The Aftermath of World War II: The Peace Settlement and the Creation of the United Nations
The end of World War II saw the emergence of two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union.
The end of World War II saw the emergence of two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union.
The Nazi regime was determined to defend Berlin to the last man. Hitler had declared that the city would become a fortress and that it would be defended to the death.
In the months leading up to D-Day, the Allies were hard at work preparing for the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
The U.S. entry into the Pacific War was marked by the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
The Nazi's ideology of hatred and superiority was rooted in the belief that the German people were a master race, and that Jews and other non-Aryans were inferior.
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history.
Erwin Rommel, nicknamed the Desert Fox, was a German Field Marshal who achieved great success in North Africa during World War II.
The concept of Blitzkrieg, or lightning war, was a new approach to warfare developed by the German military in the 1930s.
The rise of Fascism in Germany was a key factor in the outbreak of World War II. Fascism was a political ideology that sought to create a totalitarian state in which the government had total control over the people.
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919, was intended to bring a lasting peace to Europe following the end of World War I.