The Devastating World War II

World War II took place among Allies and Enemies alike. It began in 1939 and finally reached its end in 1945. It was said to be the biggest and most devastating war in world’s history. Allies included the United Kingdom, the United States, Soviet Union, Australia, New Zealand and others. Enemies included Germany, Italy, Japan and others. The chief leaders of World War II were Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Hideki Tojo and Benito Mussolini.

Many disputes were going on within the borders of Germany regarding the Treaty of Versailles. Commencement of the Great Depression provided Hitler and his followers with a s stage that would ultimately give rise to World War II. Germany became enraged when the world powers would not do anything about the fascists. The capitalist democracies perceived the fascists as the rivals of communists and disliked the “anti-communist bulwark” which, were built next to the boundaries of the Soviet Union.

The “non-Aggression Pact” was signed in the fall of 1939 between Nazi Germany and Communist Russia. The Pact was to ensure that Nazi Germany and Communist Russia would become Allies of sorts. They would not attack or harm each other. Russia captured Poland from the East and Germany captured from the West. Great Britain and France vowed to assist Poland and thus war broke out. On December 7^th 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands. The war became more diversified and complex when the United States became involved with full force. The United States used an atomic bomb which destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki of Japan. America and British initiated techniques of bombing which resulted in the destruction of entire cities and killed thousands of millions of civilians with the use of the atomic devices.

The use of military weapons and machines by the great powers caused many civilians to abandon their homes in search of safer locations. World War II not only gave rise to physical bloodshed but also changed the economic relationships between societies, Nations and individuals. The consequences of the war still influence world associations to date. World War II was differentiated by its savagery and lack of humanity.

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