4+World+War+II

• Germany broke the rule of the treaty of Versailles. • Adolf Hitler was building a big Army which was not allowed. • France made a new alliance with the Soviet Union. • The failure of the[| league of nations.] • Germans invasion of Poland triggered the second world war.
 * Causes

Major Players • Soviet Union • France • United States • Great Britian • Germany • Italy • Japan

Major Events • Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany • Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor • President Truman orders atomic bombing of Hiroshima

End of War • The atomic bombing of Hiroshima took place on August 6, 1945. It was dropped by the U.S. to counter attack Japan after the Pearl Harbor bombing. Once Japan was wiped out and Hitler committed suicide Germany had no other choice to surrender, ending the second World War.

Outcome & Effect** • Italy surrenders 1943 • Mussolini executed on April 30, 1945 • France, England, and the U.S. control West Germany and West Berlin. • The Soviet Union controls East Germany and East Berlin • The "Iron Curtain" divides Europe. ( Democracy - West vs. Communists - East)

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