Facts about WW2: World War 2 was the most destructive war in history. It damaged more property, cost more money, and killed more people, and changed the world more than any other war in history. Approximately 1.5 million children died during the Holocaust. The name of the B-29 that bombed Nagasaki was Bock’s Car, named after the the plane’s usual commander, Frederick Bock.…
The war had many ramifications such as 16 million people who died worldwide but what fueled the flame for the second World War was the deal that was struck with Germany. The effects of WWI were unlike anything that the world has ever seen and so a meeting between the leaders of England, France, Italy, and the United States. The meeting that brought these leaders…
One good thing that came of this war was the Yalta Conference, from document 6. This conference was with the three allied chiefs in which they discussed a plan to final the defeat of the Nazis. Stated in this document, they wanted to restore the sovereign rights and self-government to those who had been forcibly deprived of them by the aggressor nations. The Yalta Conference would then lead to the Cold War by the superpowers. President Truman decided that the only way to finally mark the end of the war was to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, which wasn’t as effective as he thought because it sparked yet another war, this time between the USSR and the US, and because nobody had expected that happening left us fighting over silly commodities.…
1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland but the Allied nations issued an ultimatum that Germany must remove her troops under the threat of war. Germany did not give in to the Allied ultimatum and invaded Poland but Britain and France guaranteed Poland, independence and were going to defend her so on the 3rd of September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany and that was the start of World War II. World War II was fought by two alliances of countries, which was the Axis Powers, formed by Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan. The opposing alliance was the Allies, formed by Britain and France but the USA joined the Allies when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour, also USSR joined when Hitler broke the Non-Aggression Pact and Germany invaded…
World War II was a devastating war that had numerous casualties. It accommodated the bloodiest battles in human history, for it drew more belligerents than any previous war. It obliged almost every country into multi-continental conflicts and standards of involvement that were never seen before. This war caused inflicting pain to every country involved. The Second World War was one of the major transformative phenomenons of the 20thcentury where many capital cities were devastated through the six years of ground battles and aerial bombings.…
World War II is known as one of the most horrific events in the history of the world. World War II, also referred to as the Holocaust, took the lives of estimated 40 million people, and involved almost every power country in the world. Naturally, a war at this level of mass destruction had several long lasting consequences. World War II influenced higher military preparedness, changed immigration policies, and caused an economic shift. World War II influenced higher military preparedness.…
By limiting the German military, not only did Germany lose a major economic asset but the country also lost a major source of pride in the form of advanced technology. This pride helped keep the country together during the war and was used to motivate individuals to join the war. This limitation in turn, led to resentment and unrest that not only created distrust between the European nations but also led to conflict in Germany. The most devastating consequence of this conflict came in the form of World War II. All in all, the decisions regarding the Treaty of Versailles led to consequences that impacted history in unexpected…
World War II, notably the most crucial epoch of the 20th century, marked the beginning of rapid technological advances and set the basis that permitted post-war cultural, social and political changes. Post-war transformations include: the collapse of European colonialism, civil rights movement, contemporary women’s rights movement, and the development of tension between the superpower nations regarding distinct political ideologies. Although the war is named ‘World War’, not all countries were directly involved. The primary belligerents were the Axis countries— Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the Allied nations—the Great Britain and its commonwealth states, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union.…
Vietnam and World War II were two of the most dramatic wars that America faced. The way America felt about World War II and Vietnam was a dramatic difference once they were both over. Many Americans had come out of the World War II certain that they had won a good war, but that same was not said about the Vietnam. World War II was the Second World War that was considered the “good war” where involving over 60 different countries and 75 million troops coming from all parts of the world. World War II was a major war that brought about leaps to major technology and post-war social changes.…
World War II left a permanent mark on the world. Gunshots could not be taken back and people are not disposable. That fact had to be set aside in order to defend what we believed in. The Holocaust; a destructive battle that the Jews would fight for with their lives.…
1. Chapter 11 title, “World War II: The Betrayal of Promises”, suggests that the chapter has something to do with World War II. During the 1940’s, Mexicans were listed as white, unless they looked Indian or another race. Around 370,000-500,000 Mexicans American males, fought in World War II and were accounted as one-fifth of the casualties. Although, Mexicans helped the U.S fought the war, it did not stop the U.S from discriminating against Mexicans.…
World War II was the most destructive war in history. There were many events that led to this war, but one of the main reasons was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the genocide and extermination of people who shared the Jewish culture. They slaughtered men, women, and even children.…
World War II was a time full of anger, sorrow, and pain for many between the years of 1939 and 1945. This war not only affected the European countries where the war was staged, but similarly many of the countries throughout the world. From the soldiers, doctors, and nurses on the front line to the Jewish communities who were carried to their death, the Second World War affected everyone. The role of music in this war, however, played a vital role.…
Germany and Russia , big contributors to this war, lost more than 2 million of their soldiers. The most prominent consequences of this war were political, social, and economic. All of the following consequences were very much needed to keep a good standing society and when these things are taken down, so…
World War Two was filled with sorrow and hardship worldwide. The second world war officially lasted from 1939 to 1945, but the conflicts that led up to this began before this date. “…the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths. ”- History.com.…