PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY: WWII - Class 8, "V-E & V-J: Victory, The End of War, and the Aftermath"

July 24, 2018
7:00pm - 7:00pm

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 AT 7 PM

PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY: World War II, Class 8
"V-E & V-J: Victory, The End of War, and the Aftermath"

By the end of August 1944, the Allies had liberated Paris. Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet troops. On May 8, 1945, the Germans surrendered, while war with Japan continued. On Aug. 6, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing more than 70,000 people and destroying a 5-square-mile expanse of the city. Three days later, the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing another 40,000. On August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered, ending WWII. The UN was formed following of the war while the simultaneous rise of two superpowers, the U.S.S.R. and U.S., would divide Europe into two Blocs and former allies would engage in a Cold War.

Instructor: DR. JOE LAKER is Emeritus Professor of History at Wheeling Jesuit University and a member of the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. He earned his B.A. at Marian College and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Indiana University.

In keeping with the mission of public libraries as sanctuaries of free learning for all people, the Ohio County Public Library created The People’s University, a free program for adults who wish to continue their education in the liberal arts. The People’s University features courses — taught by experts in each subject — that enable patrons to pursue their goal of lifelong learning in classic subjects such as history, music appreciation, philosophy, and literature. Patrons may attend as many classes as they wish. There are no tests of other requirements and all programs are free and open to the public.

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