{"id":25587321,"date":"2024-07-01T11:43:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T06:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25587321"},"modified":"2024-07-03T19:04:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:34:35","slug":"world-war-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/world-war-2\/","title":{"rendered":"World War 2 &#8211; History, Causes, Effects, Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dbb7b55a7df\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dbb7b55a7df\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/world-war-2\/#World_War_2_%E2%80%93_History_Causes_Effects_Quiz\" >World War 2 &#8211; History, Causes, Effects, Quiz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/world-war-2\/#World_War_2_%E2%80%93_Quiz_PDF\" >World War 2 &#8211; Quiz PDF<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/world-war-2\/#World_War_2_Quiz\" >World War 2 Quiz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/world-war-2\/#_Conclusion\" >\u00a0Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The invasion of Hitler into Poland forced Britain and France to go for war. This led to World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. World War II is the most devastating war in human history. Numerous large cities were left crumbling after this war. Today, nearly all geopolitical events and international relations can be traced back to this War. This article looks at World War 2 &#8211; History, Causes, Effects, Quiz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lead-gen-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WORLD-HISTORY.pdf\" data-url=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WORLD-HISTORY.pdf\" class=\"lead-pdf-download\" data-id=\"25560083\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><button class=\"btn btn-default\">\u00a0world history study notes &#8211; FREE PDF<\/button><\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_War_2_%E2%80%93_History_Causes_Effects_Quiz\"><\/span><strong>World War 2 &#8211; History, Causes, Effects, Quiz<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>History\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In this section we will\u00a0understand WWII in depth.\u00a0Starting to end.\u00a0What happened exactly?\u00a0Why?\u00a0And what was its impact?<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>T<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>he<\/b><\/strong><strong><b> Story of World War 2<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It is difficult to track down one single event that sparked the conflict. For ultimately, it was a series of events that conspired together. To eventually light a flame of war. The world&#8217;s most hated treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, was one such trigger. Thus starting World War II in 1939.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Treaty of Versailles<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Let&#8217;s begin this story in 1919.\u00a0The year when World War I ended.\u00a0The whole world is\u00a0against Hitler and Hitlerism.\u00a0And the famous peace treaty was signed\u00a0known as the Treaty of Versailles.<\/p>\n<p>This treaty contained an important clause,\u00a0Article 231.\u00a0Which held that,all the losses caused due to World War I,\u00a0Germany was to bear the responsibility for all such losses.<\/p>\n<p>This clause is also known as War Guilt Clause,because basically, it was trying to imply\u00a0that regardless of the countries participating in the war\u00a0Germany was to be blamed for it entirely.<\/p>\n<p>France and Britain wanted Germany to pay heavy costs for losing this war.\u00a0They wanted to recover their losses from Germany.\u00a0As a result, according to the Treaty of Versailles,Germany was told to pay a fine of $33 Billion to the other countries.In today&#8217;s money, it amounts to around $270 Billion.<\/p>\n<p>This is such a large amount that you won&#8217;t believe thatit was only in 2010,Germany made the final payment of this fine.It took almost 100 years.\u00a0You&#8217;d wonder where this money comes from.Obviously, from Germany.\u00a0From its citizens.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Bankrupcy of Germany and the Raise of Hitler<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The first payment of this fine was made by Germany in 1921,right after that, there was hyperinflation in Germany.\u00a0Germany&#8217;s currency back then was the\u00a0German Mark,\u00a0you can&#8217;t imagine how rapidly it was devalued.<\/p>\n<p>In 1922, in Berlin, a packet of bread cost 160 Marks.\u00a0The following year, in 1923,\u00a0the same packet of bread cost 200 Billion Marks.\u00a0Obviously, the economy was crippled.And the rate of unemployment rose rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>In such circumstances, in our story, entered\u00a0Adolf Hitler.\u00a0A young political leader,\u00a0who knew how to manipulate the masses with his speeches.<\/p>\n<p>In 1923, Hitler&#8217;s Nazi Party\u00a0tried to overthrow the German government.\u00a0By staging a coup.\u00a0Even though this attempt failed,\u00a0this caused Hitler&#8217;s popularity among the masses to increase manifold.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours were spread among the people\u00a0that the embarrassment faced by Germany\u00a0and the international humiliation of Germany,\u00a0were because of the &#8216;anti-national&#8217; elements living in the country.<\/p>\n<p>People were distressed.\u00a0It was easy to manipulate them.\u00a0Hitler claimed that the Jews and Socialists living in the country,\u00a0were to be blamed.They were the reason for Germany&#8217;s disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next 10 years, propaganda was used in abundance. Media organisations were paid\u00a0to promote this. Hate speeches were everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In 1929 came the Great Depression.\u00a0This worsened the already bad unemployment situation,\u00a0in 1933, 6 million people were unemployed in Germany.\u00a0Many people were homeless.Children were starving to death.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, in 1933,\u00a0Hitler declared himself the Dictator of Germany.\u00a0After taking over full control of the country,Hitler started working on making his dream of a German Empire come true.German Reich.\u00a0A state that would be racially pure.Its residents would be people of the Aryan race only.There would be no space for Jews and Slaviks.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Judeo Bolshevism conspiracy theory<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>To fill people with hatred,\u00a0they came up with the Judeo Bolshevism conspiracy theory.\u00a0According to this conspiracy theory,\u00a0the Russian Revolution in 1917,\u00a0was supposedly caused by the Jews.