World War II Overview of WWII 1939 1945

World War II Overview of WWII 1939 -1945

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Leaders of Countries Country Leader France Charles de Gaulle (Free French forces) Henri-Phillipe Petain - Vichy France Germany Adolf Hitler Italy Benito Mussolini Japan Emperor Hirohito Russia Josef Stalin United Kingdom Neville Chamberlain to 1940 Winston Churchill from 1940 United States Franklin Roosevelt died 1945 Harry Truman 1945

Causes of WWII Treaty of Versailles n Adolf Hitler n Appeasement n Failure of the League of Nations n

Treaty of Versailles Basically blamed Germany for WWI n By signing the treaty, Germany had to admit responsibility for the war and it’s damages n Germany had to pay for the damages n Property was taken away from Germany n

After Treaty of Versailles http: //historywarsweapons. com/wp-content/uploads/image/Versailles. Treaty 1. jpg

Adolf Hitler n In 1924, Adolf Hitler was already letting his intentions be known though his writing in Mein Kampf which stated his plans – Destroy the Treaty of Versailles – Create a powerful German Army and unite German people – Conquer Eastern Europe land for Germany

Adolf Hitler Cont. n In 1933, Hitler started to put his plan into action – He left the League of Nations – Gradually he started to increase the size of the military – He tested to see if France and Britain would stop Germany from using their military – 1939 he invades Czechoslovakia and Poland

Appeasement France and Britain underestimated Germany’s power n Hitler refused to listen to any request for peace n http: //scrapetv. com/News%20 Pages/Politics/pages-2/Pat-Buchanan -comes-to-Hitlers-defence-Prepping-2012 -run-Scrape-TV-The-World-onyour-side. html

League of Nations n Failed at keeping peace – Had no military to back it up – All the countries in League of Nations did not agree at how to keep the peace – United States was not a member

Maps of Where WWII Took Place http: //www. wrvmuseum. org/journal/images/WWII_in_Europe. jpg

Maps Cont. www 2. needham. k 12. ma. us/. . . /fmb. html

Maps Cont. www. mapsofworld. com/. . . /world-war-ii-map. html

Main Battles of WWII n D-Day Invasion-June 6, 1944 – Also known as Battle of Normandy – 160, 000 Allied troops landed on the beach on the coast of France n Battle of the Bulge – – Began December 1944 Last major battle for the Germans on the Western Front – Largest Battle for US Army has ever fought to date

Main Battles of WWII n Pearl Harbor Attack – December 7, 1941 – Negotiations were taking place between Japanese and American Diplomats when attack took place – 2, 300 Americans were killed – December 8, 1941 FDR declared war on Japan n Battle for Midway – June 4, 1942 – US was ready and nothing really happened

Main Battles of WWII n Dropping the atomic bomb – Hiroshima n August 6, 1945 n 92, 000 people ended up missing or dead – Nagasaki n August 9, 1945 n 40, 000 people were killed **August 14, 1945 Japan accepted surrender agreement. September 2, 1945 signed surrender agreement. http: //tangibleinfo. blogspot. com/2007/08/hiroshima-nagasaki-end-war-myth. html

Atomic Bomb Pics http: //www. mctv. ne. jp/~bigapple/Skulls. gif http: //whyfiles. org/020 radiation/images/mushroom. jpg

Main Battles of WWII http: //www. u-s-history. com/pages/h 1661. html

Main Battles of WWII http: //www. battleforaustralia. org/index 2. html

Main Battles of WWII http: //www. ibiblio. org/pha/Carrier. Chart. E. jpg

Lend-Lease Act Program outlined by Neutrality Acts n Allowed US to provide Allied Powers with defense supplies without actually going to war against Axis Powers n http: //www. americaslibrary. gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_lendleas_1. html

Works Cited n n http: //www. historyonthenet. com/WW 2/statistics. htm http: //library. thinkquest. org/15511/data/encyclopedia/lend-lease. htm http: //www. associatedcontent. com/article/1635039/the_four_major_causes_o f_world_war. html? cat=37 http: //www. u-s-history. com/pages/h 1661. html