2. World war 2 was most of the worlds countries in two different forces named the allies and the axis

3. The allies forces mostly consisted of the British Empire, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States of America it also contained china, Australia, France, Poland

4. The three major Axis forces were Germany, Italy and the Japan but also contained Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia

5. Near the start of the war Japanese invaded china taking over cities starting with shanghai during the invasion Chinas ally the Soviets quickly lent support

6. On September 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler launched his invasion of Poland and World War II broke out

7. France, Britain, and the countries of the Commonwealth declared war on Germany

8. On June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union there plan was to take Baltic region, Moscow and Ukraine Hitler's goals were to eliminate the Soviet Union and kill all the population so that Germany has a place to grow in

9. In July, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union formed alliance Meanwhile Japan had almost fully conquered Burma, Philippines, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, Singapore inflicting severe losses on Allied troops and taking a large number of prisoners..

10. Japan attacked British, Dutch and attack on the American naval base of Pearl Harbor after this America declared war on Japan

11. Japan also achieved victories in the South China Sea, Java Sea and Indian Ocean and bombed the Allied naval base at Darwin.

12. Despite this attacks the allies managed to fight the axis back to Germany and win the war

14. Joseph Stalin was the soviet leader and also a dictator, Soviet Union under Stalin's command made the largest contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II despite Stalin's mistakes before and during the war. When he signed a treaty that let Hitler invade Poland in 1939 which helped begin of the war itself.

15. Winston Churchill was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II Churchill was always noted for his speeches, which became a great inspiration to the British people and embattled Allied forces.

16. Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism On April 29, 1945, the bodies of Mussolini and his mistress were taken to a gas station and hung upside down on meathooks from the roof of, then stoned by civilians from below.

17. Adolf Hitler was born in Austrian but later became Chancellor of Germany He lead the holocaust against the Jews and was responsible for most of world war 2 After the soviet union invaded Berlin Hitler killed him self shooting a gun through his mouth the soviets burned his remains in a bomb crater

18. Australia entered World War II shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany on 3 September 1939. By the end of the war almost a million Australians had served in the Australian armed forces and Australian military units had fought in Europe, North Africa, and the South-West Pacific. In addition, Australia came under direct attack for the first time in its history. 27,073 Australians were killed and 23,477 were wounded by enemy action during the war