\u00a0Which eventually led to the formation of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>\u00a0Anglo-German Naval Agreement<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In 1935, the rest of the world came to know that\u00a0Germany had an air force.\u00a0This might not seem like a big deal, after all, every country has its air force.\u00a0But, the Treaty of Versailles had laid down the condition\u00a0that Germany cannot have any form of military power.This was an open violation of the Treaty of Versailles by Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>But by this point in time, many people in Britain believed that\u00a0the contents of the Treaty of Versailles\u00a0were very unfair to Germany.\u00a0They were asking for such a large ransom,\u00a0that crippled the country.\u00a0And the country wasn&#8217;t even allowed to have military\u00a0people consider it to be very demanding.<\/p>\n<p>In June 1935, Britain signed the Anglo-German Naval Agreement.\u00a0This formally recognised that\u00a0Hilter had the authority to form his navy.\u00a0Germany could have an independent navy.\u00a0But the growing militarisation in Germany\u00a0alerted France.France built a 450 km long fortification on its Eastern border.\u00a0This was named the Maginot Line.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Expansion of Germany<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In 1938,\u00a0when Hitler believed that his military was sufficiently prepared,\u00a0he focused his attention on their neighbour Austria.\u00a0Austria was a must-have country for Hitler.\u00a0He wanted all German-speaking countries\u00a0to unite as one nation.<\/p>\n<p>His ultimate goal was not only to\u00a0conquer as many countries as possible to satisfy his pride,\u00a0but also to acquire its resources\u00a0to advance his own country.<\/p>\n<p>The people Hitler believed to be racially superior.\u00a0He \u00a0wanted to give his Aryan race Lebensraum.\u00a0A living space.\u00a0So that they could live freely.<\/p>\n<p>In February 1938, Hitler met Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg,\u00a0he was forced into signing an agreement.\u00a0The agreement allowed Hitler to\u00a0place pro-Nazi people on the Austrian government.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian government was infiltrated\u00a0by appointing his own people\u00a0;For example Dr. Hans Fischb\u00f6ck.\u00a0He was supposed to be the new finance minister of Austria.\u00a0He was a Nazi,\u00a0and the other Nazis who were in jail,were set free by him.<\/p>\n<p>Within a month, things were out of control.\u00a0Austrian Chancellor knew that if the infiltration was to be stopped\u00a0the people needed to be consulted first.\u00a0The people should decide whether Austria should be an independent country\u00a0or be a united country with the Nazis.\u00a0So he\u00a0decided to have a national vote for it.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Hitler Takes Over Austria<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>As soon as Hitler found out about the national vote,\u00a0\u00a0Hitler took his army and marched into Austria.\u00a0The German military entered Vienna.\u00a0But the Austrian Chancellor wanted no bloodshed.\u00a0He resigned from his seat.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler used his propaganda ministry to spread fake news\u00a0\u00a0of riots happening in Vienna.\u00a0And how the Communists were responsible for the riots.\u00a0And so the Austrian government asked the German army\u00a0to help them protect Austria.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, the Austrian Parliament was dissolved and Austria ceased to be an independent country. This invasion was successful without any bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p>A major reason for this was that\u00a0at this point, many people in Austria were in Hitler&#8217;s favour.\u00a0They were victims of the propaganda.\u00a0They believed Hitler&#8217;s invasion would help them.\u00a0That Hitler could make their country into a superpower.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Invasion of <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Czechoslovakia<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0and <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>the Munich Agreement<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>After taking over Austria,Hitler moved on to the next country.\u00a0Czechoslovakia.\u00a0On Czechoslovakia&#8217;s border, there was the region\u00a0Sudetenland.\u00a0Of the people living here, around 3 million were Germans.\u00a0Hitler used that as an excuse to claim\u00a0that region as German&#8217;s,\u00a0due to the Germans living there.<\/p>\n<p>Here British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain came into the picture.\u00a0He wanted to avoid a war at all costs.\u00a0He believed that if Hitler was given what he wanted\u00a0he would stay calm, and there would be no wars.<\/p>\n<p>This is why, in September 1938,the Munich Agreement was signed. The settlement of the Czechoslovakian problem,\u00a0which has now been achieved\u00a0was only the prelude. There are larger settlements\u00a0in which all Europe may find peace.<\/p>\n<p>Under this agreement, this region of the Sudetenland, was to be given to Germany only if Hitler promised that there would be no more wars. Hitler gladly took this piece of Czechoslovakian land, but not even 1 year passed\u00a0before he violated the Munich Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>March 1939,\u00a0Hitler took his army to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia.<\/p>\n<p>People fought for the first time.\u00a0But the German army won easily\u00a0and the country was split into 2.\u00a0One part was included in the German territerritory\u00a0and the second part was made a Nazi client state.\u00a0A puppet government was placed\u00a0under the name of the Slovak Republic.<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Chamberlain faced heavy criticism due to this. At this point in time, Winston Churchill famously said,\u00a0&#8220;You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Invasion of Poland<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Hitler looked for the next country\u00a0Poland.\u00a0To take control of Poland,\u00a0in a sly move, Hitler signed a Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union,\u00a0in 1939.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, you&#8217;d think that Hitler hated\u00a0the Soviet Union and Communist ideology.\u00a0So why would he do this?\u00a0The only reason for this was\u00a0to invade Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet Union wanted a part of Poland too.\u00a0In this situation, the interests of the two nations were aligned.<\/p>\n<p>On 1st September 1939,\u00a0nearly 1 million German troops started moving towards Poland.