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The Eruption and Impact of World War II: From Dictatorships to the Holocaust

World War II ignited in 1939 when Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, marking the onset of a brutal global conflict. The Axis Powers, comprising Germany, Italy under Mussolini, and Japan led by Emperor Hirohito, aggressively expanded their territories. The Allies, including Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the USA, opposed their expansion. The war exacerbated existing antisemitic sentiments, culminating in the Holocaust, where over 6 million Jews perished. Post-war, survivors faced challenges returning home as the State of Israel was established in 1948.

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The Eruption and Impact of World War II: From Dictatorships to the Holocaust

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  1. World War II Erupts!

  2. When WWI ended, strong dictatorships took hold • Germany – Adolf Hitler • Italy – Benito Mussolini • Japan – Emperor Hirohito World War II Begins…

  3. These aggressive (hostile) governments began taking over countries near them and formed an alliance known as the Axis Powers. The Allied Powers, who opposed them, were Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the USA.

  4. In 1939, Germany attacked Poland, and World War II began! WWII ended in 1945, when Germany and Japan surrendered.

  5. In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler began trying to get rid of all the Jews in Europe. Jews had been disliked and persecuted in Germany for hundreds of years. Hitler believed that his Aryan race was superior to or (better than) all other races. First, he hurt Jews economically by ordering Germans to no longer shop in stores owned by Jews. The Holocaust

  6. Next, his army forced them to leave their homes and move into crowded areas called “ghettos.”

  7. The Jews were forced to work like slaves. Finally, the Jews were forced into concentration camps (or death camps) where they were murdered by breathing poison gas.

  8. As the Allied troops moved across Europe (after Germany surrendered), they came across horrible sights. They found camps where Jews had been imprisoned and killed by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi troops. Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than 6 million Jews between 1933 and 1945. This terrible period of history is known as the Holocaust.

  9. After WWII was over, many Holocaust survivors were afraid to go back to their former homes and many countries restricted where they could go. When the State of Israel was established in 1948, thousands of Jewish people flooded into their new homeland.

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