World War II

The World War II started from September 1 1939- September 2 1945. The war was fought between two groups of countries. One side was the axis Powers which included Germany, Italy, and Japan. The other side were the Allies which included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States. The war started because in 1937 Japan attacked China and in 1939 Germany invaded Poland. As stated by the name the war occur all around the globe. Some took place in Russia, Europe, Africa, Pacific Ocean, Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean Sea, Scandinavia, Eurasia, Southeast Asia, and Atlantic Ocean. On December 7, 1941 the the Japanese Navy attacked the Pearl Harbor and this lead the United States to enter the war. The attacked was in Hawaii, and they were attacked to keep the US Pacific Fleet from interfering from military actions. Another event that took place during the World war II was that on June 6, 1944 Western Europe was liberated from Nazi Germany’s control. There was a battle that began that day called D-Day, in this day 156,00 Americans, Canadians, and British landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. This battle let the the freedom of Western Europe. On May 8, 1945 an Atomic Bomb was sent and it hit many cities in Japan. In Europe the war ended when the Nazi Germany surrender, but since Japan didn’t want to give up the war continued. Some ways to honor and show respect is to have a minute of silence for them. Take to thank them and not take what they did for granted. We should always remember them even though we had zero idea who they were we should always thank them and remember these dates.