P3. A1. Second World War and its effects in the USA by hannah

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

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Imposed on Germany after World War I, creating resentment.

Failure of the League of Nations

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Inability to maintain peace and prevent conflicts.

Rise of Totalitarian Regimes

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Authoritarian leadership in Germany (Nazism), Italy (Fascism), and Japan (Militarism).

1929 Economic Crisis

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Unemployment and poverty that facilitated the rise of extremist leaders.

Poland

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Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939): Official start of the war; Germany uses the “Blitzkrieg” or lightning war tactic.

Eastern

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Eastern Front: Germany invades the USSR in Operation Barbarossa; the Battle of Stalingrad marks a turning point.

D-Day

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D-Day (June 6, 1944): Allied landing in Normandy, France, initiating the liberation of Western Europe.

Tehran Conference (1943)

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The Tehran Conference (November 28 – December 1, 1943) was a key WWII meeting between Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), Winston Churchill (UK), and Joseph Stalin (USSR). They coordinated military strategies, including opening a second front in Western Europe (D-Day), and discussed post-war plans, including the division of Germany.

Yalta Conference (February 1945)

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The Yalta Conference (February 4–11, 1945) was a key WWII meeting between Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), Winston Churchill (UK), and Joseph Stalin (USSR). They discussed the post-war reorganization of Europe, agreed to divide Germany into occupation zones, planned the formation of the United Nations, secured Soviet commitment to join the war against Japan and the creation of the UN.

Potsdam Conference

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The Potsdam Conference (July 17 – August 2, 1945) was a key WWII meeting between Allied leaders Harry S. Truman (USA), Winston Churchill/Clement Attlee (UK), and Joseph Stalin (USSR). They discussed post-war Europe, finalized Germany’s division, set terms for Japan’s surrender, and addressed the administration of occupied territories.

Political

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-End of totalitarian regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan.

-Emergence of the US and USSR as superpowers.

-Beginning of the Cold War.

Economic

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-Devastation of infrastructure in Europe and Asia.

-Marshall Plan for European reconstruction.

Social and cultural

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-The Holocaust and the genocide of millions.

-Massive population displacements.

-Creation of the UN to prevent future conflicts.

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Resentment

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Many countries had resentments from WWI that led into huge political tensions between countries

France

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Fall of France (1940): Germany occupies a large part of the country within weeks.

UK

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Battle of Britain (1940): The German Luftwaffe heavily bombs the UK, but Britain resists.

Pacific

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Pacific Front: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941), prompting the US to enter the war.

Africa & Western Europe

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Africa and Western Europe Front: Fighting in North Africa and Allied landings in Italy.

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Soviet Counterattack

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Soviet Advance: The USSR moves from the east, encircling Berlin.

Fall of Berlín

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Fall of Berlin (May 2, 1945): End of the Third Reich; Hitler commits suicide.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 1945): Japan surrenders on August 14, ending the

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