World War 2

World War 2 was a pivotal time period in American history. It is widely debated on why it began and when. Many believe it began when Germany and Fascist Italy began invading other nations to expand their nations. Although Germany and fascist Italy wanted to expand their nations and caused many casualties in the process, by doing so they laid the foundation for the end of European colonialism and civil rights in America. After the depression many countries felt the need to expand their nations. In the early and mid-1900’s Germany, Fascist Italy, Japan, and other small allies joined together to form the axis nation. In 1935 Fascist Italy invaded and defeated Ethiopia. While this is just one of the many invasions throughout the war, some people debate that this is the invasion that started the war. On the contrary people say in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and Czechoslovakia is when the war started. In the axis nations chaotic quest for power they caused an extremely excessive amount of fatalities. There were an estimated total of 50 million casualties that ranged from leaders and soldiers to victims. One of the most member able periods of World War 2 was the holocaust. In 1933 Adolf Hitler came into power and formed the German Nazi Party. The German Nazis targeted Jewish people and other minorities to try to extinct so they …show more content…
After the war there were positive and negative effects. The United States and soviet Russia formed the two superpowers. The United States and Soviet Russia would work together for any other wars and support each other. The economy rose drastically because of all the leftover war material. This caused more money to be printed and business to boom across the world. One of the most important affects is that after the war civil rights for women and segregation decreased and more opportunities were given to minorities. Last but definitely not least was that it was the beginning of the end for European