1945: The End of the Second World War
Rollo Collins
The Second World War, the Pacific War or the Great Patriotic War inflicted the
highest human, economic and political costs of any war to date. The Second
World War is remembered because the six yearlong conflict eventually spanned
the globe, due to Hitler’s excessive expansionism and Prime Minister Tojo’s
opportunistic territorial seizure. Thus, this conflict is of global concern and still
holds significance, 70 years on. Moreover, the year 1945 is one to be remembered
as it not only brought a formal end to this conflict but also contained some of the
war's bloodiest battles, from the Battle of Berlin to the Battle of Luzon and the
Battle of Okinawa. From January to September of 1945, there were 298,714
causalities covering various different campaigns in certain different areas of the
world.
Battle of Okinawa (1st April, 1945)
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