World War II
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World War II was a war that began on September 2, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by the German military. The Second World War was a result of various things, including the First World War and other geo-political conflicts. The two main sides were the Allies and the Axis powers. The Allies were mainly comprised of Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The United States joined in late 1941/ early 1942 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The Axis powers were comprised of Germany, Italy, and Japan. In the beginning of the war, after the fall of France, there was only one front: the Soviet Union. But with the United States entering the war, and their fight against the Japanese, a Pacific front opened up. As did a western European front in 1944, with the successful completion of D-Day. The Second World War ended at two different times. The part of the war within Europe ended in May of 1945; V.E. Day. The part of the war in Asia ended in August of 1945; V.J. Day.
It was the greatest confrontation ever. It saw the rise and fall of some totalitarisms: Nazism in Germany and Fascism in Italia. It saw new weapons: V2 missiles, new bombs and the Atomic Bomb.
[edit] Main characters
Allies:
- Winston Churchill: Prime Minister of England
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: president of USA
- De Gaulle: president of France
- Stalin: secretary of Politburo in USSR
Axis:
- Francisco Franco: president of Spain (fascist)
- Adolf Hitler: president of Germany (nazi)
- Benito Mussolini: president of Italy (fascist)
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