\u00a0They planned on attacking from the North and South simultaneously.Other countries were shocked at this.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>UK and France Declare War\/Phony War<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The UK and France were at the edge of their patience.\u00a0If Hitler continued invading one country after the other,\u00a0the next number could be theirs.\u00a0How will the world cope?<\/p>\n<p>They couldn&#8217;t tolerate it any longer.\u00a0The UK gave an ultimatum to Hitler.\u00a0If they went ahead with Poland&#8217;s invasion,\u00a0they would declare war against Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler ignored the ultimatum.\u00a0And with this, the UK officially declared\u00a0a war against Germany.\u00a0After this, France, Australia, New Zealand,\u00a0South Africa, and Canada declared war on Germany too.<\/p>\n<p>UK&#8217;s Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain\u00a0broadcasted this announcement on the radio.But , at this point in time,\u00a0World War II hadn&#8217;t actually begun.<\/p>\n<p>This period is known as the Phony War.\u00a0Because there was no real war yet.\u00a0Though technically, these countries had declared war on Germany,\u00a0none of these countries\u00a0provided military support to Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Poland&#8217;s army was extremely old-fashioned.\u00a0Their army still used horses.\u00a0They couldn&#8217;t last against Germany&#8217;s military strategy.\u00a0Neither Britain nor France could save them.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1.3 million people were mobilised in Poland,\u00a0but it didn&#8217;t even take 1 week for the German army to defeat them.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Hitler\u2019s W<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>arfare <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>S<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>trategy<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0&#8211; <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Blitzkrieg<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On 8th September 1939,\u00a0German troops occupied Poland.\u00a0Here it&#8217;s important to mention Hitler&#8217;s revolutionary warfare strategy\u00a0known as Blitzkrieg.\u00a0Using this, Hitler successfully invaded several countries.<\/p>\n<p>This military strategy focused on speed and stealth.\u00a0They used tanks to invade the countries so quickly\u00a0that their opponents didn&#8217;t have the time to think.And then their air force would join from above.\u00a0It was known as Luftwaffe.\u00a0And the invasion took place at a lightning speed.<\/p>\n<p>In German, Blitz means lightning.\u00a0Hitler focused on making the wars as small as possible.\u00a0A war that could be wrapped up quickly.\u00a0Within less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>To maintain this Blitzkrieg,\u00a0German soldiers were given drugs.\u00a0That&#8217;s right.\u00a0A drug by the name of Pervitin was quite common.\u00a0Today, we know it as Crystal Meth.<\/p>\n<p>Confidential military communications\u00a0revealed that the Allies suspected that\u00a0the Nazis were using something\u00a0to supercharge their troops.\u00a0But they had no idea what it was.<\/p>\n<p>When this drug is taken,\u00a0it takes away fatigue.\u00a0One doesn&#8217;t need sleep.\u00a0It suppresses hunger and thirst,\u00a0reduces pain,\u00a0and gives a confidence boost to the user.<\/p>\n<p>Giving such drugs to soldiers proved enormously advantageous.\u00a0Even if it was extremely harmful to their long-term health,\u00a0in the short term, it was very useful in winning these wars.<\/p>\n<p>The defending soldiers would waste their time by sleeping at night,\u00a0while the German soldiers could fight day and night\u00a0and finish the task within 2-3 days.<\/p>\n<p>As we move forward with the story, you&#8217;d see\u00a0how successful the Blitzkrieg military strategy was for Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Now, back in Poland,\u00a0Not only was Poland invaded by Hitler,\u00a0but the Soviet Union was also invading it from the other side.<\/p>\n<p>After it was defeated, it was partitioned into two.\u00a0Half of it went to Nazi Germany,and the other half to the Soviets.<\/p>\n<p>The logic used by the Soviets was that\u00a0before the Russian Revolution,\u00a0the area actually belonged to the Soviets.\u00a0And so they deserved it.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Russia attacks Finland<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>From the Soviet&#8217;s perspective, there was another country\u00a0which was a part of the Russian Empire before 1917.\u00a0Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Stalin was worried that Germany would invade Finland.\u00a0Stalin couldn&#8217;t really trust Hitler.\u00a0The worst problem with it would&#8217;ve been thatthe city of Leningrad, where Stalin resided,was only 50 km from the Finnish border.<\/p>\n<p>Had Finland been actually occupied by Nazi Germany,\u00a0they would&#8217;ve been too close to Stalin&#8217;s home.\u00a0So without waiting for Hitler to try to occupy Finland,the Soviet Union asks Finland to hand over their territory to the Soviets.\u00a0Obviously, Finland refused.<\/p>\n<p>And so the Soviets launched military action. Soviet Union&#8217;s army was much larger than Finland&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>They had better equipment too.\u00a0But this war lasted for more than 2 months.And the Soviets couldn&#8217;t gain much.Finally, in March 1940, this battle was over.<\/p>\n<p>And the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed.\u00a0According to this, 11% of Finland&#8217;s land,\u00a0would be handed over to the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Hitler takes over Norway and Denmark<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In the meanwhile, Hitler&#8217;s focus wasn&#8217;t actually on Finland.\u00a0He was looking at Norway and Denmark.\u00a0In April 1940, Hitler prepared his plans on how he could establish control over Norway and Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>On 9th April 1940,\u00a0Hitler used his Blitzkrieg strategy\u00a0to invade Norway and Denmark.This invasion didn&#8217;t last long either.Both were small countries.How could they compete against the German Army?<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Winston Churchill<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0becomes the Prime Minister of UK<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Norwegian government fled to London\u00a0and in London, a Government in Exile was set up.\u00a0In Norway, Hitler established his puppet pro-Nazi government.<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain\u00a0accepted his failure.