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| World War II | lasted from 1939 to 1945; during this war, America, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and many other nations fought Germany, Japan, and Italy, countries that tried to build empires by attacking and conquering other nations |
| Causes of World War II | Facism, Appeasement, the failure of the League of Nations, the severe treatment of Germany after World WarI, and German, Italian, and Japanese aggression |
| Fascism | opposed to democracy; it occurs when a nation and its dictator are placed above the rights of an individual; moreover, the dictator crushes all who oppose him and his policies |
| aggression | when countries use violence to take over other countries and expand |
| Appeasement | the failed attempt to please Hitler by giving into Germany's aggressive demands |
| Major Events of World War II | D-Day, the Atomic bomb being dropped on Japan in 1945 |
| D-Day | In 1945, the Allied forces invaded Normandy, France; Germany was forced to fight a two-front war against Russian and American-British troops |
| Results of World War II | Germany, Italy, and Japan were all defeated; the Cold War began as Communist Russia expanded into neighboring countries; European colonialism ended; and, the United Nations was created to provide a peaceful means to resolving conflicts |
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