World War 2
The Second World War began in 1939 and ended in 1945 and engaged most of Europe and Asia into combat between the Allies and the Axis powers.
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World War Two (1939-1945) was fought between the Axis and the Allied powers. (Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan and various other...
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AnswerJapanese treatment of POW's was far more brutal when compared to German treatment of POWs (bear in mind, Aussies were not...
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I wonder if the site given below might be a starting-point. I'd suggest contacting the main library in Halton or Widnes.
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The Allies won: the U.S., the U.K. and the Soviet Union. Approximately twelve million died in the Holocaust, six million Jews...
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As part of the Midway campaign, the Japanese invaded the Aleutian islands. This was supposed to draw the US' attention north and...
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Read the book. It has the same title and gives the historically accurate details of what happened. Its pretty interesting as I...
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Answerprior to world war 2, the world had been colonised by European countries. Europe then controlled about 85% of the worlds...
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I assume you mean you want pictures of what was in style at the time. You might try looking for old copies of Life or Look...
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As a British Commonwealth country with many Australians being of British birth or descendants of, many Australians felt they had...
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The Total Monetary War cost = 1'000'000'000'000$ aproximately, more than 2/3 of that by the Allied side and the other part of...
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Woodrow Wilson Wilson died in 1924. In fact, Herbert Hoover was the only former President who was alive in 1941.
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Childless women, whether single or married, were subject to national service between ages 20 and 30 unless already working in...
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Contact your local American Legion Post. Also try this link. http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/PC03MLTR.html Information...
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Farmers would have to grow things like wheat with the help of the Land Girls.
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It stifled the effects of isolationism in the US and allowed the Government encouraged by the president Roosevelt, to declare...
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Yes, Hitler obtained what he wanted from both Britain and France. This allowed him to proceed with his seizure of the...
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Yes. Kellet KD-1A (La Cierva C.30A) (General Use Autogyro) Sikorsky VS-300 (Experimental helicopter) Sikorsky R-4B "Hoverfly"...
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About 30,000 Swiss Citizens and 30,000 Jewish Refugees.
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AnswerRemember that the Germans did have an operational jet in 39 and the plans for the later versions of the U-boats sat on the...
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ww2 has affected the modern world by giving some countries and taking some
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he helped start the resistance and was
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Germany military-3,250,000 civilian-3,810,000 Britain military-452,000 civilian-60,000 United...
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He defeated the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean
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AnswerWW2 led to increased tension in much of the Middle East. Palestine and Jordan were under British rule and Iraq under...
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AnswerThe SS headed by Himmler was in charge of the carrying out the Holocaust. The detailed planning was overseen by Heydrich...
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There are several submarine museums such as the U.S.S.Ling In Hackensack, N.J. known also as the Naval Museum. They have a small...
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AnswerThe US had, with the treaty of Versailles (that was formed after WWI to try to make sure there was never a repeat of WWI),...
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Actually almost every nation on earth that had a significant military was drafting prior to World War II. Even in the USA...
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The 495th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion's shoulder patches were First Army or Third Army.
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AnswerThe ratio of deaths to casualties was about 2:5.[Note: the above answer is for battle casualties only. The ratio was well...
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Answerduring WWII women were treated unfair! They were not aloud to serve as soliderss in the war, expecially not captains or...
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If possible they did so. However, the distance from the coast to central London is only about 55-80 miles (depending on the exact...
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Generally they were "Demobilized." The Germans, Italians and Japanese turned in their weapons, were interviewed and questioned...
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"The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the United States of America and the Empire of Japan in February and March 1945, during the...
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Hitler targeted the Jews because he blamed them for losing Germany world war 1 because during that time Hitler was just a foot...
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The Nuremberg trials were where the Nazis were tried for their crimes committed during World WarII. ___ The Nuremberg trials...
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No. Nuclear bombs were used. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hydrogen bombs were tested for the first time on...
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If you mean who did the most notable scientific research that led to the A-bomb, that would be either Hungarian Leo Szilard or...
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PT boat means Patrol Boat
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As a world-wide conflict, very few, if any, countries were not affected by World War 2 in some way. Some of the countries most...
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At least some in high authority in Japan were aware of the consequences: "Yamamoto understood that Japan could not fight a...
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AnswerBecause they were trying to secure the raw materials available in South east Asia for their industries.Michael...
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AnswerFour come to mind but there are many more that could be mentioned. 1: He broke the non-aggression pack with the Soviet...
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World War 2 affected the ability for farmers to farm, the cities to conduct business as usual and cost the Asian countries a lot...
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Answermajor event of the eastern frontbarbasrossa (1941)- the invasion of russia - the biggest invasion everbetween the invasion...
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It should be noted that MacArthur was ordered out by President Roosevelt ans seriously considered resigning his commission and...
