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World War 2 was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945 which involved nearly all the nations of the world
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The Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919 to ensure peace in Europe following WW1
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The treaty stipulated that land was taken away from Germany, That Germany would pay for damages caused by the war and that Germany could only have a small army with no air force, submarines or tanks
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German treaties
Germany made treaties with Italy and Japan (Italy had invaded Abyssinia and Japan had invaded Manchuria in China) -
German people suffered due to the harsh economic penalties and voted for Hitler to take over the government. Adolf Hitler had vowed to tear up the Treaty of Versailles
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World War 2 covered territories of Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa
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Polices of Adolf Hitler
Hitler reversed the clauses in the Treaty of Versailles, started to expand German territories invading Austria and Czechoslovakia, built up the German armed forces and military weapons -
started September 1, 1939 and ended September 2, 1945
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The Eastern Front: On June 22, 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet Union as part of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia
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North Africa: The allies win victory in North Africa in 1943 and the invasion of Italy begins
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Major Leaders of the Allies were Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill
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The Phoney War: The Phoney War was period of limited military activity in Europe following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and preceding the Battle of France in May 1940
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Allies take Tobruk in North Africa
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Italy surrenders in 1943
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The allied forces of Britain and India fight the Japanese in Burma in 1943
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The number of U.S. soldiers who served in World War II were 16,112,566 and the number wounded were 671,846
