Good -vs- ? World War 2 was an all around the world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 which involved nearly all the nations of the worldworld

Causes of World War 2 The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919 to ensure peace in Europe following WW1. 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

Germany suffers: 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

WW2 Causes – History - Causes of World War 2: Adolf Hitler wanted to restore Germany “Everyone could have a job” Hitler tore up Treaty of Versailles, started to expand German lands by invading Austria and Czechoslovakia, built up the German armed forces and military weapons

Germany got some help! – History - Causes of World War 2: German treaties Germany made treaties with Italy and Japan (Italy had invaded Abyssinia and Japan had invaded Manchuria in China)

Hitler did not play nice in the sand! – Causes of World War 2: Failure of Appeasement and the Munich Agreement Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Britain believed that the policy of appeasement would result in 'Peace in our time.' Hitler broke the terms of the Munich agreement

A big bark but no bite – History - Causes of World War 2: Failure of the League of Nations Failure of the League of Nations to intervene and prevent war

War Dates Fact 3 - WW2 started September 1, 1939 and ended September 2, 1945 Fact 4 - World War 2 covered territories of Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa

Allies vs Axis Fact 5 - Major Leaders of the Allies were Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill Fact 6 - Major Leaders of the Axis were Adolf Hitler, Emperor Hirohito and Benito Mussolini

WAR Fact 7 - Nearly 62 million people died during and leading up to the conflict World War 2 Events Fact 8 - On 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland and Britain and France declared war on Germany

MOW World War 2 Events Fact 10 - Blitzkrieg : Blitzkrieg was the name given to the fast, violent and intensive military offensive including bombing via aerial attacks

MOW World War 2 Events Fact 11 - The Blitz : The Blitz was the name given to the intensive bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 which commenced when London was bombed for 57 consecutive nights

U.S. “Get in where you fit in” World War 2 Events Fact 15 - Pearl Harbor : In 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the US entered the war

MURDER! World War 2 Events Fact 21 - Auschwitz : The Holocaust : The holocaust had already begun but in 1942 the concentration camp at Auschwitz started the systematic murder of Jews. An estimated 2,000,000 persons, including 1,500,000 Jews were murdered at Auschwitz The Holocaust

D-DAY World War 2 Events Fact 27 - D Day: June 6, 1944, known as D Day, marks the date when the Allies invaded France and Paris is subsequently liberated

Germany Surrenders World War 2 Events Fact 30 - Death of Hitler and Germany surrenders: The Russian army liberates Auschwitz and reaches Berlin. Adolf Hitler commits suicide on 30 April Germany surrenders on May 7

Atomic Bomb World War 2 Events Fact 31 - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima (6 August - US B29 Super fortress bomber, called the 'Enola Gay') and Nagasaki (9 August - US Superfortress 'Bockscar' bomb was called Fat Man) and Japan surrenders on 14 August 1944

END OF THE WAR Fact 32 - World War 2 ended September 2, 1945