Download World War 2 (September 1, 1939 * September 2, 1945)

By: Katie Wedell
 I am sure that you are wondering how World War 2 began.
Many people would answer short and briefly by saying
“Because of that fool, Adolf Hitler.” or “Because Hitler is
rude and is a complete idiot!”. That may be true, but there
are many different answers to this question. For example,
different people might say that Germany launched an
invasion of Poland, since Poland had been using parts of
Germany, which made Hitler VERY angry! And other
people might say that Adolf Hitler armed Germany with
the intention of invading, We (the United States of
America) joined because of Pearl Harbor. As you can see
there are many different answers.
 The main leaders in World War 2 were the Allies, the Axis,
and Hitler. You will learn plenty about Hitler later on in
this power point, but what about the Allies, or the Axis?
The Allies included Neville Chamberlain, Winston
Churchill, Joseph Stalin, F D Roosevelt, Harry Truman,
Charles de Gaulle, William King, Robert Menzies, and
Michael Savage. The Axis included Adolf Hitler, Hideki
Tojo, Emperor Hirohito, and Benito Mussolini. Every one of
those people listed had a big part in World War 2, all in
their own way! ( The three men in the picture are Winston
Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin, all
main leaders of World War 2.
 World War 2 had a very large effect on the people in it.
For them it was very suffering! The German bombers
made terrifying night raids(sudden attack)! Family’s
were being broken up, and children were sent out of
city to stay with strangers! Stores only had half of what
there is supposed to be, and that half was mostly
rationed(a fixed amount of food for civilians during a
shortage). To top that all off, people in Britain had to
wear gas masks, to protect them for gas bombs! And
that is just a little part of war life.
Adolf Hitler was the fourth of the six children his parents,
Alois and Klara had. He was a very chubby baby. Hitler had
trouble getting along with his dad who frequently beat
him. Luckily he was very close to his mother. Adolf was a
poor student. He got kicked out of school by a Jewish
principal, which some say could have increased is hatred of
Jews. Hitler wanted to be an artist, and he was quite good!
He got denied twice by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Hitler said he first became anti-Semite(a person who is
prejudiced toward Jews.) in Vienna, which had a large
Jewish community. He also served in World War 1. In 1920
Hitler joined the Nazi party, and in 1921 he became its
leader.
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Hitler leaded the outbreak of World War 2 in 1939 when his
rebuild of Wehrmacht invaded Poland. Germany and the
Axis powers(a group of countries that opposed the Allied
powers in World War II, including Italy, Japan, Bulgaria,
Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia) occupied most of
Europe, a part of Northern Africa, east and southeast Asia,
and the Pacific Ocean within three years! Sadly he killed 17
million civilians and six million Jews, or in other words, the
holocaust. Back to his social life… he had seven daughters
with a lady named Degrelle and then married to a different
lady Eva Braun years latter, but two days after the wedding
they both committed suicide!
Now that I tolled you how the war started and what
happened during the war now I will end this with how
it all ended. In the first few days of May, Germany’s
armies surrendered, Germany was invaded and finally
collapsed, and the war ended! Japan continued to fight
with two atom bombs, but eventually the empire was
forced to surrender and on the day… the war FINALLY
ended!
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