World+War+2

Welcome to my WWII resource page. I hope you find it useful....

"The war officially lasted from 1939 until 1945, but the causes of the conflict and its horrible aftermath echoed for decades in both directions. While feats of bravery and technological breakthroughs still inspire awe today, the majority of the war was dominated by unimaginable misery and destruction. In the late 1930s, the global population stood at approximately 2 billion. In less than a decade, the war between the nations of the Axis Powers and the Allies resulted in some 80 million deaths -- killing off about 4 percent of the whole world." -The Atlantic (Keep in mind that exact numbers are not known, but the range goes anywhere from 50-80 million deaths because of WW2)

The WW2 museum page

Wikipedia WW2

WW2 timeline (wikipedia)

The 2 sides fighting in WW2

Good outline for kids

The Draft

History Channel

Manhattan Project

D-Day

The government put out many different types of posters during WW2. Some were meant to generate money, others were meant to remind people to cut back on fuel, food, supplies, etc. The top poster reminds Americans to be very careful when speaking about the war. The message was that if the enemy found out strategic American plans, they'd be ready to attack us and could cost us American lives and ships, as shown below.





Thank you to The Atlantic for the amazing photos below...

PEARL HARBOR HAWAII, Dec. 7, 1941











FDR addressing the nation, telling them the US won't be involved in the war.

FDR signing the declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor...