German forces surrendered in May 1945, but Adolf Hitler was not at the signing. What had already happened to him?

At Reims on May 7, 1945, Alfred Jodl signed Germany's Act of Military Surrender. What did it require?

V-E Day marked the German surrender taking effect on May 8, 1945. What were German forces ordered to do at 11:01 p.m. Central European Time?

The formal end of the Pacific war came with Japan's surrender instrument on September 2, 1945. Where was it signed?

In Japan's surrender document, how was the emperor and government's authority handled after surrender?

Why did the Trinity test of July 16, 1945, matter to the Manhattan Project?

What did the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, 1945, demand of Japan?

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was struck by Little Boy. What made the attack different from ordinary bombing raids?

On August 9, 1945, Bockscar turned from Kokura and attacked Nagasaki. Which statement describes the weapon used?

Which was an immediate result of the August 6-9 events, including the bombings and Soviet entry into the war against Japan?

Why did many U.S. officials argue for using the atomic bomb instead of waiting for a home-island invasion?

The London Agreement of August 8, 1945, created what body for major European Axis war criminals?

Which set of offenses fell within the Nuremberg Tribunal's charter?

A defendant at Nuremberg argued that he had only obeyed orders. Under Article 8, what could that argument do?

When the IMT delivered its October 1946 verdicts, what was the result for individual defendants?

What legal principle did Nuremberg reinforce about government leaders?

In January 1946, Douglas MacArthur established the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Its permanent seat was in which city?

Representatives met at San Francisco from April to June 1945. What did they produce?

Before San Francisco, which wartime conference fixed the UN conference date and settled Security Council voting procedure?

What special power did the UN Charter give the five permanent members of the Security Council?

The first UN General Assembly opened in London on January 10, 1946. Who was represented there?

The General Assembly's first resolution in January 1946 dealt with which problem?

When the League of Nations ended in April 1946, what happened to its assets?

After Germany's surrender, the June 5 declaration described how supreme authority would be exercised. Which arrangement did it set out?

At Potsdam, why did the Allies dissolve Germany's armed forces, SS, SA, SD, and Gestapo?

Which arrangement for Berlin matched the wider occupation plan?

Potsdam's reparations plan linked payments to occupation zones. How were Soviet claims mainly to be met?

Potsdam postponed a final Polish-German border settlement. Until then, what happened to former German areas east of the Oder-western Neisse line?

What human cost did Potsdam acknowledge for Germans remaining in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary?

Potsdam also said Germany should be treated during occupation as what for economic purposes?