Top Ten Historical Events of the 1940s

1 The End of World War II

2 United Nations is Created

3 Selective Training and Service Act

4 Japanese Concentration Camps

5 Mahatma Gandhi Assassination

6 Nazi Germany Invasions

7 NATO is Established

8 India and Pakistan Become Independent

9 Franklin D. Roosevelt's 4th Term

10 The Holocaust

The Contenders

11 Mt. Rushmore is Completed

12 The Birth of the State of Israel

13 The Cold War Begins

14 First NBA Championship Series

15 Attack on Pearl Harbor