\u00a0The failure to protect so many neighbouring countries\u00a0from the Nazi invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Due to this, on 10th May 1940,\u00a0he resigned from the position of Prime Minister.\u00a0The seat of the Prime Minister and its responsibilities\u00a0were handed over to the infamous Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Beginning of World War II<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong><b>Battle of France<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On the same day, 10th May,\u00a0Hitler launched an attack on\u00a0France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.This was a declaration of an all-out war.\u00a0Everyone could see that Hitler didn&#8217;t intend to stop.<\/p>\n<p>France had built the Maginot Line because they were worried that Hitler would attack their country. They were building a wall at the border.<\/p>\n<p>The French troops lined the wall to protect their country.&#8221;&#8230;is the fate of Holland and Belgium, like that of Poland\u00a0, Czechoslovakia,\u00a0and Austria?It will be decided by the victory\u00a0of the British Empire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the borders of Belgium and Luxembourg the Allied forces were stationed to protect them. Hitler used his trademark Blitzkrieg strategy. More than 1,000 fighter bomber airplanes around 3 million soldiers on the ground as the offence for Germany, this was known as the Battle of France.<\/p>\n<p>The German troops were divided into 3 groups.\u00a0A, B, and C.\u00a0Group B was to attack the Netherlands.\u00a0And then enter Belgium to fight the Allied forces.\u00a0Group C was to attack the Maginot Line.\u00a0And are you wondering what was Group A supposed to do?<\/p>\n<p>Group A was the master plan.\u00a0Group C&#8217;s attack on Maginot Line\u00a0was merely a distraction\u00a0so that Group A could sneakily execute the master plan.\u00a0Entering France through the Ardennes Forest.<\/p>\n<p>This was a vast forest. It was believed to be a strong fortress\u00a0by France&#8217;s military experts. They assumed that the German army would never be able to come through it\u00a0because it would be too difficult. They didn&#8217;t expect the German army to invade via this forest.More than 40,000 military vehicles were used\u00a0by Group A to enter France through this forest.<\/p>\n<p>On 15th May 1940,\u00a0they captured Sedan\u00a0and started travelling Northwards.\u00a0The British army fighting Group B in Belgium\u00a0were shocked to see the suddenness\u00a0with which the large force attacked them from behind.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers were surrounded by the Nazi army from three sides.\u00a0They had only 1 way to escape.\u00a0Through the sea.\u00a0Near the port of Dunkirk.\u00a0So they planned to escape from there.<\/p>\n<p>What happened in Dunkirk was a historical turn of events in WWII.\u00a0Nearly 400,000 allied troops were stranded on the beaches of Dunkirk.<\/p>\n<p>When we use the term &#8216;Allied&#8217; it basically refers to the British and French armies. The countries fighting Hitler their group or their collation is known as the Allies. And the countries fighting in support of Hitler, are known as the Axis Powers.<\/p>\n<p>It was crucial to save the Allied soldiers in time because the Nazi army was moving towards them at great speeds. They had no other way of escape. They could evacuate only through the sea.<\/p>\n<p>If this couldn&#8217;t be done in time, 400,000 troops could be killed there. It would&#8217;ve been a huge drawback for Britain and France. They might have lost their countries forever. Winston Churchill made a plan to evacuate the soldiers.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Operation Dynamo<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On 26th May 1940, Operation Dynamo was launched. The biggest evacuation in military history.\u00a0\u00a0On land, the German army had reached the beaches. They were firing at the troops. The German airforce was attacking from above.<\/p>\n<p>There were 3 areas of evacuation. \u00a0First, British Royal Air Force&#8217;s counter attack. The British ships which were coming to evacuate the Allied soldiers were given cover by the British air force, to protect the ships.<\/p>\n<p>Second, some private fishing boats in the English Channel\u00a0and the common civilians joined in to help in the evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>And third, the events that took place on Dunkirk&#8217;s beach. The soldiers trying to save themselves and helping each other.<\/p>\n<p>4th June 1940.\u00a0Nearly 350,000 soldiers were successfully evacuated. But the bad news was that\u00a0most of the military equipment of the Allied forces was used up in this evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>Some days later, on 22nd June 1940,\u00a0France surrendered to Hitler.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Pact of Steel<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>By this point in time, Italy was under the rule of Dictator Mussolini. He formed an alliance with Hitler to wage war against France. The alliance of Italy and Germany was known as the Pact of Steel. The two countries declared war against France and Britain on 10th June.<\/p>\n<p>By July 1940, the situation was that\u00a0Hitler had established control over nearly all neighbouring countries.\u00a0Austria, Poland, Denmark,\u00a0Norway, Belgium,\u00a0Luxembourg, the Netherlands,\u00a0and France.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in time, there were Hitler&#8217;s Germany, Britain, and the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and the Soviet Union had a Peace Agreement. So Hitler needn&#8217;t be wary of the Soviet Union. He believed that the Soviets wouldn&#8217;t attack Germany.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Britain and Germany<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>He thought that Britain was the only remaining fighting Germany.\u00a0You&#8217;d be wondering about America&#8217;s role?<\/p>\n<p>America wasn&#8217;t involved in WWII yet.\u00a0America was standing back\u00a0because after World War I,\u00a0America wasn&#8217;t interested in\u00a0interfering with Europe&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear that had they stopped fighting at this point in time, Hitler would&#8217;ve been the clear victor. Hitler had a major upper hand. So how did the situation take a U-turn? How Britain could defeat Germany?<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>How Hitler was Defeated?<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s dictator Adolf Hitler\u00a0occupied nearly all surrounding countries.