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Ve- Day was significant to World War II
because was the date the Allies celebrated the
defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf
Hitler's Reich, formally recognising the end of
the Second World War in Europe. The impact
of Ve-Day on World War II led to Millions of
people rejoicing in the news that Germany had
surrendered, relieved that the intense strain of
total war was finally over. In towns and cities
across the world, people marked the victory
with street parties, dancing and singing.
But it was not the end of the conflict, nor was it
an end to the impact the war had on people.
The war against Japan did not end until August
1945, and the political, social and economic
repercussions of the Second World War were
felt long after Germany and Japan surrendered.
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Battle of Dunkirk was significant to World War
II because it was a military operation that took
place in Dunkirk, France, during the Second
World War. The battle was fought between the
Allies and Nazi Germany. As part of the Battle
of France on the Western Front, the Battle of
Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation to
Britain of British and other Allied forces in
Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. The impact
of on World War II led to the British failing to
hold ground in France, and lost a great number
of men and a huge amount of equipment. But it
could have been worse, and by all rights in
should have been worse. The Germans could
have inflicted much higher casualties on the
British But either way, these losses would have
had little direct effect on the ensuing Battle of
Britain; the Germans never seriously threatened
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 Potsdam & Yalta
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The Potsdam and Yalta conference were
significant to World War II because both the
conferences also included the establishment of
postwar order, peace treaty issues, and countering
the effects of the war. The impact of Potsdam and
Yalta conference on World War II led to to shape
a post-war peace that represented not just a
collective security order but a plan to give
self-determination to the liberated peoples of
post-Nazi Europe. The meetings intended mainly
to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of
war-torn Europe. However, within a few short
years, with the Cold War dividing the continent,
Yalta became a subject of intense controversy.
 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was significant to World War II

because Roosevelt’s run marked the most successful
third-party effort in American history, and many of
Wilson’s progressive reforms over the next eight
years would echo Roosevelt’s 1912 platform.
Roosevelt was an early advocate of American entry
into World War I, which broke out in Europe in
1914, and strongly criticized Wilson’s early policy
of neutrality. .
 Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was significant to World War II
because he oversaw British involvement in the
Allied war effort, resulting in victory in 1945. His
second term was preoccupied with foreign affairs,
including the Malayan Emergency, Mau Mau
Uprising, Korean War, Syrian crisis and a
UK-backed Iranian coup. Domestically his
government emphasised house-building and
developed an atomic bomb. In declining health,
Churchill resigned as prime minister in 1955,
although remained an MP until 1964. Upon his
death in 1965, he was given a state funeral.