USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Victory in Europe day came after

(A) ** Germany surrendered

(B) Hitler was killed

(C) Atomic bombs

(D) Japan surrendered

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -On Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States. On May 8, 1945-known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day-celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end of World War II in Europe .

Concept note-2: -German armed forces surrender unconditionally in the west. Soviet forces encircled Berlin, the German capital on April 25, 1945. That same day, Soviet forces linked up with their American counterparts attacking from the west in central Germany (Torgau).

Concept note-3: -Germany. Events in Berlin occur on 8 May to commemorate those who fought against Nazism in the German Resistance and died in World War II. In 2020, a regional holiday in Berlin occurred on 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of surrender.

Concept note-4: -The impact of the Second World War endured long after VE Day. Millions of lives had been lost, homes and cities were destroyed and needed to be rebuilt, and people all over Europe had been displaced by the conflict.

Concept note-5: -The announcement that the war had ended in Europe was broadcast to the British people over the radio late in the day on 7 May. The BBC interrupted its scheduled programming with a news flash announcing that Victory in Europe Day would be a national holiday, to take place the following day.