How did ww2 begin

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2. World War 2was the biggest warthat has ever happened in the history of the
World.
It was the first warto take place across the entire planet of Earth.
It was the first warto ever involve more than 60 different countries.
It was the first warin which not only millions of soldierswere killed or injured,
but also millions of ordinary people (civilians)were killedand injuredas well.
It was the first warto use large aeroplanesto bomb whole cities;
the first warto use rocket bombs, jet aeroplanes;
and right at the end of World War 2, the devastating effect of atomic bombs.

3. World War Two
1939 -1945
The Facts:
1.World War 2was the biggest, most expensive, and most terriblewar
that has ever happened in the history of the world
2.Britainwas involved in the war from the start, and every British
person, including children, was involved in, or affected by, the War.
3.Britain did not fight alone, the war also involved many countries.
World War II involved 61 countriesincluding 1.7 billion people
(1,700,000,000) three quarters (¾) of the entire world's population.
4.Fifty million (50,000,000) people lost their lives and hundreds of
millions peoplewere injured.

4. How did the Second World War start?
In 1918, Germany lostWorld War One. Britain, France and America won
World War 1.
Germany had to give up land and was banned from having any army of its
own.
Germany had to pay lots of money to Britain and France for starting the war.
By 1928 Germanyhad almost no money.
There was no work for anyone and many people were starving.

5. In 1933a man named Adolph Hitlerbecame the leader of
the German government and the leaderof Germany.
He had big plansfor his country and started to build up
Germany’s strength by putting people back to work
building, making and becoming a fit and healthypeople.

6. He also started to build up a hugearmy–but Germany had been banned from
doing this –it was illegal.
By 1935Germanyhad become one of the strongestand most powerful
countries in the world.
But Hitler believed the German peoplewere the best in the world–he believed
that they were superiorto anyone else.
Hitler wanted Germany to rule the world.

7. So he ordered his huge army to invade other countries.
In 1939the German armies invaded Poland, Holland, Czechoslovakia,
Norwayand Finlandand took control of their peoples.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
POLAND
BRITAIN

8. Hitlerordered his armies to controland rule the countriesthey had invaded.
Everyone living in those countries had to do exactly what the Germans
wanted.
If they didn’t they were put in prison or even shot dead.
Hitlerdid not like Jewishpeopleat all (those people in all the countries,
including Germany itself, who belonged to the Jewishfaith).
So Hitler had them capturedall together by his soldiers, and they were all put
in special prison camps.

9. Britaindeclared WARon Germany in1939.
In 1940 Winston Churchill became Prime Ministerof Britain.
He took charge of defending Britainagainst Germany.
Hitlerwanted Germany to invade Britainand so he ordered
thousands of bomber planesto drop bombsall over Britain.
Winston Churchill
Britain

10. From September 1940until May 1941Germany flew
thousands of bomber planes over Britain and
dropped bombson cities, factories and houses.
This time was called THE BLITZ.

11. THE BLITZ