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World War I ended with Germany losing its territory and being forced to pay for the damages done during the war.

Great depression hit all over the world’s economy, allowing

violent political figures to take over Italy, Germany and the Soviet Union. These leaders promised their countries a lift in their economical situation.

• Germany’s disagreement with the 14 points of the Treaty of Versaille’s thinking.

• Hitler’s influence on Germans after he became leader of the Nazi Party.

• Germany breaks the Munich Pact by invading Poland.

• Failure of the League Of Nations idea to keep peace by solving disputes through negotiation. (Failed because not all countries joined it and of lack of acting quickly)

Munich Agreement

• September 29, 1938 • Germany-Great Britain-

France -Italy agreement that Sudetenland would be the only territory given to Germany.

• The Agreement broke when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia.

• France and UK declared war on Germany.

Pact of Steel

• May 22, 1939 • Italy-Germany

agreement to military and political alliance.

• Japan later joins the pact.

• Axis Powers were born.

Non-aggression Pact

• August 23, 1939 • Germany -Soviet Union

agreement to not attack each other.

• Soviet Union was given Poland from Germany beginning WWII.

• The Pact broke after Germany invaded Soviet Union 2 years later.

• Get lost territory back and new territory to the east.

Germany

• Wanted to defeat Germany after he broke their Pact.

Soviet Union

• Because of Pact of Steel, considered UK and France enemies. Wanted to expand territory.

Italy

• Came to help Poland since they had a treaty.

Great Britain

• Also came to help Poland because of treaty.

France

• Joined Axis since he considered US and UK his enemies.

Japan

• Got invaded by Japan, and fighting against Japan made him an Allied.

China

• Pearl Harbor got attacked, declared war on Axis Powers.

United States

Penicillin

Jerrycan

Nuclear Power

Radar

Synthetic rubber and synthetic oil

1931 September 18 - Japan takeovers of Manchuria going against the League

of Nations.

1939 Sept. 1 - Germany invades Poland. France and

Great Britain declare war on Germany, initiating

WWII.

June – Germany conquers France

1940

April-May- Germany takes over Norway, Denmark, Holland and Belgium.

Sept. – Germany bombs London. Tripartite Pact is signed (Treaty between Japan Germany and Italy).

1941

June 22 - Germany invades Soviet Union breaking their Non-aggression Pact. Dec. 7 - Pearl Harbor Attack from Japan, U.S.A. enters the war.

1942 –

Germany’s mass exile and genocide of Jews takes place.

1943 –

Jan-Feb- Soviets attack Germany in Stalingrad, Germany surrenders(Hitler’s first defeat)

Italy surrenders to Allies and declares war on Germany.

1944 – Allied Powers invade France seeking its liberation

from Germany which they achieve.

1945 August – Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima

and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders.

May – Germany Surrenders to Allied Powers.

33%

28%

12%

8%

6%

4% 4%

2% 2% 1%

Total Casualties

Soviet Union

China

Germany

Poland

Dutch East Indies

Japan

India

French Indochina

Philippines

Yugoslavia

Reference: “Top 10 Countries Suffering The Most Casualties In World War II” URL: http://terrific-top10.com/2011/12/20/top-ten-countries-suffering-the-most-casualties-in-world-war-ii/

Germany was capable to get their territory back and conquer a lot more, but the Nazis were massively killing on the way. Allied powers intervened in order to stop it, even if it would take them 7 years to do it. WWII is definitely a lesson to everyone after witnessing the horrible genocide of the Jews; about what desperate measures can war lead us humans to do in desperate economic times.

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