goals‚ such as the development of an Aryan racial state that would dominate Europe and possibly the entire world. This goal was one of the reasons Hitler carried out the massive expulsion of nearly six million Jews during the Holocaust. He wanted to eliminate any race that would stand in the way of the domination of the Aryans. Another one of his tactics was the Blitzrieg‚ or “lightning war”‚ which depended on mechanized columns and massive air power to cut quickly across battle lines and encircle
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The Inevitability of World War II The causes of World War II have been traced back by many historians and figures as the unresolved problems from World War I. Economical and political problems left most countries in strife after the war‚ with many leaders wanting to fix their countries by any means possible. Shortly after‚ peace treaties were signed after the end of World War I but many predicted the inevitable subsequent world war. They feared that the victors would demand too much out of Germany
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The beginning of World War II. The contestants in WWII were divided into two groups‚ the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The following countries were in the Allied Powers: Soviet Union‚United States‚Britain‚ China‚ France‚ Poland‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. The Axis Powers consisted of the following: Germany‚ Japan‚and Italy. The Allied Powers during WWII were those that opposed the Axis Powers. At the beginning of war‚ Britain and the Commonwealth Nations stood almost alone‚ but the United
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Causes of World War II World War I was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Nearly ten million soldiers died as a result of hostilities. The enormous losses on all sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction of new weapons‚ like the machine gun and gas warfare‚ as well as the failure of military leaders to adjust their tactics to the increasingly mechanized nature of warfare. A policy of attrition‚ particularly on the Western Front‚ cost the lives of hundreds of
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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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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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“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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World War II DBQ After the deaths of 37‚508‚686 soldiers by the end of World War I‚ Europe was a mess. Countries had been dissolved and rearranged‚ governments had fallen and been replaced‚ and economies were thriving then crashing‚ all as a result from World War I. One of the main goals at the end of World War I was to prevent another tragedy like World War I from happening again. Clearly that did not happen‚ as World War II still happened‚ causing over 50 million deaths. The repercussions
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Propaganda during World War II was‚ by far‚ the most powerful weapon of war used by both Nazi Germany and the United States. Without the the increase in production and productivity encouraged by propaganda‚ the United States may have not been able to win the war (Carter). The main goal of propaganda was to shape public opinion‚ and countries were desperate to have influence over the information their citizens received. In Germany‚ the government agency Ministry of People’s Enlightenment and
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