By the end of World War II, more than 19 million women were in the workforce and 350,000 women had served in the US Armed Forces.

After the war, Allied powers—United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union—came together to form the International Military Tribunal (IMT). From 1945 to 1946, Nazi Germany leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes.

Japan’s ceasefire, Allied landings, POW rescues, and the formal surrender aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, marked the end of World War II. 

By August 1945, the Japanese Empire was on the verge of defeat but still refused to surrender. However, a new weapon, unlike any other, would soon help lead to the end of World War II and have ripple effects for decades to come.