“World War II”

        

                                                                      

What are the dates for WW II ?

• The dates for WW II are September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1945

What countries fought against whom in WWII ?

• World War 2 was fought between two groups of countries. On one side were the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy and Japan. On the other side were the Allies. They included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America.
• Germany was ruled by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Hitler wanted Germany to control Europe. Japan wanted to control Asia and the Pacific. In 1937 Japan attacked China. In 1939 Germany invaded Poland. This is how World War 2 began.
• Some countries did not join the war, but stayed neutral (on either side). Spain, Sweden and Switzerland were neutral countries. So was Ireland, though many Irish people helped the Allies.

Name  and describe a few events that happened during WW II :

• 1942 Following the US entering the war, the mobilization of war was quick and effective with car makers and other manufacturers changing to production of weapons of war. Bing Crosby "White Christmas" from Bing Crosby first appeared in the movie "Holiday Inn". The US sentiment towards Japanese following Pearl Harbor showed itself when 120,000 people of Japanese descent were sent TO internment camps. Guam, Hong Kong, Wake, Singapore and the Philippines, but in late 1942 the US began to turn round the war with major offenses at Midway and The Coral Sea. And meanwhile the allied forces in Europe invaded North Africa in November.