World War II

World War II

• Participants:

  • Allies: United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, China, France, and other countries.

  • Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and other countries.

• Events:

  • 1939-1945: Duration of the war.

  • 1939: Germany invaded Poland, leading to the start of the war.

  • 1941: Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. into the war.

  • 1944: D-Day invasion in Normandy, France by the Allies.

  • 1945: Germany surrendered in May, Japan surrendered in August after atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Casualties:

  • Over 70 million people died, including civilians and military personnel.

  • Holocaust: Genocide of six million Jews by the Nazis.

• Consequences:

  • Formation of the United Nations to prevent future conflicts.

  • Cold War: Tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

  • Decolonization: Many countries gained independence from colonial powers after the warn

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