World War II Facts Started on Sep. 3,1939. Ended on Sep.
2,1945. Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945 and Japan on September
2,1945. Lasted 6 years. Major battles include D- Day, Invasion of
Poland, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. One of the worst wars in the
history of our world. It brought every major world power together
to fight Germany, Italy, and Japan which were the Axis Powers. In
it happened the Holocaust and many other dreadful events.
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Possible Causes of the War In Asia: The reason was that Japan
was trying to relieve population pressures and get oil back. This
led to the attacks by Japan on the U.S.,China,and British and Dutch
colonies. In Europe: Germany wanted to get back the lands taken
away because of the Treaty of Versailles. Also the Invasion of
Poland.
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People of the War
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Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy. Wanted to re-create
the Roman Empire. Brought Fascism to Italy in 1922 with the March
On Rome. Joined Hitler because the League of Nations was going to
punish him for trying to extend Italy. Shot to death, along with
his wife and fifteen man train, on April 28,1945.
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Adolph Hitler Was abused as a child so that is possibly why he
became so mean. Leader of the Nazi party. Started the Axis also.
Killed 6 million Jews and about 3 million more people. Committed
suicide, along with his wife, in an underground bunker.
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F.D. Roosevelt Declared war on Germany on Dec.11, 1941. Started
the Big Three, F.D.R., Churchill, and Stalin. Cut 95% of Japans oil
off. This lead to Pearl Harbor happen. Started an alliance with
China and the Soviet Union. Shipped about $50 billion worth of Lend
Lease supplies to the Allies. Big Three above were a group that
tried to make peace between their countries.
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Joseph Stalin General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party
in 1922. Influenced the Soviet intelligence and secret police.
Killed tens of thousands of priests, nuns, and monks in 1937-38.
Part of the Big Three. Passed away on March 1,1953 because of a
stroke.
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Winston Churchill British Prime Minister during WW II. One of
the Big Three. His good relations with F.D.R. guaranteed Britain
food, oil, and munitions via the Atlantic trade routes. Russians
called him the British Bulldog because of his war tactics. For
security, he traveled as Col. Warden.
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Harry Truman 33rd president of the United States of America.
Decided to drop the atomic bomb, Little Boy, on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. 30,000 Americans killed before he stopped WW II.
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General Douglas McArthur Graduated first of his class at the
U.S. Military Academy. Became one of ten people to ever become the
General of the army. Could have been a 6 star general but turned it
down. He and his father both got the Medal of Honor. Was to command
the invasion on Japan but had to accept their surrender on Sep.
2,1945.
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General G.S. Patton Jr. Nicknamed Old Blood and Guts. Created a
new sword for fighting called the Patton Saber. Controlled units
all over the world.
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Events of WW II
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The Holocaust 6 million Jews were killed in the camps, one of
which was Auschwitz. Twins were especially liked for the
experiments they did like conjoining them. Kids were organized into
two groups, could work and couldnt work. They killed the ones that
could not work. The people left were starved and murdered. The most
famous there was Anne Frank. Auschwitz at right
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Invasion of Poland Germans invaded Poland along with Slovakia.
Poland had 950,000 men and the Axis had 2,500,000 men. The attack
happened at 4:40 a.m. on Sep. 1,1939. 150,000 Polish were killed
and 13,000 sent to concentration camps.
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Pearl Harbor Surprise attack by the Japanese. 2,403 people
killed, 1,178 of those being from the Battleship Arizona. Pearl
Harbor now serves as the biggest ship repair station between the
west coast U.S. and the far east.
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Midway A pair of atolls that the U.S. Pacific Fleet guarded to
protect pearl harbor. A four Japanese carrier that attacked it. The
Americans had picked up a message about the attack so it was not as
bad as it could have been. Japanese gave up and went home.
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D-Day Almost was postponed because of weather. Invaded England
on June 6 th. They landed in Normandy.
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Japanese Internment In 1944,about 120,000 Japanese,many who
were citizens, were sent to War Relocation Centers to live so that
the U.S. would be safe. They had to move from the west coast to
other areas of the country or go to camps. The centers had poorly
built housing and no bathrooms or kitchens. In 1990, the internees
were given back money for their losses.
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Atomic Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The bomb dropped over Hiroshima was called Little Boy. The bomb
that was dropped over Nagasaki was called the Fat Man. Some people
had their clothes burned into their body as seen above. The bomb
killed 140,000 people when it was dropped. This caused Japan to
soon surrender the Allies. Before and After bomb (left) Burns
(right)
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Home Front Back in the U.S.A.,times were hard and good
sometimes. Women had to go to work and rationing started. People
were short on money sometimes. Women proved themselves to the
world. The Baby Boom happened which is the time where the most
babies were born then. Taxes were raised to pay for the war. Racial
integration started and race riots broke out. The government
started a draft to get people to go to war. Towers were built to
spot enemies and watchers told if they saw anything.
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Women at Home Women started to work outside of the home. They
worked as mechanics, engineers, and gunsmiths and soldiers in the
Soviet Union and Britain. They even started the Womens Land Army
where they taught each other how to farm. Women became 1/3 of the
workforce in metal and chemical industries. They built the Waterloo
bridge in London and built ships. Women pretty much made the U.S.A.
and the rest of the world see that they are just as determined as
men were.
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Rationing To save money, the countries rationed food, gas and
tires. Ration coupons were given out to limit the amount of items a
person could get. Gas cards were given out to ration gas. Cards:
A-(lowest) 3-4 gal. B-(Military workers) 8 gal. C-(Doctors) 9 gal.
T-(Truckers) X-(Community Workers) unlimited
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Outcome and Effects U.N. was created to take the place of the
League of Nations which failed to stop WW II. UK was no longer a
world power,the Soviet Union and the U.S.A. took its spot. Israel
became a nation in 1948 because of the Holocaust. The world
somewhat learned to work with each other. The Cold War started soon
afterwards. Airpower was advanced because of the war because of the
inventions during it. Many high-ranking Germans were prosecuted for
war crimes including the Holocaust. Nuremberg trials were where the
Nazi leaders were in Nuremberg, Germany. The women either returned
home or stayed in the work force.