How Did Stalin Cause Ww2
WWII World War II was by far the most destructive and horrific war fought. The war started in 1939 and lasted until 1945. No previous war could match the death and carnage seen by survivors and veterans. WWI was largely responsible for the conditions that had set up WWII, but the advanced weapons, the demoralization of humanity and the will to destroy showed the 20-year difference. The war included many nations, but the main Allies included Great Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union, China, and France. The main Axis powers included Germany, Japan, and until 1943, Italy. The brutality shown during WWII goes unmatched by any war in history, including the Holocaust and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of the 16,112,566 men sent to war from the U.S., 291,557 were killed. Out of all the countries that fought 14, 595,000 died in battle. If that number doesn’t sound drastic enough, it is estimated that 18- 26 million more died, 6 million of those, Jews, in Hitler’s conquest to destroy the lesser races. Because of WWII, the Soviet Union annexed territory along it’s western borders. Germany and Korea were divided into Communists and non-Communist sectors. Eastern Europe and Balkan
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He proposed this because he wanted the Allies to take some pressure off the Soviet Union because they were doing most of the fighting with the Germans at that point. The invasion of France proved to be the first successful amphibious attack made by the Allies. An amphibious attack is one made with joint army and navy attacks on a hostile shore. Only the Germans and Japanese had managed to do this successfully, but the invasion and eventual win of France might not have been possible without the attack the Allies had staged. Hitler was taken by surprise at the attack on the beach head, and this is probably why the Allies had managed to win France
He proposed this because he wanted the Allies to take some pressure off the Soviet Union because they were doing most of the fighting with the Germans at that point. The invasion of France proved to be the first successful amphibious attack made by the Allies. An amphibious attack is one made with joint army and navy attacks on a hostile shore. Only the Germans and Japanese had managed to do this successfully, but the invasion and eventual win of France might not have been possible without the attack the Allies had staged. Hitler was taken by surprise at the attack on the beach head, and this is probably why the Allies had managed to win France