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World War II Overview: Causes, Leaders, and Outcomes

Explore the deadliest war in history, its causes, major powers, leaders, and significant outcomes. Unveil key events like Pearl Harbor and the atomic bombings in this comprehensive WWII review.

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World War II Overview: Causes, Leaders, and Outcomes

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  1. World War II: Test Review • Statistics: • Deadliest war in history • Approximately how many people died in the war? 50-60 million • Most of the dead were ______________ civilians

  2. Name 3 causes of WWII • Remember (GED) • Germany was not happy after WWI (They had been severely punished) • World-wide economic depression • Rise of dictatorships (opposition to democracy)

  3. World War II Timeline • When did WWII occur? 1939-1945 • WWII officially started after Germany invaded which country? Poland • When and why did the US enter the war? 1941 The Japanese bombed the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

  4. World War II Timeline • In what year did Hitler commit suicide and Germany surrender? 1945 • What causes Japan to surrender in August of 1945? The US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

  5. Name the four major Allied Powers duringWWII Remember (BUFS) • Britain • US • France • Soviet Union

  6. Name the three major Axis Powers of WWII Remember: (GIJ) • Germany • Italy • Japan

  7. Identify the leaders of the following countries: • Allied Powers: • Britain Winston Churchill • US Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman • France Charles de Gaulle • Soviet Union Joseph Stalin

  8. Identify the leaders of the following countries: Axis Powers: •Germany Adolf Hitler •Italy Benito Mussolini •Japan Emperor Hirohito

  9. What were some of the outcomes of WWII? Remember (BUNS) • Germany, Italy, and Japan had to give back the countries they occupied during the war • Creation of the United Nations • Nuclear age • The United States and the Soviet Union became “super powers”

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