Why Did World War 2 Break Out
World War 1 raged on from 1914 – 1918 and ravaged half the world. Its outcome was the treaty of Versailles which created more problems than it solved. It was harsh and created feelings of resentment against the allies and ended up sowing seeds for World War 2.
THE SECOND WORLD WAR LASTED FROM 1939 TO 1945. IT TOOK PLACE ONLY TWO DECADES AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR. It involved more than 30 countries AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 50 million people.
World War Two in Europe began on 1st September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, and ended on Sept. 2, 1945, with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. However, in Asia the war began earlier with Japanese invasion of China, and in Europe, the war ended earlier with the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945.
The teams –
The two main group of adversaries were –
The Axis and the Allies
The axis consisted mainly of Germany Italy and japan.
The allies consisted mainly of usa, soviet union, united …show more content…
Hitler's actions of rearmament were seen as understandable and justifiable by many. Britain and France let the process of rearmament of Germany take place because they thought that it would prevent a war and maintain world peace. Also it would help Britain and France check the rise of Communism in the west. this was known as the policy of appeasement ie: to diplomatically let concessions be made by the enemy so as to prevent war. The policy of appeasement was used best by the prime minister of Britain Neville Chamberlain’s and a fine example of this was the Munich Agreement which permitted Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers in return for the promise that Hitler would stop further annexation and
THE SECOND WORLD WAR LASTED FROM 1939 TO 1945. IT TOOK PLACE ONLY TWO DECADES AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR. It involved more than 30 countries AND RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 50 million people.
World War Two in Europe began on 1st September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, and ended on Sept. 2, 1945, with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. However, in Asia the war began earlier with Japanese invasion of China, and in Europe, the war ended earlier with the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945.
The teams –
The two main group of adversaries were –
The Axis and the Allies
The axis consisted mainly of Germany Italy and japan.
The allies consisted mainly of usa, soviet union, united …show more content…
Hitler's actions of rearmament were seen as understandable and justifiable by many. Britain and France let the process of rearmament of Germany take place because they thought that it would prevent a war and maintain world peace. Also it would help Britain and France check the rise of Communism in the west. this was known as the policy of appeasement ie: to diplomatically let concessions be made by the enemy so as to prevent war. The policy of appeasement was used best by the prime minister of Britain Neville Chamberlain’s and a fine example of this was the Munich Agreement which permitted Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers in return for the promise that Hitler would stop further annexation and