A journey through the World War II

1. By: Jawaria Salman

3.  WW2 is considered the largest war of all times.
 30 nations were directly or indirectly involved in it.
 Two main opposing groups were formed:
1. Allies: Britain, France, Russia, China and USA;
2. Axis: Germany, Japan and Italy
 Started in 1939 and ended in 1945.
 Use of nuclear bombing, poisonous gases, tanks,
submarines and aerial bombing causing 75 million
causalities.

5.  Dictators in Europe: were asserting their power+
 Rise of Totalitarianism: in which the state’s leader
had total control+
 Appeasement: Hitler was given land to leave nations
alone+
 WW1: Never ended+
 Impact: of the Treaty of Versailles+
 Nazis: a national movement lead by Hitler+
 Germany: attacking Poland
= DRAWING

6.  Gained popularity and led a Nationalist Movement’-THE
NAZIZ-leader of Nazi Party
 Promised to take revenge for Germanys defeat in WW1 and
ignore Treaty of Versailles.
 Re-armed Germany and increased the number in German
Forces
 Appointed Chancellor of Germany after winning elections in
1930.In 1934,he took power completely as a dictator.

7.  Germany attacked Poland on 1 September 1939.
 Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939.
 Italy joined Germany’s side.
 Japan entered war by bombing USA military at Pearl Harbor in December 1941
and brought USA in war.
 Germany invaded Soviet Union but was forced to surrender.
 USA wiped out Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima using the new atomic
bomb in 1945 and Japan surrendered.
 Allied forces driving into Germany made Germany to surrender in May 1945.

9.  In 1939,British Viceroy declared India’s entry in the
war without consulting Congress.
 Indians refused to align with Britain’s fight against
the Axis powers until India was granted
Independence.
 Still troops from India took part in the war and
Japanese takeover of Burma and some parts of India
was halted by Indian soldiers

10.  Destruction in Europe was immeasurable.
 28 million died and 21 million left homeless and starving.
 Downfall of Western Europe because they were economically weakened and could
not hold their colonies.
 USA and USSR emerged as new superpowers, alliance between them broke,
USSR wanted to spread Communism in Europe and Asia. USA wanted to contain
communism from spreading.
 Development of Nuclear bomb.

12. Capitalism
People can make as mush money as they
want.
Factories or other property should be
owned by individuals or companies.
The government should interfere as little
as possible in the lives of people.
At elections, people should chose whoever
they want to as their leader.
The press should be free to criticize the
government.
The government should not interfere in the
religious beliefs of the people.
Communism
Rich people must be forced to share their
wealth with all.
Factories or other property should be
owned by state on the behalf of the people.
Communist government believes in getting
involved in every aspect of people’s lives.
At elections, people can be allowed to vote
for the Communist party only.
The press cannot criticize the government.
The Communists disregard religion as
having any role in government and
discourage it.