The Aftermath of World War II Introduction: World War II ended with the surrender of the Axis powers. A week after Adolf Hitler committed suicide‚ Germany surrendered‚ on May 7th to the Western Allies‚ and on May 8th to the Soviet Union in 1945. Japan was able to pull through for few months‚ but soon atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the USA on August 6th and 9th respectively. This finally convinced the Japanese Government that they had no choice but to surrender. The
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Essay Question: Assess the Origins of the Second World War The origins of the Second World War are of key assessment. It was a global war lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations‚ including all of the great powers‚ in turn eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the allies and the axis. However the war was fought due to the basis of three main principles. The first principle was Hitler’s expansion of Germany‚ the second being the role of appeasement
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World War 1 DBQ Prior to the start of World War 1‚ several countries in Europe were fixated on being the dominant country in Europe‚ seeking to hold the top position on the social hierarchy among the European nations. After the Age of Imperialism‚ many Europeans took great pride in their countries’ growth and prosperity. The most powerful countries in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century were becoming wealthier due to the trade from African colonies‚ while other countries (without income
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Why did war erupt in 1939? War erupted in 1939 for many of reasons. There is long-term cause which is the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles had a significant effect on why war erupted in 1939; however there are also many mid-term causes that also helped lead to World War Two. These are; the Failure of the League of Nations and The Wall Street Crash. The short-term causes are The Appeasement and Hitler’s actions. One of the short term causes of World War two was Hitler’s actions. Hitler
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Planes of World War II Planes played a very important role in World War II. Most attacks in World War II were from planes in air attacks. “Air superiority is a condition for all operations‚ at sea‚ in land‚ and in the air‚” said Air Marshal Arthur Tedder (“World War 2 Quotes”). After World War II‚ planes became more common and popular. Today‚ many people use planes for travel. The planes in World War II had a huge impact on history and all of the countries that used planes. First‚ World War I was
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Causes of World War 1 When Ferninand die‚ a series of events that culminated in the world ’s first global war. There were many causes for why the world war begin. The rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism were the three things that led to war because they created way more rivalry than the one that European countries already had‚ they wanted to know who was best‚ who deserved the best. First of all‚ nationalism developed a fierce rivalry among Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Britain‚ Russia
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Effects of World War Two World War Two was a turning point in the world full of horrid stories but also effects for the greater good of the people on the home front. In all this‚ people can see all kinds of new information show up about this great and terrible war. During the time it took place the whole world was a powder keg‚ an economically impoverished tide pool with starving fish. The facts are that this war shows a great set of economic‚ geographical‚ and sociological effects for everyone
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Before World War II‚ the war was also known as The Great War‚ The World War‚ or The War in Europe .In France and Belgium‚ it was sometimes referred to as La Guerre du Droit (the War for Justice) or La Guerre Pour la Civilization / de Oorlog tot de Beschaving (the War to Preserve Civilisation)‚ especially on medals and commemorative monuments. The term used by official histories of the war in Britain and Canada is First World War‚ while American histories generally use the term ‘World War’ I. The
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Effects of World War Two Marie A Spicer HIS331 Professor Golding June 2‚ 2013 What were the effects of World War Two? Well there were quite a few‚ I will concentrate on 3 of them and explain their effects. World War II was the worst war we have ever seen‚ we lost many lives‚ woman entered the work force‚ and we became a super power. September 1939 and September 1945 it is estimated that more than 50 million people died. How did the war effect woman? The war also was
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caused world war 1 is alliances contributed the most to the outbreak of war.There were alliances and everyone was choosing their own side of who to help.If their wasn’t any alliances The war could probably end quicker and other people that were not in the war will not get involved in the war.Instead of keeping the peace the different countries decided to join the war and choose their side.What if they didn’t have a side.And they were not in the war. With alliances people joined the war to make
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