Slideshow by Lauren Broyles

Why did WWII start

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 13:58:15 UTC

World War II started because Germany was angry after the Treaty Versailles. Hitler came to be powerful and promised to make Germany strong again. He used Blitzkrieg/ lightning war, to invade other countries, which began the fighting.

Who were the Allied and Axis powers?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:02:33 UTC

The Allies were the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and later France. The Axis powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Why did the U.S enter the war?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:12:31 UTC

The U.S join the war after Japan attack Pearl Harbor in 1941. The attack sank ships, destroying planes and killed many Americans. The very next day, President Roosevelt declared war.

What happened on D-day?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:16:30 UTC

On June 6, 1949, Allied somewhere invaded Normandy, France. They fought on the beaches to push back the Germans: D-day helped turn the war in favor of the Allies.

What was the Holocaust?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:21:44 UTC

The Holocaust was when Nazis murdered six million Jews during WWII. This was caused by anti-Semitic, or hatred of Jewish people. After the war, the Nuremberg trails punched Nazi leaders.

What was war like in the Pacific?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:24:49 UTC

In the Pacific, the U.S used "island hopping" to get closer to Japan. Japanese pilots carried kamikaze suicide attacks. Cities were also destroyed by fire-bombing.

What was going on in the home front?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:45:04 UTC

Americans grew victory gardens and watched Hollywood propaganda to support the war. People bought war bonds to raise money. Sadly. Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps.

How did WWII end?

laurenbroyles26 — 2025-08-27 14:50:24 UTC

Germany surrendered May 1945 called V-E Day in the Pacific the US tribe atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan then surrendered two weeks later in August 1945.