Category: August

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Australasia 1945: End of the Pacific War
Australasia 1945
End of the Pacific War

By May 1945, Germany had been...

Asia Pacific 1945: Bombing of Hiroshima
Asia Pacific 1945
Bombing of Hiroshima

Although Japan was now isolated and...

North America 1945: Victory in World War II
North America 1945
Victory in World War II

In 1944, the Western Allies...

the Arctic 1945: End of World War II
the Arctic 1945
End of World War II

Despite Germany's surrender, Japan...

Asia Pacific 1945: Japanese Surrender
Asia Pacific 1945
Japanese Surrender

When Japan failed to respond to the...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1945: End of World War II
Sub-Saharan Africa 1945
End of World War II

The surrender of Germany and Japan...

Northern Eurasia 1945: Soviet Attack on Japan
Northern Eurasia 1945
Soviet Attack on Japan

Stalin had promised the Allies that...

Eastern Mediterranean 1946: Turkish Straits Crisis
Eastern Mediterranean 1946
Turkish Straits Crisis

In August 1946 the Soviet Union,...

Asia Pacific 1947: Indonesian War of Independence
Asia Pacific 1947
Indonesian War of Independence

Indonesian nationalists had...

Southern Asia 1947: Partition of India
Southern Asia 1947
Partition of India

The end of World War II saw British...

Europe 1948: Berlin Airlift
Europe 1948
Berlin Airlift

From 1947, the Western Allies began...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1960: UN Operation in the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa 1960
UN Operation in the Congo

United Nations forces arrived in the...

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