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World War IIBy: Chris Raymond
General Overview
World War II was a global conflict between multiple nations from across the world
War officially began September 1st, 1939
War lasted 6 years and 1 day officially ending September 2nd, 1945
Who was Involved???
World War II was fought between the Axis and the Allied Powers
The Allies include: United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
Axis Powers include: Nazi Germany, Japan, and Italy (Tripartite Pact signed by all 3 Axis powers to further world domination)
Leaders/Dictators
Allies leaders include: Winston Churchill (Great Britain), Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), & Joseph Stalin (USSR)
Axis leaders include: Adolph Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), & Emperor Hirohito (Japan)
Start of the War
In July of 1937 Japan invades China
January 30th, 1939 Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
September 1st, 1939 German forces attack Poland
September 3rd, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war against Germany
Early Stages of WWII
May 10th, 1940 German forces invade Belgium, Luxemburg, France, and the Netherlands
June 10th, 1940 Italy invades France officially declaring war on both France and the United Kingdom
12 days later France surrenders to Axis powers and is split up into German & Italian occupation zones
United States Involvement
Until December of 1941 the US remained neutral supplying war material to China, Great Britain, & the Soviet Union
Due to advances in China the US decided to cut off it’s oil supply to the Japanese
In response to it’s reduced supply of oil Japan decides to bomb Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 quickly triggering the United States entry into WWII
War Becomes Global
After attack on Pearl Harbor the USA along with Great Britain, Australia, and other allied powers declare war on Japan
Due to an agreement with the Japanese, on December 11th, 1941 Germany officially declares war on the USA
The USA along with Great Britain, the USSR, China, and 22 other countries issue the Declaration of United Nations
War In Europe
In May 1942 British Royal Air Force bombs city of Cologne, Germany with 1,000 bombers
September 11th, 1944 the first US troops enter Germany, with the Soviets following one month later
April 16th, 1945 the Allies surround the German capital Berlin
War In the Pacific
Battles took place on many different islands throughout the Pacific
Japan takes control of Guam, the Philippines, the Dutch Indies, Burma, Hong Kong, and Singapore by 1942
By late 1942 British forces in India and New Zeeland’s forces in New Guinea halt the Japanese advance
Major Battles of WWII
Most famous American battle “D-Day” took place June 6th, 1944 in an assault on the German controlled beaches of Normandy, France
Other famous battles of World War II include the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of the Bulge, and the Battle of Midway
The Holocaust
Genocide of approximately 6 million Jews by the Nazi’s
About 2/3 of the Jewish population in Europe at this time was killed in the Holocaust, along with over 1 million Jewish children
US & Soviet Forces reached and liberated thousands of concentration camps towards the latter part of WWII
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
One of the most controversial topics of the United States involvement in WWII
Occurred in final stages of WWII in 1945 with atomic bombs being dropped on the 2 Japanese cities
Was the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare to date
Fall of Axis Leaders
Adolph Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 by gunshot in his bunker in Berlin, Germany
Benito Mussolini was captured and executed by his own people on April 28th, 1945
End of WWII
December 16th, 1944 Germany launches final counter-attack against Allies which fails
German forces surrendered in Italy on April 29th, 1945
September 2nd, 1945 Japanese forces surrender and Emperor Hirohito later apologizes for attack on Pearl Harbor before his death in 1989
Death Tolls of WWII
Estimated 55 million deaths overall
Largest/most destructive conflict in history to date
Allies- over 16 million military casualties
Axis- over 8 million military casualties
Works Cited- Images
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<http.666blacksun.org>.US Navy Photograph. “Pearl Harbor.” Photo history.navy.mil 3 July
2006<http.history.navy.mil>.
Block, Kenneth “American’s Raising Flag.” Photo matterhorntravel.com 22 November 2008<http.matterhorntravel.com>.
Reece, Bill “D-Day.” Photo ushmm.org 6 January 2011 <http.ushmm.org>.
Johnston, Allen “Army Men with Wives.” Photo library.miami.edu 16 March 2006<http.library.miami.edu>.
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<http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii>.
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”HIROSHIMA :." Hiroshima: Was It Necessary? The Atomic Bombing of Japan. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. <http://www.doug-long.com/>.
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