How Did Ww2 Changed The World

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During World War Two there were two sides fighting against each other. The two sides consisted of Germany, Japan, and Italy, the Axis, and France, Poland, The British, The Soviet Union, and The United States of America, the Allies. Each side had massive armies that were lead by clever, brutal leaders. There were important political leaders as well but the three most important were Adolf Hitler, Benito mussolini, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. These three leaders changed the war and world in good ways and in bad ways. Adolf Hitler had a military background prior to the start of World War II. He joined the German Army in 1913 when World War I had just begun. He was present at multiple important battles such as somme where he was wounded and later …show more content…
Mussolini became allies with Hitler from the beginning. Mussolini's army wasn't that bing so he could never win much battles. Every time he tried to attack he would be out numbered and have to call Hitler to come save them. Hitler having to save him so many times probably cost them the war. It set Hitler back two months so Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in the middle of the winter and his men weren't equipped with winter gear so their guns jammed, they were getting hypothermia, and dieing of starvation. The Russians were used to the weather so they just kept drawing them further into Russia. Mussolini had started to attack Stalingrad and were getting over run and had to call Hitler again and by the time they hit Stalingrad Hitler had lost a lot of men and the few he had were weak. Hitler and Mussolini were surrounded and bunkered down and fought for 5 months while Hitler supplied them ammo and food by air. Finally they ran out of ammo and food so Hitler and Mussolini had to surrender. Though Mussolini may have been a negative in Hitler's plan, he helped hitler with his strategies and his fight and was also a great leader of WWII. Hitler and Mussolini were both on the Axis side of the war; however the allies had important leader as

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