legacy of WW2

  • the great deppression

    the great deppression
    As the stock market crashed many people lost their jobs which led to them losing their housing and resources. Hitler was able to take control of the country as the stock market crashed.
  • Invasion of china

    Invasion of china
    The Chinese were defeated and Japan created a new puppet state, giving Japan more territory.
  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
    The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, basically inslaved and tormented Jews.
  • pearl harbor

    pearl harbor
    the day that the Japanese surprised attacked a U.S. navel base in Hawaii. this led to the U.S. declaring war on japan. causing the U.S. to join WW2.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    A day in WW2 in which the allies forces invaded the beaches in Normandy. on this day the allies took control of the war, although this was one of the bloodiest battles in history. This was pivotal, the allied forces began to take back France from the control of Germany.
  • Death of Hitler

    Death of Hitler
    Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany .
  • atomic bomb

    atomic bomb
    During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders
    The surrender of Imperial Japan brought the hostilities of World War II to a close.