World+War+II

Peter Hong

What were the causes of World War 2 and major events that took place during?

Causes: -Anti-communism -Expanding (Colonization) -Fascism -Nazism -Nationalism -Militarism -Anti-semitism

Events: -German invasion of Poland (Lebensraum) -Invaded Belgium, France, Netherlands shortly after -Launched attack on England (Luftwaffe failed) -Italy invaded Greece -Germany needed to assist Italy -Germany invasion of Soviet Union (major battle in Stalingrad) -British and American launch Operation Overlord (D-Day) -German surrender and Hitler suicide -Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor -Battle of Midway -Dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki