Facts About World War 2

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1 – World War II was one of the deadliest wars in human history.

2 – The war lasted for six years and involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.

3 – Germany, Japan and Italy were some of the major participants on the Axis side.

4 – The Allied powers consisted of Great Britain, United States and the Soviet Union, though they did not always agree how to fight this war.

5 – Hitler’s goal was to conquer as much land as possible in Europe while Stalin wanted to do so in Asia. Hitler’s objective for invading Poland was to take control of Europe.

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6 – The United States entered the war on December 8, 1941.

7 – Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which led to America joining World War 2.

8 – After a series of defeats in 1943 and 1944, Germany was finally defeated on May 8th 1945 by British and American troops who had liberated Europe from Nazi occupation.

9 – On May 7th 1945 Germany surrendered to end World War 2 by signing the Act of Military Surrender.

10 – World War II officially ended on September 2nd 1945 when Japan surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur following two atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which killed thousands of civilians including women and children.

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11 – The Soviet Union joined the Allies in 1941 when they were attacked by German forces at Moscow.

12 – On September 1st, 1939, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany after it had ignored their ultimatum to withdraw from Poland.

13 – By 1943, the Allies had gained control over much of Europe and North Africa but not yet in Asia or Russia.

14 – Japan joined forces with Italy and Germany after the Americans imposed trade sanctions on Japan in 1941.

15 – This war had many causes – one of them being the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I.

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16 – Hitler and Mussolini were the leaders of the Axis Powers.

17 – Some Allied countries like China contributed to fighting against Japan but did not participate directly in WWII because they had already been occupied by Japanese forces before it started.

18 – More than 60 million people died during WWII, including 6 million Jews who were killed by Hitler’s “Final Solution”.

19 – It ended with a victory for the Allies – mainly the Grand Alliance of France, Russia, America and Great Britain – over the Axis powers Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945.

20 – More than 60% of all German soldiers were killed or wounded in WWII.

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21 – There is no official death toll for civilians killed by the Nazis during WWII but it is estimated to be between 5 and 6 million Jews and 4-5 million non-Jews.

22 – In total over 75 million people died worldwide as a result of this war including military personnel from all countries involved and civilians who died due to violence or starvation because they couldn’t get food or medical care while living under Nazi occupation.

23 – The Battle of Stalingrad is considered one of the bloodiest battles in history.

24 – Hitler’s orders for Jews to wear stars with yellow backgrounds led to them being called “yellow stars” or “Jews’ badges.”

25 – Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945 after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Germany was the first country to use a jet fighter in combat.

Winston Churchill is quoted saying “Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few” about the Battle of Britain pilots who helped protect England from being invaded by Germany.

Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany and created their genocidal policies.

In 1942, Jewish prisoners from Poland began construction of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp near Cracow as part of the “final solution.”

The Holocaust is a term that refers to the genocide of approximately 11 million people, including 6 million Jews.

After defeating France, Hitler turned his attention to Britain by attacking it with air raids and submarine warfare.

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