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RBS Social Studies Series, Turning Points World History, Revised Edition 2017, ISBN 978-971-23-8557-5

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While I was creating this padlet about the World Wars, I get to know and discover more about what really happened and the people involved.

I got to know and learned the destruction and how was it way back in the years. And how we all managed to get along in the end and had the United Nations.

A lot of sacrifices were made and everything costed people lives. The miserable days, now we learn from it all and change.
And now, I am grateful for today, I stand in a place that is united and less destruction. People now work hard together to earn and fulfill their needs.

We may experience loss and destruction of our place, but at least now we may know how to make it better and solve the problems without much fight.

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Three years later, in Paris, the nations of the world adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that protects all mankind against the atrocities and violations committed both in times of war and in peace.

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The Charter, which was signed by the original 51 member states on June 26, 1945, states the aims of the United Nation

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The proposals, based on a system of trusteeship, formed the basis for the San Francisco Conference in April, thus creating the United Nations Charter.

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From August 21 to October 7, 1944, talks of peace and international cooperation began.

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Nations across the world grew tired of fighting especially considering the loss of life and resources.

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Society also changed its perception of human rights because of war atrocities.
Voting rights expanded and slowly created a movement that would eventually allow every citizen of any country equal voting rights.

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Due to highly industrialist programs in the US and UK, population grew and production experienced new heights.

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Asia was also divided into Western and Eastern spheres of influence

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Upon defeat, Germany was divided into two: The Federal Republic of Germany in the West and the German Democratic Republic in the East under the agreement that was reached in the Potsdam Conference.

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Two nations rose to power-the US and the Soviet Union-upon the successive losses of Western Europe

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Nationalism became a widespread phenomenon, encouraging national lines to act, seeking independence much like decolonization that followed most of the Southeast Asian nations that were former colonies of the west

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SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER WORLD WAR II

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SOCIO-POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER WORLD WAR II

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At the end of WWII, as much as 70% of industrial infrastructure was destroyed.

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New national lines resulted into new tensions against minoritie

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It is estimated that 75 million people died.
The Holocaust alone claimed around 6 million Jews. War criminals were tried of their war crimes such as the Holocaust trials at Nuremberg, Germany in 1945.

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One of the deadliest of human conflicts, World War II influenced the political ties that can sill be felt in modern international relations.

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After 6 years and 1 day, World War II finally ended.

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On August 10, Japan accepted the terms of the Potsdam, Conference.
September 2, 1945, MacArthur accepted the surrender of the Japanese and officially ended the war in the Pacific.

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As the US advanced against Japanese forces, Truman, had a difficult task at hand to finally end the war in the Pacific or find a suitable tactic to deal a critical blow.

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Two days later, Hitler committed suicide, and unconditional surrender was inevitable; Germany proclaimed defeat on May 7, 1945, officially ending World War II

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Because of the successive losses, Hitler hid 55 meters deep under the city of Berlin, commanding the remaining Nazi forces there.

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With the liberation of the French, Hitler was fighting a three-front war: Eastern Europe, Italy in the South, and Western Europe, ushering the beginning of the End of the War in Europe.

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With massive advances of Allied forces since the autumn of 1943, the implementation of D-Day, otherwise known as Operation Overlord or the Normandy landings, a plan to free France and the rest of Western Europe began.

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After much resistance with the aid of the Germans in the northern hills of Rome, the Allied forces pushed northwards, capturing the city on June 4, 1944, the first to be liberated from Axis powers

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On May 13, 1943, Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered to the Allies, giving valuable entry point to Italy.

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The ultimate goal was to slowly advance and cripple Japanese resources pushing them back until prompt invasion of the Japanese homeland.
On October 1944, General MacArthur finally fulfilled his promise to return to the Philippines

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Hitler felt they were no match against the rising Allied forces

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Three battles became crucial in Allied Victory in its offensives against Axis Powers.

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The second half of the World War II can be described as a turning point.
As the war progressed, the large armies of Germany and Japan proved useless in a long-term battle.

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With the inclusion of the United States a new alliance was created together with Britain and the Soviet Union-THE GRAND ALLIANCE.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor unified American sentiments leading them to join the war.

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Furthermore,  Japanese soldiers often committed war atrocities such as massive tortures, rape of women, and looting.
Most of these labor camps had inhumane working conditions leading to massive deaths

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Japan dominated much of Asia. With the rising support of anti-colonialists in many nations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it became easy for Japanese to impose their policies. However these policies caused more hardships to the occupied ares that eventually, the true nature of Japanese occupation surfaces

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To meet its growing demand for war resources such as rubber, oil, and metals, Japan mobilized its troops in southeast asia.

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Three days later, Germany and Italy declared war against US.
With the inclusion of the United States in the Asian theater, World War II became truly global war.

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On the early morning of December 7, 1941, 360 Japanese aircrafts attacked Pearl Harbor, a very important Pacific naval base in Hawaii.

