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World War II. Sara Peterson. What. World War II (WWII) started on September 1, 1939. The war officially started when Germany invaded Poland. After Germany invaded, Great Britain and France declared war with Germany because of a treaty with France.
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World War II Sara Peterson
What • World War II (WWII) started on September 1, 1939. • The war officially started when Germany invaded Poland. • After Germany invaded, Great Britain and France declared war with Germany because of a treaty with France.
In WWII, there were the ‘Axis’ and the Allies.’ Axis Germany* Japan* Italy* Hungary Romania Bulgaria Allies Soviet Union U.S.A. Britain China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Yugoslavia Norway Netherlands Belgium Greece Who *- Donates the three “Axis Powers.” They were the main problem for the Allies.
U.S. Involvement • Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president during the first part of WWII. • Harry Truman became president in the final year of the war. He ordered the bomb to be dropped on Japan. • During Germany’s invasion of Poland and other surrounding countries, the U.S. was still neutral about the war. • The U.S. was reluctant to enter the war because they didn’t want to waste lives, money, and resources on war. • The U.S. didn’t enter the war until Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. • The U.S. was the only country to become richer from the war instead of poorer.
Germany • Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. • Hitler was idolized as Führer (Leader) by the Nazi state. • He was president from 1934-1945. • During the war, Germany had conquered most of Northern Africa and Europe. • Germany was defeated on May 8, 1945.
Japan • The leader of Japan during WWII was Emperor Hirohito. • The U.S. entered WWII when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on September 4, 1941. • Japan gained control of many islands including: the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Burma and Malaya. • The U.S. bombed Japan, and after the second Atom bomb, Japan surrendered.
Atom Bombs • The Atomic (Nuclear) Bomb was first used in WWII against Japan by the U.S. • There were two Atom bombs dropped in Japan. • The first was dropped on Hiroshima at 2:45 a.m. on August 6, 1945. • The first bomb was carried on Enola Gay (a B-29) aircraft bomber. • The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki at 11:02 am on August 9, 1945, only 3 days after the first bomb. • Another B-29, named Bock’s Car, was used to drop the second bomb.
Causalities • There are many estimates, but the total causalities is about 50-80 million. • About 61 million on the Allies side, and 11 million on the Axis side. • Civilian causalities vary from 40-52 million • There were about 22-25 million military deaths
After the War • After the war, Germany lost a fourth of its pre-war territories to Poland. • To try and maintain peace, the Allies formed the United Nations on October 24, 1945. • The end of WWII was the beginning of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
References • http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/hiroshima.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Germany_during_World_War_II • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_died_in_World_War_2 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_casualties_by_country • http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/casualty.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#World_War_I.2C_Great_Depression.2C_and_World_War_II