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This is Adolf Hitler. He was the leader of the Nazi party. He was born on the 20th of April 1899. He fought in WWI and after that he became an artist. After being a failed artist he won the electoral votes in 1933 for the Nazi Party. He broke the Treaty of Versailles and wanted to conquer the world. He began with trying to conquer Europe. He invaded Poland September 1, 1939 and this was the beginning of WW2.

https://history.as.uky.edu/hitler-essential-background-information

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler

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Winston Churchill was the prime minister of England during most of WW2. Winston Churchill helped The allies win the war. Winston Churchill didn't fight with weapons but he fought with his words. He delivered many speeches that gave the English hope in the war.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-churchill-led-britain-to-victory-in-the-second-world-war

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France was an allied power. The English and French declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland. Hitler didn't want them or England to join the war because he knew that they were powerful yet Hitler was still able to conquer France. The French had a lot of cover facing Germany but not much cover towards Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Nazis quickly conquered the 3 countries then used a "Blitz Maneuver". This is when the Nazis used a ton of force in one point to break through the enemy's defense then they would surround the French and take there land. This battle was called The Battle of France which began in 10 May – 25 June 1940.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/history-and-stories/fall-of-france/

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Italy in WW2 was a part of the Axis powers. They joined in WW2 when France was about to Fall. Italy's first real attack was against Greece. The Italians had a disastrous loss and in 1941. After that Italy lost most of there land in eastern Africa. 250,000 troops went to help the Nazis in Russia during the winter. nearly 85,000 troops didn't make it home from Russia. Italy was a disaster with a poor military, poor military leaders, low morale and etc. even though Italy had plenty of raw materials to make weapons allied powers kept bombing the factories which led to a shortage of many supplies.

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United States and WW2. The United states didn't want to join WW2 unless they needed to. You might be thinking why they joined then. Well, Japan bombed pearl harbor and this is when the United States joined WW2. This all began on December 7, 1941. Japan set a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor which led to the United States loosing 18 ships, 164 aircrafts and 2,400 people. On December 8, 1941 President Roosevelt declared war on Japan and the day after that Germany, Italy and Japan declared war on the United States.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/america-goes-war-take-closer-look

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Australia's fight in WW2

Australia mainly fought in the Mediterranean. After the attack on pearl harbor Japan was very successful and Japan set there eyes on Australia. On February 15, 1942, 1,500 Australians were held hostages in Singapore after Japan was able to steal the land. Japan was able to steal a bit of northern Australia. Australia fought super hard on there fronts and Japan wasn't able to get through. Eventually Japan's land fell.

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Japan in WW2

Japan started WW2 ion September 22, 1940 when they fought French Indochina. They are very known for bombing pearl harbor which led to the United States joining the war. The United states then realized they just joined in the biggest and most disgusting war ever. Right after pearl harbor Japan bombed other United states owned islands. Japan left the war because of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which led to Japan surrendering because of how bad the bombings were.

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Soviets in WW2

The Germans fought very hard against the Soviets. The Germans brought 3 million men in the war but Russia with 3,000 tanks and 7,000 artillery pieces. Along a 1,800 mile front the USSR decided to do a surprise attack on the Germans. Russia pierced the northern border. 300,000 people were imprisoned by the Germans but a lot of Russians were able to escape from the east. Russia was very successful during the winter because there was a special Soviet army that was able to fight in the extreme colds. https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Invasion-of-the-Soviet-Union-1941