From the rise of the nazi party, through the bombing of pearl harbor, to the ultimate defeat of the axis nations and the first chills of the cold war, the second world war. All americans, regardless of status, were deeply affected by the war, and each individual played his or her. How could people not listen to churchill, we think, when you look at the. The war ended in europe on 6th may 1945 when germany surrendered. Causes 19191939 you mean world war i was not the war to end all wars.
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