\u00a0Austria, Poland, Norway, Belgium,\u00a0Denmark, France, all these countries,\u00a0were invaded by Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>In Italy in the south, another dictator was ruling. Mussolini. He had formed an alliance with Hitler. They were colluding together. So broadly speaking, only 3 major countries remained in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Now Britain was the last European country opposing Germany. On the other side of the world, America did not want to be involved in this war. They stayed away.<\/p>\n<p>This begs the question, how did the situation change? How was Hitler defeated? Come, let&#8217;s understand the complete story of World War II in this section.<\/p>\n<p>In this part, we shall explain how World War II ended. And how Hitler was finally defeated. Hitler believed that since the fighting was over,\u00a0Winston Churchill would want to sign a peace treaty with Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>Churchill wouldn&#8217;t want to put his country at risk,\u00a0since the German army was so much stronger.\u00a0But the opposite happens.\u00a0Winston Churchill gave an iconic speech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<b>We shall fight on the landing grounds.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>We shall fight in the fields.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>And in the streets.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>We shall fight in the hills.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>We shall never SURRENDER<\/b>!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He made it clear that there would be no peace treaty between Churchill and Hitler.\u00a0\u00a0The war against Germany would continue. This speech meant that Hitler would want to invade the UK too. And Hitler did try to.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Operation Sea Lion<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Hitler planned Operation Sea Lion.\u00a0To invade the British.\u00a0They had to come up with a strategy to attack Britain.\u00a0There is no land connection between the UK and mainland Europe.\u00a0So the army couldn&#8217;t simply be deployed.<\/p>\n<p>If they were to try sending ships,\u00a0British Royal Navy had more ships than Germany.\u00a0The Germans would be at a loss.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler then decided to establish control over the air space. German Air Force Luftwaffe had 2,600 aircrafts. The UK had only 700.<\/p>\n<p>So on 10th July 1940,\u00a0Hitler attacked Britain from the sky.\u00a0German Air Force Luftwaffe attacked by bombing.\u00a0Their initial goal was to destroy aircrafts, airfields, and manufacturing factories.<\/p>\n<p>The smaller British Royal Air Force,\u00a0that was one-fourth the size of the German Air Force,\u00a0tried their best to defend their country.\u00a0It was a tough fight.\u00a0But eventually, the British had to incur heavy losses.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Germans began attacking at night too.\u00a024th August 1940 was such a night.\u00a0When some German pilots mistakenly\u00a0bombed London.\u00a0Killing many civilians.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Great Fire in the city of London. Almost to be compared with the fire of London in 1666. Pictures look like hell on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Winston Churchill was astounded by this war.\u00a0Cities were being attacked.\u00a0He decided to do the same.\u00a0The UK retaliated by bombing Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>When Hitler saw this happening,\u00a0unlike previously when he wasn&#8217;t interested in bombing London,\u00a0when he saw that cities were already being bombed by the UK,\u00a0he decided to destroy London.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>British Successfully Defend German Air Force Attack (T<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>he Battle of Britain Day<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>)<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>15th September 1940.\u00a0Hitler ordered the German Air Force to\u00a0carry out an all-out decisive attack.\u00a0More than 1,000 fighter jets\u00a0were to be deployed at once\u00a0to finish off the city as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the view the people would have seen on that fateful day. More than 1,000 fighter jets flying in the sky, coming to bomb your country. To be specific, there were 1,120 air crafts. Of which, 620 were fighters and 500 bombers.<\/p>\n<p>The British prepared their Royal Air Force.\u00a0They had only 630 air crafts.\u00a0A historical battle ensued in the sky that day.\u00a0The first wave of a hundred bombers\u00a0and 400 fighters was intercepted.\u00a0Fighting raged, all the waves were crushed.<\/p>\n<p>British Royal Air Force destroyed more than 60 Luftwaffe air craft.\u00a0And lost on 29 air crafts.\u00a0That&#8217;s right.\u00a0British successfully stopped the German Air Force attack.\u00a0This day is now known as\u00a0the Battle of Britain Day.<\/p>\n<p>What were the reasons driving this?\u00a0How could the overpowered German air force\u00a0with more air crafts\u00a0fall down to the British Air force?<\/p>\n<p>The reason is quite simple.\u00a0Whenever a country is attacked; when a country invades another\u00a0the invader aims to gain something.<\/p>\n<p>But the defending country, it is literally a matter of existence for it. If they do not fight with all their might the country would be wiped out. There would be no place for the citizens to live. There&#8217;s a large difference in motivation among soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>A recent example of this is the Russia-Ukraine War. When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, everyone thought that within a week, Russia will wipe out Ukraine. Because the Russian army is much larger than the Ukrainian army. And more advanced, technologically.<\/p>\n<p>But the motivation levels among the Ukrainian soldiers were much higher. This is why, till date, Ukraine has been quite successful in defending itself.<\/p>\n<p>Battle of Britain Day was one of the first major losses for Hitler.\u00a0For the first time in WWII, Hitler faced loss.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler knew that there was little chance of this mission being successful\u00a0so Operation Sea Lion was postponed. And Hitler shifted his focus from the UK\u00a0to the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Hitler Plans to Attack Soviet Union<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In April 1941, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria in Eastern Europe,\u00a0had formed an alliance with Germany\u00a0they were a part of the Axis Powers.<\/p>\n<p>Moving eastwards, the countries Yugoslavia and Greece\u00a0were already occupied by Hitler.\u00a0Actually, Italian dictator Mussolini\u00a0was busy occupying Libya and Greece\u00a0but the British presence in the Mediterranean Sea,was more influential.