Events that Triggered World War II

The Cold War was a period of espionage and international rivalry between the U.S. and the USSR. It involved no armed conflicts between the two nations but was just as expensive. The Cold War was caused by tension during WWII and political ideologies which created distrust and pushed the U.S. and the USSR to the edge of conflict. The Cold War affected the legacies of both the U.S. and the USSR.

World War2, many events took place in history. In World War2,these events had most been written about the holocaust, ration books, Green Police, and the famous concentration and death camp of that time. In 1939, people started and needed to use ration books. German submarines attacked British and American ships, so many supplies had to be cut short. During this time, the Nazi created an organization of soldiers called “Gestapo” or “Green Police”. Later on, in 1945, Auschwitz was created and became famous for the deaths of thousands of people. While World War2 was going on, many events changed the lives of many people. Some of the events connected to the play “The Diary of Anne Frank” and characters.

Another reason the U.S. joined World War II was because the Germans were sinking United States’ ships while taking supplies to England.  The Germans were, also, using unrestricted submarine warfare even after they promised not to two years before that. The German submarines began shooting at United States war ships.  At that point, the Germans declared war on the United States.  Hitler declared war on the United States because he believed that it was an opportunity to be seized.  He thought that it would be easy to knock the United States out of the war and continue on his dominance throughout the world.  “He was convinced that the United States would soon beat him to the punch and declare war on Germany.  The U.S. Navy was already attacking German U-boats, and Hitler didn’t care for Roosevelt because of his repeated verbal attacks against his Nazi ideology” (History.com).  This states that Hitler did not like the United States and wanted to get rid of them and the rest of the Allies and continue to get what he wanted.  It is clear why the United States should have entered the war and kept Germany from being the most dominant country in the world, although some disagree.

World War II was a war that proved to the world the awesome power of the United States. Many events led up to the U.S. involvement in the war, topped off by the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Many great people contributed to leading the United State to victory in the war. They include General Douglas MacArthur, General Dwight Eisenhower, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. World War II also consisted of many major events including Operation Overlord and the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Overall the United States played a major role in World War II and displayed their power through strong generals and their initiative and strong leadership in major

Hitler from the start of his chancellorship, on the 31st of January 1933, knew that if he wanted to make Germany strong again he would have to be prepared to go to war. In 1933 he began the secret equipment of the German army, so he came public with this plan in 1935. Also the economic distress in Weimar Germany and by having their ‘brown shirts’, the Nazis became a governmental force. On January 30 1933, Hitler was placed in a position take power when he was appointed Reich president by President Paul von Hindenburg. Although Britain and France were aware of Hitler’s plans, they were probably more concerned about the rise of socialism and believed that a stronger Germany might help to prevent the spread the socialism to the western side. In this paragraph I have explained how evil Hitler was involved in causing World War 2, the plans he had and the fear of socialism was going to be stop by a strong Germany.

The Spanish fascists, joined the monarchists and the clericals under General Francisco Franco to overthrow the democratic government of Spain. In reality, the neutral intentions of the US only helped the fascists- and the unrest in Spain contributed to the general unrest in Europe. The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact contributed to the build up of tension leading to World War II, because it gave Germany the security of an alliance with Russia. While Russia did not say that it would fight with Germany against its enemies, the Soviets did promise NOT to fight AGAINST Germany. It gave Hitler the security of knowing that he could face the French and British on the western front without having to worry about the Soviet armies on the eastern front. This confidence may have helped Hitler and the Nazis when Hitler made decisions for advancement of his goals and enlargement of his territory. The invasion of Poland was a leading event leading up to the outbreak of World War II. Poland's mobilization was greatly hindered on September 1, by waves of German bombers attacking the railroads. This was called the blitzkrieg (lightning war) because it took place so quickly. This was yet another country added to the territory controlled by Nazi Germany- making the other world powers more nervous and wary of the growing power of Germany under Adolf Hitler. Also, it was the fall of Poland that caused Britain and France

During World War II the Soviets initially were allied with the Nazis via the Nazi Soviet Pact. That pact was broken by Hitler and led Stalin to join the Allies and win the war. Even though the Soviet Union was on the side of the Allies it was revealed that their intensions

World War II was the most important and destructive war in history. The battles between the Axis and the Allies were thought to last a lifetime. The Axis forces consisted of mainly

World War II began on September 1st, 1939 due to Nazi Germany invading Poland and causing Great Britain and France to declare war upon Germany. Some key events of the war were, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Battle Of Stalingrad, and D-Day. The bombing of Pearl Harbor took place on December 7th, 1941. The purpose of the bombing was to prevent the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions they had planned in Southeast Asia, but instead it caused the US to declare war on Japan. The Battle Of Stalingrad was on July 17th, 1942 through February 2nd, 1943. This battle stopped the Germans from advancing into the Soviet Union, but was also one of destructive battle, causing almost 2 million deaths. The last key event was D-Day, which

When war broke out, there was no way the world could possibly know the severity it would have taken on the people of the world. Fortunately one country saw and understood that Germany and its allies would have to be stopped. America’s Involvement in World War II not only contributed in the downfall of the insane Adolph Hitler and his Third Reich, but also came at the best time and moment. If the United States entered the war any earlier the consequences would probably have been worse.

WW2 is probably the deadliest war to mankind has ever experienced , with many lives taken away and many cities destroyed. Of Course Germany and Hitler took responsibility for the war, because they were the reasons why this whole war started when HItler invaded poland pursuing his plan for world domination. America was a big catalyst of the war and without their contribution, the war would have a different outcome. Germany was a very powerful nation but America had many advantages and played their cards right like being one the first nation to create Atomic bomb which is a big game change in the war. The United states had many contribution to the war which helped defeat Germany and lead them to victory.

Ironically, the United States and Russia were working together as the Allied Powers during the war, united by a common enemy, the Axis powers. However, even during the war, the United States kept their guard up against the Russians. This

Benito Mussolini - Prime minister of Italy and became a close ally to Adolf Hitler Italy entered the war in 1940 on the side of Germany.

After World War I ended, the world went into a depressed state that caused the fascist party which eventually was the party that started World War II. Due to the depression, the fascist party was ideal for the people this time because this party was pro military, which gave jobs to people and they considered war to be an acceptable way to achieve goals for the nation they are fighting for. Benito Mussolini took over this power in 1919 to try and make Italy a major power in Europe. “He did try to build up Italy's aircraft, shipping and power industries, but the Depression and Italy's lack of natural resources, along with poor planning and corruption, severely limited any economic progress.” (Butler) This is an example of what Mussolini was trying to do to help Italy but was still struggling with the effects of the depression. The strengths

Mussolini and the fascists managed to rise to power and take control of Italy in 1922. Mussolini’s rise to power took place mainly due to a combination of conditions that characterized the liberal Italian state, which existed before his take over. The main factors that led to Mussolini’s rise to power were the impact of the First World War, the weaknesses of the Risorgimento, the Biennio Rosso , the elite’s support for the Fascist Party, and the March on Rome. All of these factors contributed to Mussolini and the fascist’s rise to power.