1945
From top to bottom, left to right: The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastate Japan and force the Surrender of Japan, ending World War II; the Battle of Berlin brings the fall of Nazi Germany, the death of Adolf Hitler, and the end of World War II in Europe; the Battle of Iwo Jima sees the United States capture a vital island after fierce fighting; the Yalta Conference unites Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin to shape postwar Europe and establish the United Nations; the Bombing of Dresden levels the city with heavy civilian losses; the death of Benito Mussolini marks the collapse of Fascist Italy; the Bombing of Tokyo becomes one of the deadliest air raids of the war; the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt sees Harry S. Truman assume the U.S. presidency; and the 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash strikes New York City, killing 14.
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1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1940s decade.
A turning point in human history, 1945 marked the end of World War II, ending with the defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany (including Austria) and the Empire of Japan (especially Korea) by the United States and the Soviet Union in the world of two superpowers which has led the beginning of the Cold War (1945–1991). It is also the year the Nazi concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in warfare.