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The Japanese believed that the only way to prevent further intervention of US forces against Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia was to conduct a surprise attack, delivering a knockout blow.

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When General Hideki Tojo became the new Japanese Prime Minister, he sent envoys to negotiate, a continued trade deal and to prevent the entry of the US into war.

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The commander of the German troops eventually sought permission from Hitler to retreat.
Hitler declined the offer and by February 1943, the last of the German troops were defeated by the Soviets

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Despite preventing German troops, the siege of the Soviet Union resulted in Germany controlling large parts of the country.

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In a matter of four months, the Germans gained control over the Ukraine, Leningrad, and the Soviet capital city, Moscow

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Hitler sent about three million German soldiers, providing effective against Soviet defenses.

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In order to prevent any retaliation by the Soviet Union and to seize valuable resources such as farmland and oil fields, he launched a surprise invasion on Soviet soil, under Operation Barbarossa

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With Hitler controlling much of Europe, the implementation of several policies of terror began.

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Followed the Nazi belief of Aryan supremacy and racism, Hitler unveiled his "Final Solution" against unclean races-the extermination of the Jews or genocide-whom he believed are to be blamed for the war.

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Probably the most terrifying event in the history of mankind.

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Children were not spared from the horrors of the Holocaust. They were starved, forced into labor, and killed

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Hitler cancelled the British invasion; however, much of western Europe was under the control of the Axis Powers.

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The British through the intercession of Churchill, sought support from the US and began receiving American assistance.

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A new prime minister Winston Churchill rallied the British people under the call for "blood, sweat, and tears" and to "never surrender".
The German air force bombed British air and naval bases as an aerial invasion of Britain.

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Hitler then focused on invading Britain.

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The US, under President Roosevelt, denounced the German act but remained neutral.

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German forces marched through Paris.
The French, asked for an armistice agreement with Germany in Compiegne because of the humiliating loss.

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The Blitzkrieg or "lightning war" became a successful tactic in invading Poland.

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By September 1, 1939, German forces marched and invaded Poland.

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Hitler's next move was to invade the City of Danzig in Poland

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Through his successive victories, Hitler, known to his people as Fuhrer or Great Leader, declared himself as the most powerful German

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In order to avoid Hitler's threat of another world war, British Prime Minister and others met with Hitler in the Munich Conference to appease and make concessions.

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This began a series of campaigns to recover German territories lost in World War I.

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Under pressure from Hitler's Anschluss or unionist campaign, Austria was officially annexed by Germany

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With successive victories, the threat of World War II expanded.

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With the Tripartite Pact of 1940, a new powerful alliance was formed, the Axis Powers.

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By November of 1936, having the same interest of limiting communist expansion and military expansionist programs, Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact.

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Meanwhile, the Japanese determination to dominate Asia as a super power began with the invasion of Manchuria.

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Hitler also committed another violation of the Treaty by sending troops to Rhineland

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In 1933, Hitler withdrew from the League of Nations, causing concern among member-states. Hitler started increasing military spending through the expansion of the German army.

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Nazism gave Germany a new sense of power and a need to expand under the banner of social Darwinism

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His force in full motion, any opposition were sent to concentration camps.
Most of the people sent to these camps were Jews and other undesired individuals due to heightened Anti-Semtism

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Probably, the strongest among dictators is Adolf Hitler.
A soldier himself during World War I, Hitler entered the German political scene campaigning against communism and democracy, much like the Fascist movement.

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The rivalry between politburo leaders, such as Leon Trotsky, gave rise to another powerful dictator, Joseph Stalin

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In Russia, a power struggle began in the politburo, the decision-making committee of the Communist Party after the death of Lenin in 1924.

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Any opposition against the government or its leader is not tolerated.

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In Italy, dictatorship was inevitable Divisions due to economic inequalities between industrial and agricultural classes caused strife to Italians.

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With nationalistic sentiment, the existence of weakened democracies, and the impact of the Great Depression on the masses, the clamor of people for stronger leadership grew.

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Totalitarianism and The Rise of Dictators

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Totalitarianism and The Rise of Dictators

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European and Asian communists parties arose as a response to call against the continued struggles resulting from western imperialism.

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Most democracies fell under the impact of the Great Depression.

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Tensions between socioeconomic classes resulted in encouraging the masses to seek for reforms.

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In Japan, the growing economic inequalities due to the corruption of the zaibatsu under western models, encouraged the Japanese masses to go back to traditional Japanese ideals.

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Mohandas Gandhi led the reform movements in India against the British Crown with non-cooperation and civil disobedience as major platform leading to the Indian Independence Movement.

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This led to the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, eventually leading to the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of Middle Eastern States, under the leadership of Reza Shah.

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The British, with efforts of T. E. Lawrence, supported Arabian nationalist movements against the Ottoman Turks as a retaliation against the Empire's alliance with Germany.

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The Ottoman Empire was known as the "sick man of Europe"