The US drops the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities.
The bombing of Düsseldorf was a major event leading to the surrender of German forces. The Russian winter of 1944, also led to the German surrender.
Yorktown surrender.
Granada was the last Muslim city in Spain to surrender to Christian forces in 1492.
True. After the attack on Pearl Harbour, the USA joined the Allied Forces in their fight against the German/ Italian/ Japanese coalition (the Axis Powers). After the surrender of Italy and Germany in Europe the Allied Forces tuned thier attention to Japan; although the major thrust against the Japanse came from the US armed forces.
The Battle of York Town
The United States dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima, a major Japanese city. This did not result in surrender. So the United States dropped a second atom bomb on Nagasaki, another major Japanese city. This was finally enough to force the Japanese into surrendering.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor .
British surrender at Yorktown Virginia was the last major event,
The major surrender of Confederate forces took place on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. There were other, smaller, surrenders throughout the sping and summer of that year. A few towns in the deep south and Texas did not surrender for several years.
Because all the major Axis powers had surrendered, so there were no more enemies to fight. This included Japan.
Coastal China was occupied by Japanese forces starting in 1937. The Chinese forces were split, and in opposition to each other: The Nationalist (KMT) government and forces in the interior of the south, and the Communist (CPP) forces in the interior of the north, both engaging in hostilities against each other as much as against the Japanese.
I would have to say their were 2 major events: the German surrender of the 6th army at the Battle of Stalingrad in Feb 1943. That was the great turning point of the war on the eastern front. The other would have to be the surrender of all German forces and the end of the war in May 1945.