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The US was still mired in isolationism. However, President Roosevelt was sure that America would eventually have to enter that...
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The Germans officially surrendered on May 7th, 1945.
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The Marine Corps is an adjunct of the Navy. Although the Navy had important roles to play in every theater of the war, the one...
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That would be at the discretion of the commander of the ship but I think it generally would have been permitted. Michael Montagne
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It might conceivably have succeeded but the cost in lives would have been enormous. Mountainous territory is naturally easy to...
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AnswerThe wikipedia article on Heinrich Himmler gives an overall picture.One of the key people in the National Socialist (Nazi)...
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Answernot sure exactly but my guess would be it reknewed the faith of some of the Jews still surviving, they realized now that...
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Australia has not lost Britain as an ally.
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Adolf Hitler was born on 20th April, 1889, current year-1889 = age, 2009-1889 = 120 He would be 120 years old
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For Germany, the Soviet Union (was not called Russia at this time) and Poland the effects were devastation and wholescale...
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They liked it To elaborate a little, most Germans liked the idea because they were drowning in poverty after the first World...
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You'd need to look in a few books to get a good answer to this question. Also what would we consider long term? 50-60 years in...
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Although London is always mentioned with the "Blitz" many other cities also had "the blitz" Southampton,...
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There is no established correlation between the Holocaust and the progress of World War 2. Whenever the Nazis gained control...
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America contibuted to the out break of war because they were isolantionist. the league of nations needed their support money and...
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Two: Adm. Sir Frederick Field and Adm. Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Bt. Two: Adm. Sir Frederick Field and Adm. Sir Reginald...
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A typical American soldier in world war 2 was anywhere from the age of 17-45, from almost every city in America, small and large....
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This is a very difficult question because proper records were never kept during this time. Propaganda was on a high at that time...
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AnswerThe ideal vehicle under "tank destroyer" doctrine was a light tracked vehicle with a large cannon. In the view of Gen...
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The aim of the Kamikaze was to sink the American Aircraft Carriers. It was a last ditch effort to snatch victory from defeat. The...
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Einstein has a pretty big credit in the developement of the nuclear bomb... Answer I believe it was Hitler whom first...
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1 Poison gas was primarily used in WW I but not in WW II (with perhaps a few exceptions). Both Axis and Allies were scared to use...
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The Navy was a vital arm of fighting in WWII, especially in the Pacific theater. The Navy guarded convoys in the Atlantic,...
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AnswerTo keep enemy bombers from finding their targets in the night and to avoid them from using lighted cities as a source of...
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AnswerThey did not receive one.
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Britian and France declared war on Germany.
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AnswerRudolph Hess was an SS General and Hitler's number three man until he was captured when he bailed out of his plane on a...
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it really wasn't diffrent they drove ambulince,worked in factories and some did the engineering for the royal air force (RAF) eg...
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You can use "from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945" as a short answer, but such a banal antiphon is only acceptable to...
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In no particular order................ RADAR, SONAR, the proximity fuse, sulfa drugs, blood transfusion, the Jeep, jet engines,...
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This question has been answered a number of times on this web site. Go to the Canada In World War Two page and read the answers...
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AnswerCHARLES DE GAULLE WAS THE LEADER OF THE ANTI-NAZI UNDERGROUND MOVEMENT AGAINST HITLER WHEN HITLER CONQUERED FRANCE.AFTER...
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1933 and the 'Allies'It's not strictly accurate to refer to 'the Allies' at that time, as they was no alliance between Britain,...
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AnswerPartially arrogance. The Germans believed that they could be far more efficient in managing the resources of Europe. One of...
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Without WW2 there was no Saving Private Ryan, no Schindler's List (maybe even not a Spielberg). No computer games, no COD: black...
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To stop important necessitys from running out and in order to preserve the items one is already short on. However some things wee...
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nothing much
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The Nazi occupation was from April 9, 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II in May 1945.
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It was rather a ironic and symbolic place to hold the trials. From 1927-1938, the Nazis held major rallies there. It was there...
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The only way to avoid war is to avoid human nature, for conflict, power struggles, and corruption are part of who we are as a...
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AnswerCzechoslovakia.MLM AnswerThe answer of MLM is quite correct but the question is strange.The Czechs are "Eastern...
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AnswerI think Pearl Harbour made the USA fight back, because till then the American Home Front had been left,wasn't bombed or...
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The insignia that you describe was the unit insignia of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. The 502nd, along with the 501st...
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There were several reasons, including the superiority of the British Spitfire over German fighters and the fact that, due to fuel...
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They are not allowed any nuclear weapons
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I was an Aircraft Electrician on 3 carriers. Tarawa, Essex(on 6 cruises)and the Saratoga. The squadron people called it :"the...
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It was a self interest play. Japan got into WWI so that it could, without risk, pick up a few colonies - those of Germany. ...
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