World War II?

Question

Can anyone tell me things about the time period?

Answer 1

What area do you want to focus on? There are so many areas and topics that it's difficult to just take a shot in the dark ...

Answer 2

In 1939, the English/French were in a propaganda battle with Germany called "the Phony War." England and France, plus Poland devised an agreement that if any of those three countries were attacked by Germany, they would all join the battle. In September of 1939, the propaganda stopped and Germany invaded Poland. The English and French were shocked, yet neither believed the Germans would try to attack them. In May 1940, the Germans broke through the French Maginot line and throught the Beligium Ardenne forest. The Germans then moved west and pinned the English/French Armies at Dunkirk. The English left continental Europe leaving the French surrounded and trapped. On the eastern front, the Germans lost the war during the Battle of Stalingrad. The Russians won in February 1943 and the Germans were in retreat. When the Russians finally entered Germany, they raped 2 million German women. Following the Battle of Berlin in April 1945, the Germans surrendered.

Answer 3

Here is a quick summary from wiki...

World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers from 1939 until 1945. Armed forces from over seventy nations engaged in aerial, naval and ground-based combat. Spanning much of the globe, World War II resulted in the deaths of over 72 million people, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The war ended with an Allied victory.

This period of history is the most well documented, most often filmed and most written about in history so the sources are endless as out the topics.

If you are looking for key events, or a timeline, or causes you'll find it all here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_II

Answer 4

Labour Day weekend 1939 - mid-August 1945.

But you have to understand WWI and the Treaty of Versailles in order to have any clue about WWII. I'm giving you some links.

Past that, I'd suggest doing your own homework, starting with a visit to the public library. I don't let people cheat themselves by doing their homework for them.

Answer 5

The war meant that there was food shot and with the bombing people were left homeless, children in cites were send to the county saned and of couse the fra of bombing

Answer 6

Hitler's third reich came to power. the nazi war machine was killing millions of innocent jewish people. France was being a coward.
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Answer 7

women joined the work force in large numbers for the first time in US history

The Japanese were sent to internment camp, I'm not sure if that was specific to California.

The war ended the Great Depression

Some people think we let the Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor

Answer 8

Thats not really something that can or should be answered here. You need to get some books and do some research.

Answer 9

ya, 53,000,000 people died!!

look out for WII movies, and documentaries, that I will tell you is the BEST way to learn, and to keep in your memory!!!

Answer 10

http://www.history.com/minisites/worldwartwo/