Germany Life After Ww2 Essay

WW2 was, as we all know, one of the most infamous wars in history. With over 60 million deaths or injuries, it is definitely one of the wars with the most casualties. It is memorable because of its outcome, purpose, and many war heroes. It was the axis powers vs the allies in an all out war against each other. Nearly 21 years after WW1 the war officially began. After World War 1 a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles was signed, it stated that Germany would have to take responsibility for their actions, that became known as the War Guilt Clause. They also had topay other countries to try to make amends for the destruction they caused during the war, the total equaled up to 132 billion marks ( $442 billion today). They also had to make severe cuts on their military such as, only 7 divisions of soldiers, no submarines, and no more than 100,000 men on the German military, to name a few. Even though they singled the treaty and basically swore an oath that all conditions are to be kept, they still built up their military in secret. On September 1st 1939 Germany invaded Poland with their secret military. September 3rd France, Britain, New Zealand, …show more content…
In May they invaded and gained control of Belgium and the Netherlands using a military strategy called blitzkrieg/ lightning war. Three days after Germany’s invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany attacked French forces at Sedan. The British evacuated in late May while the French fought to no avail with Germany. Italy joined Germany on June 10th, 1940. Germany invaded Paris on June 14 and Marshal Philippe Petain asked for armistice 2 days later. The British had the defense advantage by being separated from the continent by the English Channel. The British were continuously bombed by the Germans throughout the entire summer. Eventually the Luftwaffe was beaten by the British Royal Air Force in the battle called the Battle of