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian forces could not deal with it alone.\u00a0So to defeat the British forces\u00a0Hitler sent some German troops to Libya,\u00a0to help the Italians fight.\u00a0With this, Yugoslavia and Greece were also occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Hitler wasn&#8217;t very interested in invading Britain. Hitler wanted to sign a peace treaty with Britain. Instead, he wanted to focus on the Soviet Union and to defeat it so that Britain could be scared into signing the peace treaty.<\/p>\n<p>But why did he want to invade the Soviet Union when there was a peace treaty already? The real reason behind this was Hitler&#8217;s ideology. He despised communists. Additionally, he believed that only if a country as large as the Soviet Union was captured, could Germany become the No.1 superpower in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Because Germany would then control so much land.\u00a0Basically, Hitler was suffering from Megalomania.\u00a0He believed that he was the ruler of the world.\u00a0He was driven crazy with power.\u00a0He believed that he could achieve everything\u00a0that he could rule over the entire world.<\/p>\n<p>But attacking the Soviet Union\u00a0was a major mistake for Hitler.\u00a0In fact, this became a turning point in WWII.<\/p>\n<p>Hitler&#8217;s plan was simple.\u00a0The way he invaded France,\u00a0he wanted to invade the Soviet Union similarly.\u00a0By dividing the German forces into 3 parts.<\/p>\n<p>The first group would travel across the Baltic region towards Leningrad.\u00a0The city where Stalin resided.\u00a0The second group would attack Moscow.\u00a0\u00a0And the third group would attack from the South,\u00a0travelling through Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Hitler \u00a0Attacks Soviet Union<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>This operation began on 22nd June 1941.\u00a0The army of the Soviet Union was much larger than German&#8217;s.\u00a0They had 20,000 tanks.\u00a0And the Germans had only 6,000 tanks.\u00a0But there was a major difference.<\/p>\n<p>The German technology was much better than the Soviet&#8217;s.\u00a0This is why, Hitler still had the upper hand in this war.<\/p>\n<p>To protect itself, the Soviet Union joined hands with Britain. And became a part of the Allied Powers. They formed a plan together to send supplies to the Soviet Union army. They decided on a route through Iran. But the problem was that the Iranian Government favoured Hitler. This is why the UK and the Soviet Union invaded Iran together.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t very beneficial,\u00a0because Hitler&#8217;s Blitzkrieg strategy\u00a0helped the Germans invade 100 km within 2 days\u00a0and occupy a large amount of Soviet Union territory.\u00a0Within some weeks, they had proceeded so much that\u00a0they were only 300 km away from Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>By this point in time, Hitler and his military commanders\u00a0had some disagreements.\u00a0Due to this, the next German advance,\u00a0was delayed till October.\u00a0It started getting colder.\u00a0The cold season gave the advantage to the Soviets.\u00a0They were accustomed to fighting in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side with Japan,\u00a0the Soviet Union found their second advantage there.\u00a0Japan and the Soviets had signed a non-aggression treaty.\u00a0This meant that the Soviet Army troops stationed at the Eastern border\u00a0fighting with Japan,\u00a0they could return to the West\u00a0and fight Germany to defend their country.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Japan attack<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>s<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0USA&#8217;s Pearl Harbour<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In December 1941, another twist came to our story.\u00a0Suddenly, Japan attacked USA&#8217;s Pearl Harbour base.\u00a0Without any provocation.\u00a0More than 2,300 American troops were killed.<\/p>\n<p>Till this point in time, America did not want to be involved in WWII. Whatever was happening in Europe till now, America watched it from afar but didn&#8217;t want to be involved in it. They had enough in WWI. So America stayed out of WWII.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>America Joins WWII<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>But after the bombing of Pearl Harbour\u00a0America had had enough.\u00a0At this point, America officially declared war against Japan.\u00a0And entered WWII.\u00a0America entered the alliance with the Allied Forces.\u00a0It included major countries like the UK, the Soviet Union, and China.<\/p>\n<p>America took a few months to prepare for the war\u00a0before entering into it.\u00a0Till then, by early 1942,\u00a0countries like Thailand and Cambodia\u00a0were already invaded and occupied by Japan.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>T<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>he Battle of Midway<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>By mid-1942,\u00a0Hitler decided to focus on the Southern Soviet Union.\u00a0On their supply chain from Iran.\u00a0They decided to disrupt that.\u00a0And so a devastating battle ensued in the city of Stalingrad.<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet Union army could successfully defend itself against the German army. Attacked the Japanese territories in the South Pacific. This is known as the Battle of Midway.<\/p>\n<p>4 important Japanese aircraft and supplier carriers were destroyed\u00a0in June 1942.\u00a0By the end of 1942, the British Army successfully\u00a0drove out German and Italian forces from Egypt.\u00a0The Battle of Stalingrad continued for a long while.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Soviet Union wins the Battle of <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Stalingrad<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>November 1942, winter months once again. It became increasingly difficult for the German army to fight. At one point, in Stalingrad, the German army had almost won over total control. But the Soviets continued fighting till the very end.<\/p>\n<p>The battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest battle during WWII.\u00a0Finally, the Soviet soldiers were successful.\u00a0Nearly 300,000 German troops present in Stalingrad\u00a0were surrounded by Soviet soldiers.\u00a0These soldiers surrendered in February 1943.This was the biggest turning point in WWII.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Mussolini <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>E<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>xecuted<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Some months later, in July 1943 the Italian citizens threw out dictator Mussolini. Literally. The anti-fascist movement emerged among the Italian masses. The civilians were fed up with their circumstances and so they revolted against their dictator. Mussolini was executed by Italian partisans living in villages.