This is a Powerpoint Presentation about world war 2 (1939- 1945) featuring background knowledge, causes and events that led to massive destruction. Its impacts on society are also highlighted in this presentation.

1. By
Rahmatullah
BE- 02
Sukkur IBA

2. • Most catastrophic war
• Started from 1939 to 1945
• A global war

3. Countries involved in war
• Allied group
1. USA
2. USSR
3. Britain
4. France
• Axis group
1. Germany
2. Japan
3. Italy

4. Causes of war
• Political instability & economic devastation
– Depression
-- Massive unemployment
– High inflation
– High war debt owed by Germany

5. Causes of the war
• Rise of Fascism
– Fascism = “total power is given to a dictator”
– Germany – Adolf Hitler
– Italy – Benito Mussolini
– Japan – Hideki Tojo
*Became the Axis Powers (Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis)

6. Causes of the war

7. Adolf Hitler
• His mission
-- to kill the jews publicly

8. Hitler and nazi germany
• Rise to power
• Became Chancellor in 1933
• Blamed Jews, communists
for Germany’s problems
• Promised return of German
pride
• His friendship with
Bennito Mussolini

9. Japanese expansion
• Sought total control of pacific
• Japan-china war 1937
• Japan-Germany-Italy pact 1937

10. Major events
• Germany attacks and conquers Poland, France,
Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Netherland.
• Battle of Britain begins (bombing London)
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11. Major events
• US aids Britain in return for bases
• US bands Japan on trade
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
• Germany declares war on US
• US declares war on Germany & Japan
• Battle of Midway – turning point against Japan
• Germany invades Soviet Union
– Battle of Stalingrad (turning point in Europe)

12. Major events
• Hitler weakens
• Turned east and tried to invade Russia
• Stalled for months, winter hit, millions died
August 1942-February 1943
• Hitler pulled out of Russia
and lost momentum in war

13. Major events
• D-Day (Doomsday) – invasion of Normandy
• 2 million people participated
• Liberated paris

14. Major events
• Atomic Bombs dropped: Hiroshima & Nagasaki
• Nearly 12 lac people died at the moment
• Japan surrenders (V-J Day)

15. Major events
• Hitler suicides
• Germany surrenders soon after the Hitler’s
death
• The war is OVER…

16. Results of War
• More than 60 million (6 crore) people died
• Out of 6 crore dead persons, 3 crore were
Russians.
• End to the great depression
• Women took job
• Destroyed whole Europe
• Soviet union and USA became superpowers