CE 1945 - World War II ends.

In 1945, World War II officially came to an end when the Allied Forces, primarily the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, declared victory in Europe.

On May 8, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender and on August 14, Japan followed suit.

The war had been the deadliest conflict in human history, causing the deaths of an estimated 70 million people.

The Holocaust, a genocide perpetrated by the Nazis, claimed the lives of an estimated 6 million Jews.

The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan’s surrender.

The United Nations was established in 1945 to promote international cooperation and foster peace.

The European Union was created in 1951 to promote economic and political cooperation among its member states.

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