<\/p>\n<p>Partisans are the civilians who take up arms\u00a0to fight for some cause.\u00a0An interesting fact here,\u00a0\u00a0Bella Ciao, the famous song,\u00a0you would&#8217;ve heard it in the Money Heist series,\u00a0This song originated in Italy during this period.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever noticed,\u00a0the song begins by addressing &#8216;O Partigiano&#8217;\u00a0Partigiano refers to the partisans.\u00a0A new government was formed in Italy.\u00a0And this new government decided to stop fighting the Allied Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Steadily, the confidence among the Allied countries was rising, that they could actually defeat Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>In November 1943,\u00a0Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill\u00a0met in Tehran to discuss\u00a0how WWII could be ended.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>D-Day<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>6th June 1944, another historical day.\u00a0Known as the D-Day.\u00a0On this day, the Allied Forces began a terrifying operation\u00a0to land on the battlefields.<\/p>\n<p>More than 150,000 British, American, and Canadian soldiers\u00a0landed on Normandy beaches in France.\u00a0They were to fight the German army on land\u00a0to free France.<\/p>\n<p>After the Dunkirk evacuation some years ago,\u00a0this was the first time that the British army\u00a0was on the ground to fight the German army.<\/p>\n<p>This was a dangerous situation for Hitler.\u00a0Hitler had directed his army to focus on the Soviet Union.\u00a0\u00a0There they were facing losses due to the cold\u00a0they couldn&#8217;t defeat the Soviet Union completely.<\/p>\n<p>And now they were being attacked from the Western front as well.\u00a0So Hitler decided that\u00a0it was better to withdraw the army from the Eastern front,\u00a0and to focus the counterattack\u00a0on the Allied forces moving in from the West.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as Hitler withdrew his army from the Soviet Union there was a major counterattack from the Soviets. Within 2 months, the Soviets regained around 600km of territory from Germany. Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania were under the occupation of the Soviet Army.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>The Fall of Hitler\u2019s Empire<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On the other side, the Allied Forces landed in Southern France too.\u00a0One after another, countries were being liberated.\u00a0Hitler&#8217;s army was being thrown out.<\/p>\n<p>Yugoslavia threw out German troops on its own strength.<\/p>\n<p>Germany was being attacked from three sides.\u00a0\u00a0Hitler planned his last major offensive. The Battle of Bulge. In the forest region of Ardennes, The German army intended to drive out the Allied forces.<\/p>\n<p>Before formally invading Germany\u00a0Allied Forces carried out devastating aerial bombings on German cities.<\/p>\n<p>In February 1945, Yalta Conference was held in Crimea. In it, it was announced that any country that would declare war on Germany can join the Allied forces in attacking Germany. Venezuela, Uruguay, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Paraguay, all of them declared war on Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The last 4 months of WWII were the most painful. Each day, almost 30,000 people were being killed. As the Allied Forces moved ahead, they found out about Hitler&#8217;s concentration camps. There hundreds of thousands of innocent Jews were cruelly killed.<\/p>\n<p>Allied forces continued bombing German cities.\u00a0Later on, this was criticised by some.\u00a0Claiming that it was unnecessary to bomb German cities\u00a0that killed numerous civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Cities like Dresden crumbled to the ground.\u00a0It&#8217;s said that when Hitler could be killed on the ground,\u00a0there was no need for the bombings.\u00a0By this point in time, it was clear that\u00a0Hitler was about to lose.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in May 1945,\u00a0Berlin was surrounded by the Soviet Army.\u00a02 days before that.\u00a0On 30th April 1945,\u00a0Hitler killed himself.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>Germany Surrenders and Formation of UN<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>On 8th May 1945,\u00a0Germany surrendered formally.\u00a0German territories were divided.\u00a0East Germany and West Germany were formed.\u00a0Poland was recreated from a large part of East Germany.\u00a0The borders of many countries were redrawn.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the map of Europe that you see\u00a0it looks the way it is because of WWII.\u00a0The map before WWII was completely different.<\/p>\n<p>When the new government was formed in Germany. They had cordial relations with France. The long enmity between the two countries was finally at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, to foster cooperation between the two countries,\u00a0The European Coal and Steel Committee was formed.\u00a0So that they could trade in coal and steel.\u00a0Some years later, neighbouring countries like Italy and Britain\u00a0became a part of it too.<\/p>\n<p>Trading was taken to the next step.\u00a0And eventually in 2000,\u00a0European Union was formed.\u00a0An organisation that has erased borders between European countries.\u00a0Thanks to which,\u00a0till today, there has been no other war like WWII.<\/p>\n<p>In October 1945,\u00a0the United Nations was established. To ensure that there are no more World Wars.\u00a0After this, the framework of World Bank, IMF, and NATO were set up.<\/p>\n<p>This is why you would have noticed,\u00a0the permanent members of the United Nations\u00a0were actually the countries which were the Allied Forces in WWII.\u00a0An interesting fact is that after Germany&#8217;s surrender,\u00a0WWII was not over.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>End of WWII and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki<\/b><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Japan took another 2 months to surrender.\u00a0In July 1945, Japan was given the ultimatum to surrender.\u00a0But this ultimatum was ignored.