During the final stage of World War II‚ the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9‚ 1945‚ respectively. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings‚ which killed at least 129‚000 people‚ remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. In the final year of the war‚ the Allies prepared for what was anticipated to be a very costly invasion
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World War II started in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. By entering this war‚ the United States had a lot of things at stake by entering WWII including the amount of money and the number of humans that will die in the war. The United States was already experiencing the Great Depression as WWII was beginning. Another thing that was at stake for the US was allowing for their allies‚ such as England‚ to fall to Nazi Germany. Although‚ the US did the right thing by not going into the
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During WWII (1939-1945) the Soviet Union (USSR) was allied with France‚ Britain‚ and the USA. These were known as the Allies. The Allies fought against Germany and the other Axis powers. After the war‚ the victory belonged to the Allies. The USA and USSR become the two new superpowers as they had the most robust economies‚ militaries‚ international political power. However‚ the alliance between the two begins to crumbling down in 1945 as they had a big difference between their ideologies‚ decision
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World War II‚ which lasted from 1939-1945 was the most significant armed conflict in human history. Ranging over six continents and all the world’s oceans‚ the war caused an estimated 50 million military and civilian deaths‚ including those of 6 million Jews. Global in scale and its repercussions‚ World War II‚ created a new world at home and abroad. Among its significant results were the beginning of the nuclear era‚ increased pressure to decolonize the Third World‚ and the advent of the Cold War
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World War II has started with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler in 1939 and ended in 1945. It is considered as the most geographically widespread war the world has ever witnessed. There were two major sides of the war named as Axis which mainly represent Germany‚ Italy and Japan; Allies which mainly represent Great Britain‚ The United States‚ Soviet Union and France. World War II is the most destructive global war in human history with around 50-60 million deaths both from
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World War II was a war that took a lasting toll on the world‚ lasting from about 1931-1945. The Holocaust‚ the Rape of Nanjing‚ Nazis‚ the Pearl Harbor attack‚ and dropping an atomic bomb are major a few major events during World War II. During this war‚ there are many underlying factors similar to the first world war‚ for example‚ there were new alliances formed and the war was an arms race. World War II can be connected to some of the worst times in history as people developed devastating weapons
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World War II greatly changed how the world interacted and operated. Prior to the Second World War‚ the world was mainly based in Europe with the Europeans at the leading edge of world politics as well as leading the way in technological advancement. Although the United States emerged as a world power after World War I‚ their interactions with the rest of the world was held to a minimum with focus on domestic affairs. During this time between the two wars‚ the U.S. had an economic boom in the 1920’s
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AFTER WORLD WAR II The reconstruction of Germany was a long process. After World War II‚ Germany had suffered heavy losses‚ both in lives and industrial power. 7.5 million Germans had been killed‚ roughly 11 percent of the population (see also World War II casualties). The country’s cities were severely damaged from heavy bombing in the closing chapters of the War and agricultural production was only 35 percent of what it was before the war. At the Potsdam conference‚ the victorious Allies ceded
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during World War II On 1 September 1939 the country of Germany led by Adolf Hitler invaded Poland using blitzkrieg tactics or in other words “lightning war”. As Germany is capturing Europe one country at a time Japan is doing the same except with Asia and Japan is also preparing for the attack of the United States naval base on the island of Oahu called Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to declare war on Japan‚ break isolationism and get deeply involved in World War
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The Advances of Weaponry During World War II In every war fought throughout the history of mankind‚ the dependence on weapons was highly sought after. From swords to guns‚ weaponry has progressed throughout the ages with each war fought. No other war has seen more advances in weaponry than World War II. Many of those advances made this war focused on artillery‚ land vehicles‚ naval ships and aircraft. These advances‚ although beneficial‚ have also led to more bloodshed on the battlefield because
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