The Second World War (WWII)

World War 2

Introduction

World War 2 was one of the many wars that occurred during the 20th century.

During

this brutal war many countries, people, and history were changed. The factors

that

encourged the Germans and Japanese forces allowed them to take over other

countries

and kill many of people. Now, years later, from a different point of view, the

Germans and Japanese accomplished nothing but just killing innocent people.

The

greediness behind the Germans and Japanese in the 20th century would change

everybodys

lives forever.

How Did This War Start

The Germans had a powerful army in the 1930's. They had a very powerful leader

named

Adolf Hitler. He was a greedy man who wanted everyone blonde hair, and blue

eyes. He

wanted everyone the same and to be the only leader in the world. Hitler started

his

conquest for land in 1938 when he annexed Austria. He followed this by

threatening

Czechoslovakia. When Hitler increased his demands on the Czechs, war seemed

almost

certain. The British and French had meetings with Hitler and Mussoluni but they

could

not stop them from putting demands on other country's. Soon after the meetings

Hitler

captured Czechoslovakia and seized a former German port. He moved on by putting

demands on Poland and the Polish Corridor. In September 1939 France and Britain

agreed to support Poland and they soon declared war with Germany.

How Did The US Get IntoThe War

First of all Japan has no natural resources in their country. So being that

they

replied on their oil products from the US. In July 27 1941, President

Roosevelt

stopped all trading with the Japanese. That meaning now that Japan has no fuel

to run

their military forces. Japan forces then went and attacked the East Indies and

took

over all of their fuel. Shell was the company that owned most of the fuel

products in

the East Indies. Shell's head office was in England which led European forces

to be

in the war against Japan and Germany. When the US stopped trading with Japan

they

took this as a hostile act but, Japan still tried to make peace with them. A

Japan

ambassador even asked for a peace discussion with the secretary of state. The

meeting

did not go threw with the 2 nations. Japan then attacked Atu (an island off of

Alaska) in hopes to draw the American forces up North. Japan was wrong , but

soon

after this they planned out a sneak attack on Pearl Harbour (a military base for

the

Americans in Hawaii). The Americans had a small idea that the Japanese might

attack

them. On the Morning of December 7, 1941 a flight of planes were detected, but

the

people in Pearl Harbour were told that they were US fighter planes coming in