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✈️ World War II

The deadliest conflict in history, from its causes to its world-changing end.

3
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~30 min
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🏛️ History
subject
Teens
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What you’ll learn

  1. Explain the causes of World War II and how the war began.Resentment from the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression fueled the rise of dictators like Hitler. Appeasement failed to stop aggression, and Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, started the war.
  2. Describe blitzkrieg, the war's global spread, the Holocaust, and its turning points.Germany conquered much of Europe with blitzkrieg tactics. The war went global with the invasion of the USSR and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The Nazis carried out the Holocaust, and battles like Stalingrad and Midway turned the tide.
  3. Summarize the war's end in Europe and the Pacific and its lasting impact.D-Day in 1944 opened a new front, leading to Germany's surrender on V-E Day in May 1945. Atomic bombings ended the Pacific war in 1945. The conflict killed 60 to 80 million people and reshaped the world, launching the Cold War and the United Nations.

Questions this course answers

Which factors helped cause World War II?

Resentment from the Treaty of Versailles and the economic misery of the Great Depression helped fuel the rise of aggressive regimes.

What was the policy of appeasement?

Appeasement meant conceding to some of Hitler's demands to avoid war, but it only emboldened further aggression.

What event began World War II in Europe?

Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and Britain and France declared war two days later.

What was blitzkrieg?

Blitzkrieg, or lightning war, combined fast tanks, aircraft, and infantry to achieve quick, overwhelming victories.

What happened on December 7, 1941?

Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States fully into the war.

What was the Holocaust?

The Holocaust was the Nazis' state-sponsored genocide of six million Jews, along with millions of other victims.

Grounded in trusted sources

  • Britannica, World War II (britannica.com/event/World-War-II)
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia (encyclopedia.ushmm.org)
  • The National WWII Museum, New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org)
  • Imperial War Museums, Second World War (iwm.org.uk)
  • History.com, World War II History (history.com/articles/world-war-ii-history)

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