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On December 7, Japan
attacked the US naval
base at Pearl Harbor
in Hawaii. The US
entered the war.World War II
The peace treaty signed at the end of World War I
(the Treaty of Versailles in 1919) forced Germany to
give up much of its land and wealth and restricted
the size of its army. Twenty years later, the Nazi
Party in Germany had rebuilt the nation, and their
leader, Adolf Hitler, was determined to rule Europe.
1939 1940 1942
TIMELINE OF WORLD WAR II
Between June and October 1940,
the German air force battled the
British air force in the skies
above Britain.On September 1,
German forces
invaded Poland.
Britain and
France declared
war on Germany.In August, the Germans began
the six-month-long battle for
Stalingrad in the Soviet Union.HISTORY AND POLITICS
O The leaders of Britain (Winston
Churchill), the Soviet Union (Josef Stalin),
and the US (Franklin Roosevelt) met twice
during the war to discuss strategies.
O Resistant groups of people from
German-occupied countries helped the
Allies by spying and acts of sabotage.FAST FACTSDestruction Bombing raids by the Allied and
Axis powers caused huge destruction across
Europe, the USSR, and east Asia. The raids were
intended to target strategic buildings, such as
airfields, factories, ports, and railroads, but
often homes were destroyed, killing civilians
or forcing them to evacuate (leave the area).TELL ME MORE...The Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler,
was voted into power in 1933. Hitler
promised the German people an end
to unemployment and hardship and
wanted to restore the country’s pride
and military strength.Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) Born in
Austria, Hitler became an influential
politician in Germany. After being
appointed chancellor in 1933, Hitler
created a one-party state and made
himself an all-powerful dictator.Adolf Hitler GAS MASK Countries
feared that gas would be used
by the enemy so many people
were issued with gas masks.
They were never needed.