World War II

World War II

I . Introduction

World War II , 1935-45 , was an armed conflict involving nearly all nations of the world in fighting that extended over a great many parts of the world . The opposing forces were known as the Axis on one side and the Allies on the other . The main Axis powers were Germany , Japan , and until 1943 , Italy . The Allies included Great Britain , the United States the Soviet Union , China , France , and Canada

World War II was the most widespread and deadly war in history . It was a forces

. It involved brutalities on a scale never before known . One of these was the attempt by Germany to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe

Unlike World War I , World War II was fast-moving and mobile . There were periods of stalemate , especially in Italy , but that compared with the lengthy periods of stalled trench warfare in World War I

The tank and the airplane had been introduced during the World War I but their use was more widespread and effective in World War II . The aircraft carrier emerged as the most important surface warship , and the submarine caused great damage , as it had in the earlier conflict . New military developments of World War II included the use of parachute troops , radar , sonar , and suicide airplanes . The most destructive weapon ever developed - the atomic - was used in the closing days of the war (Liddel , 2001

Women played a far greater part in World War II than in any previous conflict . They served in the armed forces as nurses , technicians , and clerks , and also look the place of men in factories and on farms . Some fought alongside men as guerrillas

The purpose of this study is to (1 ) know Hitler 's rise to power along with his domestic and foreign policies (2 ) know about the alliances of Great Britain , USSR and USA from the period 1939-1945 and (3 ) discuss the personalities of Churchill , Hitler and Stalin

II . Discussion

A . Hitler 's rise to power along with his domestic and foreign policies

Inside Germany , conditions were unsettled throughout the early 1920 's Many Germans felt betrayed by their leaders for surrendering to the Allies in 1918 and resented the current German government because it had agreed to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and because it seemed weak and inept . The country was beset by runaway inflation and high unemployment , and political turmoil was made worse by a fear of Communism and a mistrust of democracy . Extremist groups and political parties on the right and the left competed for control , often using violence to achieve their goals . One of these groups was Adolf Hitler 's National Socialist German Workers , or Nazi , party (Remak , 2001

The Nazi party was founded in 1918 and quickly attracted a following among embittered veterans of World War I and others who wished to unite the German people and erase the shame ' and betrayal ' of the Treaty of Versailles . Hitler joined the party in 1919 and...