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ESCALATING AGGRESSION
In Asia: Japan occupied Manchuria and invaded China.
In Africa: Italy took possession of Ethiopia -
The spanish civil war
Italy and Germany took part in it, supplying the insurgent forces with soldiers and weapos -
THE MUNICH CONFERENCE
It was convened by Hitler following protest by France, Great Britain and other powers over his policy of expasionism. It ended with the democracies accepting Hitler's promises to expand no further. -
The spanish civil war ends
Frace and Great Britain chose not to get involved in it. -
AXIS VICTORIES
Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Hitler launched BLITZKRIEG (lightining war), which consisted of using armoured divisions and strong aerial support. -
Axis Victories
In 1940, Germany invaded western Europe except from Great Britain which was the only one that have resisted German occupation. And as Great Britain resisted the attack Hitler was forced to abort the mission. -
Axis Victories
In 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossaa and attacked the USSR and Japan destroyed the United States.
The United States entered the war. -
ALLIED OFFENSIVES
After the USSR and the US entered the conflict, the war took a decesive turn.
In North Africa, the British defeated the Germans at El Alamein. -
HOLOCAUST
PERSECUTION AND ARREST: Due to the Nazis rise in power, the jews were persecuted and transported to concentration camps in order to do forced labour. Then the jews ontinued to be persecuted and moved into ghettos -
HOLOCAUST
DEPORTATION: In 1941 the Nazis planned the FINAL SOLUTION which consisted in the elimination of all Jews. They used the concentration camps as placces for extermination and torture.
In 1942 the jews were sent to Auschwitzand.
And in 1944 massive executations were produced. -
END OF THE PACIFIC WAR
In the Pacific, the Americans had reconquered most of the territories occupied by the Japanese. -
OCCUPATION AND VIOLENCE DURING THE WAR
POLITICAL DOMINANCE: - Annexed territories of Nazi Germany
- Satellite states
- Occupied territories ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION THE SUBJUGATION OF THE POPULATION COLLABOATE OR RESIST -
GLOBAL SCOPE
In the Second World War there where more countries involved than in any other war. Countries from the 5 continents were involved and around 10 million soldiers, police... were involved also -
UNITED NATIONS
This new organisation was created in order to ensure international peace, security, economic and social collaboration between all countries.
Based on these principles the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS was created in 1948.
