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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The end of World War Two brought a tremendous amount of economic‚ political and social change to the entire world. Millions of people were left homeless‚ the European economy had collapsed‚ and much of the European industrial infrastructure had been destroyed. America emerged from the war strong‚ united‚ prosperous and the unrivaled and admired leader of the world. France was humbled‚ Britian exhausted‚ Germany demolished and divided The United States established a new international order
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Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and
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Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze America’s foreign policy before the war‚ and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer Two causes of World War II were the harsh provisions of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I and the rise of nationalist leader Adolf Hitler. Treaty of Versailles - The
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known as the “lightning war”‚ was a German military strategy in World War II that consisted of high speed attacks by airplanes along with tanks to destroy German victims. The Nazis damaged a lot of Poland’s largest cities and bombed the civilian population. Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ the President of the United States during the beginning of World War II‚ believed that the military tactics of the Nazis were horrible and wanted to stop it. Once the United States entered the war in December 1941‚ because
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around the world fighting until the other gave up. The war was fought for six deadly years with over 30 countries fighting‚ including America (History.com Staff). “World War II was the most destructive conflict in history. It cost more money‚ damaged more property‚ killed more people‚ and caused more far-reaching changes than any other war in history” (Lehnardt). Over two years’ worth of conflicts between the Allies and the Axis Powers‚ Japan bombing an American military base caused America to enter
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World War II: A Continuation of The Great War When the Great War came to an end with the signing of an armistice in the fall of 1918‚ the European counterparts of the Allied forces sought only to punish the German Empire to the harshest degree. With their determination to substantially debilitate Germany‚ The Treaty of Versaille decimated its army to an almost humiliating number‚ decreased the size of Germany‚ and forced the empire to pay an insurmountable amount in reparations for damages from the
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“Hey mom I need a story about one of our family members who have been a great influence to me and our family.” “Well you could do your great grandfather who was in World War II.” “Can you tell me the story of him in World War II.” “He was captured in World War II and was put in a German controlled camp about a year. In order for him to get to the camp‚ though he had to walk days just to go to a train that lead to the camp. The only thing that was wrong though‚ was that he couldn’t walk. Both of
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CONTENTS 1. Characteristics and development of the second world war. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Two . Political‚ economic and social implications of the attack on Pearl Harbour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Three . Decisive Battles in the outcome of World War II . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 April . Create a map with territorial advances of Nazi Germany . . . . . . . .24 May . Bibliography
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WWII and Appeasement Essay The Second World War was a culmination of conflicts in Europe‚ which many argue resulted from the First World War itself. After the Treaty of Versailles condemned Germany to a multitude of reparations that needed to be paid‚ the country’s people were in need of a strong leader‚ which they soon found in Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. Hitler started as a mere war veteran but rose in ranks‚ eventually taking all power over Germany for himself. He started strengthening
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