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World War II: Test Review. Statistics: D eadliest war in history Approximately how many people died in the war? 50-60 million Most of the dead were ______________ civilians. Name 3 causes of WWII. Remember (GED ) G ermany was not happy after WWI (They had been severely punished)
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World War II: Test Review • Statistics: • Deadliest war in history • Approximately how many people died in the war? 50-60 million • Most of the dead were ______________ civilians
Name 3 causes of WWII • Remember (GED) • Germany was not happy after WWI (They had been severely punished) • World-wide economic depression • Rise of dictatorships (opposition to democracy)
World War II Timeline • When did WWII occur? 1939-1945 • WWII officially started after Germany invaded which country? Poland • When and why did the US enter the war? 1941 The Japanese bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
World War II Timeline • In what year did Hitler commit suicide and Germany surrender? 1945 • What causes Japan to surrender in August of 1945? The US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Name the four major Allied Powers duringWWII Remember (BUFS) • Britain • US • France • Soviet Union
Name the three major Axis Powers of WWII Remember: (GIJ) • Germany • Italy • Japan
Identify the leaders of the following countries: • Allied Powers: • Britain Winston Churchill • US Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman • France Charles de Gaulle • Soviet Union Joseph Stalin
Identify the leaders of the following countries: Axis Powers: •Germany Adolf Hitler •Italy Benito Mussolini •Japan Emperor Hirohito
What were some of the outcomes of WWII? Remember (BUNS) • Germany, Italy, and Japan had to give back the countries they occupied during the war • Creation of the United Nations • Nuclear age • The United States and the Soviet Union became “super powers”