A Decade Of

Photos Slideshow
1940-1950

Jeremiah Hensman
 May 1940 - Auschwitz

This picture was taken in 1940 at the Auschwitz

concentration camp by Wilhelm Brasse. Wilhelm Brasse was
a professional Polish photographer and a prisoner in the
Auschwitz camp.

This picture has historical significance because it was taken

when the camp opened and this concentration camp came to
be one of the largest concentration camps during world war
2 and over 1 million people were murdered at this
concentration camp.
February 1941 - Battle of Iwo Jima

This photo was taken by Joe Rosenthal in February 1941.

It was taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima as six marines
planted a USA flag at the top of Mount Suribachi.

This picture is very important because the Battle Iwo

Jima because it was a major turning point in the war
because it was part of a plan by the United States to end
the war with Japan. Fighting on the island officially ended
on March 26, when the United States took control of the
island and captured the last of the Japanese forces.
 June 1942 - Battle of Midway

This photo was taken in June of 1942 by William G. Roy.

William was a professional photographer who took most
images from the Battle of Midway.

The Battle of Midway became one of the most

important American naval victories of World War II.
Code-breakers were able to find out the Japanese naval
code, allowing American leaders to predict Japanese
maneuvers.
July 1943 - The Surrender Of Italy

This photo was taken in the summer of 1943

showing Italy soldiers surrendering.

Italy's military outside of the Italian border

collapsed, its occupied territories falling under
German control. Italy capitulated to the Allies
on 3 September 1943. On 13 October 1943,
the Kingdom of Italy officially joined the Allied
Powers and declared war on its former ally
partner Germany.
 June 1944 - Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy)

This photo was taken in June of 1944 by Robert

Capa showing many countries coming together to
attack Germany.

This was an important part in the war because the

Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and
France attacked German forces on the coast of
Normandy, France. With a huge force of over
150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a
victory that became the turning point for World
War II in Europe.
August 14, 1945 - Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki

This photo was taken on August 14, 1945 by

Yoshito Matsushige.

An American B-29 bomber dropped the

world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the
Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion
immediately killed an estimated 80,000
people; tens of thousands more would later
die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a
second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on
Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
 June 8, 1946 - Victory Parade In London, England

This photo was taken during a victory

parade in 1946. Victory celebrations would
be held in June 1946 to mark the end of the
Second World War. The main event would
be a Victory procession in London on
Saturday 8 June, but similar parades and
events would be encouraged across Britain.
1947 - Cold War Begins

This photo was taken in 1947

showing that the cold war was about
to begin.
The Cold War shaped American
foreign policy and political ideology,
impacted the domestic economy and
the presidency, and affected the
personal lives of Americans creating
a climate of expected conformity and
normalcy.
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