\u00a0After which America dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Major Events and Turning Points<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Invasion of Poland (1939)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Germany invaded Poland<\/li>\n<li>Started World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battle of Britain (1940)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>UK defended against Germany<\/li>\n<li>Marked Hitler&#8217;s first major defeat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operation Barbarossa (1941)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Germany invaded the Soviet Union<\/li>\n<li>The invasion failed<\/li>\n<li>Marked a turning point in the war<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pearl Harbor (1941)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Japan attacked the US naval base<\/li>\n<li>Led to the US joining the war<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>D-Day (1944)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Allied forces invaded Normandy<\/li>\n<li>Began the end for Nazi Germany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>US dropped atomic bombs on Japan<\/li>\n<li>Led to Japan&#8217;s surrender<\/li>\n<li>Ended World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Causes of World War II<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Treaty of Versailles<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Harsh terms on Germany after World War I<\/li>\n<li>Caused economic hardship and resentment<\/li>\n<li>Helped Hitler rise to power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Instability<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Great Depression caused widespread problems<\/li>\n<li>Dictators like Hitler and Mussolini gained support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expansionist Policies<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Axis Powers had aggressive goals<\/li>\n<li>Their expansion was key to the war&#8217;s outbreak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Failure of Appeasement<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Britain and France&#8217;s appeasement policies failed<\/li>\n<li>Couldn&#8217;t contain Hitler and Mussolini<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Effects of World War II<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Human Cost<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Immense suffering and loss<\/li>\n<li>70-85 million people dead<\/li>\n<li>Six million Jews killed in the Holocaust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political Changes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Germany and Japan occupied and demilitarized<\/li>\n<li>Europe divided into Eastern and Western blocs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Impact<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Devastated economies<\/li>\n<li>Led to technological and industrial advancements<\/li>\n<li>US emerged as a global leader<\/li>\n<li>Europe began rebuilding with the Marshall Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creation of the United Nations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Established in 1945<\/li>\n<li>Aimed to prevent future conflicts<\/li>\n<li>Promoted international cooperation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Cultural Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Picasso&#8217;s &#8220;Guernica&#8221;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Depicts the bombing of Guernica<\/li>\n<li>Symbolizes the horrors of war<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hemingway&#8217;s &#8220;For Whom the Bell Tolls&#8221;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Set during the Spanish Civil War<\/li>\n<li>Explores themes of sacrifice and war&#8217;s impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chaplin&#8217;s &#8220;The Great Dictator&#8221;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A satire on Hitler and the Nazis.<\/li>\n<li>Shows how ridiculous and cruel totalitarianism can be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_War_2_%E2%80%93_Quiz_PDF\"><\/span><strong>World War 2 &#8211; Quiz PDF<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Download World War 2 Quiz PDF for free!<\/p>\n<div class=\"lead-gen-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-War-2-Quiz.pdf\" data-url=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/World-War-2-Quiz.pdf\" class=\"lead-pdf-download\" data-id=\"25560083\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><button class=\"btn btn-default\">WORLD WAR 2 QUIZ &#8211; FREE PDF<\/button><\/p>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_War_2_Quiz\"><\/span><strong>World War 2 Quiz<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. When was the League of Nations established?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) 1920<\/p>\n<p>B) 1930<\/p>\n<p>C) 1940<\/p>\n<p>D) 1950<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Who led the Fascist Party in Italy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) Adolf Hitler<\/p>\n<p>B) Benito Mussolini<\/p>\n<p>C) Joseph Stalin<\/p>\n<p>D) Winston Churchill<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. What was the name of Hitler&#8217;s secret police?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) Gestapo<\/p>\n<p>B) KGB<\/p>\n<p>C) CIA<\/p>\n<p>D) MI6<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Which countries were part of the Axis Powers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) Germany, Italy, Japan<\/p>\n<p>B) Britain, France, USA<\/p>\n<p>C) Soviet Union, China, India<\/p>\n<p>D) Canada, Australia, Brazil<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Who painted &#8220;Guernica&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) Pablo Picasso<\/p>\n<p>B) Vincent van Gogh<\/p>\n<p>C) Leonardo da Vinci<\/p>\n<p>D) Claude Monet<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. 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Which movie directed by Charlie Chaplin is based on World War II?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A) &#8220;Modern Times&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>B) &#8220;City Lights&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>C) &#8220;The Great Dictator&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>D) &#8220;The Gold Rush&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Answers:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>A) 1920<\/li>\n<li>B) Benito Mussolini<\/li>\n<li>A) Gestapo<\/li>\n<li>A) Germany, Italy, Japan<\/li>\n<li>A) Pablo Picasso<\/li>\n<li>B) &#8220;For Whom the Bell Tolls&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>C) &#8220;The Great Dictator&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>\u00a0Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>World War II was an important period in the history.\u00a0 Its legacy still continues to influence today&#8217;s politics, culture, and society. Understanding its causes, events, and consequences will helps us to appreciate the complex factors that shape world events. 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