Question 14 (1 point)
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Which statement best describes the effect of the Fall of Berlin?
Question 14 options:

Accidental conflict between the Russians and US where mistaken intelligence led to Russian forces bombing US troops

Agreement between Germany, France, the US, and Russia to divide the Japanese Empire among the winning nations

Deadly battle primarily between Soviets and Germans that led to formal German surrender ending the European front in WWII known as V-E day, 1945

Major offensive in October of 1943 where German forces dug in and repelled Russian attackers from the west and Italian forces from the north

The Battle of Berlin was the last major battle in Europe during World War II. It began on April 16, 1945 after the start of a major offensive by the Soviet Union on the city, capital of the Third Reich, and ended on May 2, 1945, when the German defenders surrendered the city to the Red Army. Finally, at 01:00 hours on May 2, General Weidling with his staff sent a message to Soviet General Vasili Chuikov to request unconditional surrender.