What did the war leave  Prices for Germany and 

behind?  the Nazis. 

Lam Dinh   Lam Dinh  
  “​Losers are always in the wrong” is 
It’s over-World War II- It’s really over.  the eternal theorem. And the unlucky one for 
The most terrible period of humanity has ended.  World War II was Germany. Losing in the two 
The cheerful and peaceful ambiance after the  biggest battle, World War I and World War II, 
war makes everyone for the first time put their  had a huge effect on Germany. After World War 
guard down. But somehow, people can not  I, Germany had lost all of their territories, must 
really happy when they look back the sacrificed  pay the enormous amount of reparation and felt 
and dedication of many soldiers and civilians.  guilty for all of the war crimes. It seems unfair 
World War II has been recognized as the  but those were the prices for being greedy. And 
deadliest war in human history. Estimated that  as same as the last time, this time, lost World 
there were 70 million deaths after World War II.  War II also brought to Germany an expensive 
What a huge damaged number for the  price. The war had been completely destructive 
population of the world at that time. People  to Germany, many of the cities and 
estimated that there were 50 to 55 million deaths  constructions of Germany had been destroyed. 
belong to civilians and the amount of soldier  According to the post-war between the U.S. and 
died from all causes were from 21 to 25 million.  Germany, they would not receive any help in 
Starting with the civilians, there were 6 million  rebuilding their countries in a few years. And 
Jews were killed and most of them were killed  agricultural production was only 35 percent of 
in the Holocaust and the concentration camps.  what it was before the war. Everything had not 
During the Holocaust, there were many  stopped there, there was a huge reparation that 
non-Jews were also killed by racist, some of  Germany needed to pay for the Allied in the 
them were Roman called Gypsies, homosexual,  form of labor, factories, and coal. Used this 
disability people, Catholic, and other groups.  advantage, the U.S. and Britain had “steal” all of 
Not only Jews the civilian's deaths of the Soviet  the new technological inventions that Germany 
Union also accounts for a large number, nearly  had developed during World War II which cost 
14 million deaths. Many of them were dead  US$10 billion (US$128 billion in 2018 dollars). 
because of the heartless of Stalin, he did not care  However, those were not the worst thing 
about their life. Next was Germany, they were  happened to Germany. Basically, all of the 
estimated that nearly 4 million of civilian’s  territories of Germany had been taken or 
deaths, most of them were victims during the  returned to its old owners by the Allied. ​The 
bombing of Berlin. Not only in the European  war had divided Germany into four zones of 
theater, in Asia, but China also had about 15  occupation belonged to America, France, Russia, 
million deaths during the invasion of Japan.   and Great Britain. Also, the capital of Germany, 
Berlin, was divided into Western which 
belonged to the U.S. and Eastern which 
belonged to the USSR. Germany was nearly 
turned into two separated countries because one 
side was ruled by democracy and one side was 
ruled by communist, became a Soviet mold. The 
Eastern was ruled by strict and tight rules of 
Stalin caused the migration of the people to 
Western to find more chances. This effect badly 
to the situation of Eastern, a wall called the 
  Berlin Wall. This had divided Germany nearly 
Thousands of foreign civilians were interned in Japanese troops 
invaded in WW2   to independent countries also represent the 
Next is the military deaths, as the  signal of the Cold War right after World War II. 
position of the great powers during World War 
II, the Soviet Union had the largest number of 
military deaths, nearly 10 million soldiers. But it 
was worth for that costs, they were able to 
defeat the unstoppable army of Hitler in Eastern 
front. They have destroyed about 5 million Nazi 
soldiers. Next was Poland, because of nearing 
Germany, they were suffering the invasion of 
Germany and lost about 2 million of the army. 
Joining World War II 2 years later, the U.S. did 
not lose as much as other powers, it was about 
400 thousand of soldiers died in World War II 
which most of them died in D-Days beaches. 
The deaths not only in Europe theater, in Asia,   
one of the Axis power, but Japan also lost about  Berlin Wall  
3 million soldiers during the attacks and the 
invasions of China. And with China, they lost 
about 3 to 4 million deaths against Japan during 
the Rape of Nanking. All of the deaths are mean 
something. Many of them were innocent, many 
of them were to devote for their honor, for their 
patriotism. However, their life was paid for our 
peace.  
What Happen To Hiroshima and   

Nagasaki? 
Lam Dinh 
World War II ended in many suffering and losses of 
people all over the world. Even though it ending marked for a 
longer peaceful to this world but the way it ended is not a 
good sign for some countries, especially with Japan. Joining 
the Axis might not a good idea with Japan because they were 
lost in the battle and the costs for that lost were not small. In   
The Fat Man Atomic Bomb 
the early of 1944, Germany was defeated in Europe and they 
saw no chances for winning of the Axis. Despite the 
negotiation and warning of the Allied that if Japan did not 
surrender, their damages in the war might be increased, Japan 
forces still defended in the Pacific field. At the same time, 
when General Dwight Eisenhower in charge of the U.S. Army, 
he made an important decision to force Japan to surrender and 
ended the war quickly to reduce the damages for the U.S. He 
commanded to drop an atomic bomb called the “ Little Boy” in   
a ​manufacturing city - ​Hiroshima, Japan. At 8:15 a.m, it  The Little Boy Atomic Bomb 
exploded ​2,000 feet above Hiroshima in a blast equal to 
12-15,000 tons of TNT, destroying five square miles of the city. 
The bombs caused huge numbers of deaths and destroyed 
everything. The deaths were estimated that 270,000 deaths in 
that bombing event. However, the U.S. has not received any 
surrender announcement from Japan. So the next bomb was 
dropped called the “ Fat Man” at 11:20 in the morning. This 
time, because of the weather, the city that contains a lot of 
military forces of Japan, Koura was survived but the target 
was changed to the second choice, Nagasaki. The “Fat Man” 
has more power than the first bomb, it produced a 22 kilotons 
blast. Finally, aware of the future damage that they might 
have, Japan’s Emperor announced his surrender to the Allied 
at ​noon on August 15, 1945​. This announcement officially 
ending the war. The bombing might be really bad 
 
consequences to Japan because the bomb not only caused  Mushroom Clouds from the Nagasaki 
many dooms like destruction, disease from the radiation that  Bombing. 
the bomb left. But with many countries, it like a mark for a 
new beginning. Like the U.S., the bombing events brought to 
the U.S. the dominant position to decide the postwar with the 
Axis. Many territories of Germany got their lands back.