Segunda Guerra Mundial

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/segunda-guerra-mundial

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the total estimated deaths?Between 70 million and 85 million, including military and civilian casualties
2. What is the major post-war developments?Formation of the United Nations, beginning of the Cold War, decolonization movements
3. What started World War II?The war began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, which made France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany.
4. Why did Germany want more land?Adolf Hitler wanted more living space, called Lebensraum, for Germany in Eastern Europe, and he rearmed and broke international agreements to get it.

Blitzkrieg: A German military tactic characterized by rapid, concentrated attacks using armored and motorized forces.
Appeasement: A diplomatic policy of making concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.
Nuremberg Trials: A series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces after World War II to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany.