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World War II

World War II. Overview. Who was involved?. The Allies- Britain (and Oz), France, Russia, later USA The Axis powers- Germany, Italy, Japan. How did it start?. Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland in 1939. Britain and the Allies felt compelled to intervene. Adolph Hitler. The Fuhrer.

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World War II

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  1. World War II Overview

  2. Who was involved? • The Allies- Britain (and Oz), France, Russia, later USA • The Axis powers- Germany, Italy, Japan

  3. How did it start? • Hitler (Germany) invaded Poland in 1939. • Britain and the Allies felt compelled to intervene. Adolph Hitler. The Fuhrer. Pic from www.image.guardian.co.uk/.../08/08/hitler460.jpg

  4. What happened? • The war went on between the two powers from 1939-1945. • Most fighting occurred in Africa, Europe and the Pacific. • The Axis powers were considered ‘fascist’, meaning that they thought they were a higher class of people.

  5. The Holocaust • Perhaps the most disturbing and unbelievable part of WWII was the Holocaust. • The German Nazi government set up death-camps where Jews, intellectuals, gypsies etc were executed. • They were shot at first, but later gassed to death in purpose-built shower blocks.

  6. The Holocaust…. • Pic from www.veteranstoday.com

  7. How did it end? • Hitler suicided with a pistol in early ’45, and Germany was defeated, largely by Russia on the Eastern Front. • The USA controversially dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in late ’45 to knock them out of the war.

  8. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Pic from http://www.cix.co.uk/~dliddlea/timeguns/hiroshima_bomb.jpg

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