world history Flashcards
when did japan formally surrender that ended the war?
september 2, 1945
who were the primary combatants during the war?
Axis nations of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, and the Allied nations, Great Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Soviet Union, and the United States
basically germany, italy and japan
hitler’s re-named group from the Treaty of Versailles
National Socialist German Workers’ Party (Nazi)
what did hitler do to germany’s unemployed?
Hitler put Germany’s unemployed to work on a massive rearmament programme, using propaganda and manufacturing enemies, such as the Jews, to prepare the country for war
why did world war 2 start?
hitler invaded poland (followed by denmark, norway & france)
how did the the fall of the germans start?
Germany invaded Russia under Operation Barbarossa. It was one of his greatest mistakes. With the German advance slowed by the Russians ‘scorched earth’ policy ( military strategy that aims to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy while it is advancing through or withdrawing from a location), the German army found themselves in the Russian winter without an adequate supply line. In 1943, they started their long retreat.
when did hitler die
Hitler committed suicide on 30 April 1945, with his long term girlfriend Eva Braun
when was germany’s official surrender?
May 7, 1945; 7 days after Hitler committed suicide
what happened after hitler’s death and germany’s surrender?
The Japanese would go on to fight for nearly four more months until their surrender on September 2, which was brought on by the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese towns of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
