micronesia administered by the US from 1947 to 1994."}, {"n": "Territory of New Guinea", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/territory-of-new-guinea/", "s": "Australian mandate in northeastern New Guinea, 1914–1975."}, {"n": "Trinity (nuclear test)", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/trinity-nuclear-test/", "s": "First nuclear weapon detonation, July 16, 1945, New Mexico desert."}, {"n": "Soviet famine of 1946–1947", "u": "/e/world-war-ii-and-its-aftermath/soviet-famine-of-1946-1947/", "s": "Major famine in Soviet history."}]