World History Homework Twelve Answers - Student Six

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1. World War II: when, where, who and why? Explain.

World War II began in 1939, when Germany invaded Poland and Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. It ended on August 15th, 1945, when Japanese Emperor Hirohito accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which called for unconditional surrender. It was fought in Europe and the Pacific, as these were the locations of the greatest instigators of the war. Several great world leaders were involved including, Winston Churchill of Britain, Joseph Stalin of Russia, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Franklin Roosevelt of America, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It was the result of rising nationalism in both Germany and Japan, in which fascism played a large role.


2. Compare and contrast communism and fascism, with at least two examples of how they are similar and two examples of how they differ.

Fascism and communism are very different in many ways.

Communism Fascism
sought a worldwide revolution to

abolish national identity; equality

sought to advance their country

above the others; to be the most powerful

did not like wealth encouraged wealth to make the

nation stronger

opposed social classes encouraged social classes
believed complete eqaulity thought their nation was superior

Though communism and fascisim are very different, there are also many likenesses between them.

- both used a dictator

- did not encourage individual freedom and human rights

- both stressed the collective


3. Why do you think Hitler and his supporters killed so many people? Explain.

Hitler's motive was largely due to his belief in the theory of evolution. Evolution said that different human races were like social classes, with one race being 'better' than some others. On the bottom were Jews and Blacks, whom Hitler considered little more than animals. Hitler's beliefs drove him to create a master race, which would be the ultimate specimen of Evolution. You could probably consider him the ultimate 'mad scientist'. =D


SUBSTITUE: H1. Why did genocide tragically kill so many more people in the 20th century than in the rest of world history combined?

So many more people were killed in the 20th century because of the many recent advancements in technology and the breakdown of moral character. The roaring twenties were recent history in America, and secular entertainments and un-clean ideas were beginning to emerge, and the previously clear lines between right and wrong were becoming a strangely gray area. Hitler was killing to eliminate a race, while previous battles were being fought for freedom, or to overcome and control another country. Hitler did not care to use these people as slaves, or to induct them into his new world. He wanted to eliminate them, and nearly succeeded.


5. Describe any aspect of the Cold War or the Korean War or the Spanish Civil War (with reference to Orwell, if you like).



6. How did technological advances or insights help the Allied forces? Be specific.



7. Should the United States have entered World War II in Europe? Discuss.

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