World War 2 – why this topic? The world of the 21st century is still living with the consequences of World War 2‚ the most tremendous conflict in history. 73 years ago on the 1st of September 1939‚ Germany invaded Poland without warning. Two days later on the 3rd‚ Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week‚ New Zealand‚ Canada‚ South Africa and Australia had also joined the war. In time‚ Italy‚ USA and Japan became involved. Worldwide‚ countries had been plunged into their Second
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Name_______________________________________ Date____________________________ DBQ 21: Causes of World War II (Adapted from Document-Based Assessment for Global History‚ Walch Education) Historical Context: Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of
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World war 1 is the cause of world war 2 MAINLY BECAUSE After the First World war there was the treaty of Versailles.The treaty of Versailles‚besides stripping Germany of much of it’s territory‚ordered the complete disarmament of it’s armed forces‚except for a token army of 100‚000.It even had to pay an overwheeling war reparation sum of SIX BILLION AND SIX HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS. Besides of that Rhineland had to be demilitarised and occupied by allied forces.Most of German coalfields and industrial
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DBQ Essay on WWII During World War II‚ after the United States join the war‚ they led the Allies to the victory. Millions fight bravely but only thousands were killed. By comparison to the Axis‚ the United States spent the most money but in return for least sacrifice. So‚ the victory cannot be separated from American citizens’ money and their help to their country. In Document 1‚ President Roosevelt said that to make the United States successful in World War II‚ the superiority in weapons
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World War II (WWII or WW2)‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history‚ with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war"‚ the major participants placed their entire economic‚ industrial
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Thesis: During World War Two there were many battles‚ but only three battles would be significant to winning the war‚ these battles would be the Battle of Britain‚ the Battle of Midway‚ and D-Day. Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: The Battle of Britain would show the Allies that Hitler’s forces could be diverted and stopped. Supporting Evidence #1: When Hitler began Operation Sea Lion‚ it was to destroy moral and show who controlled the power. Supporting Evidence #2: According to Quizlet.com “Significantly
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significance of world war 2: World War II is important for many reasons. First‚ it stopped the spread of dictatorships ruling both in Asia and Europe. Had Hitler and Japan been victorious‚ North and South America would be surrounded by enemies to the democratic institutions represented in those areas. The United States would be surrounded by hostile forces bent upon complete world domination. Second‚ the war ushered in the Atomic Age. The dropping of the Atomic bombs not only signaled an escalation
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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Artillery of World War II The result of World War II was affected by many different factors. One major factor which affected the war was the weapons and artillery used during the war. Since the beginnings of time‚ weapons have always been around. From swords and knives to nuclear weapons and missiles‚ weapons have evolved greatly throughout the years. The weapons and artillery used in World War II basically were evolved types of weaponry that were used during World War I (Military History 1).
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Castro‚ Nazzi 1CA5 I. Introduction For a start‚ there’s disagreement on when the war started and two common dates for when it finished. In terms of Europe‚ Russia generally holds that the ’Great Patriotic War ’ began on June 22nd 1941 with Operation Barbarossa (the German invasion of Russia) while Western Europe uses September 1st 1939‚ the German invasion of Poland. Both use the date of Germany ’s unconditional surrender as the end in Europe‚ but the Western Allies accepted the
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