Fascinating Facts For Kids
Facts About World War 2
A few "Fascinating Facts About World War 2"..........
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Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939 when Adolf Hitler's army invaded Poland. It was the beginning of World War 2, a conflict that would last for six long years and claim 50 million lives.
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In June 1940 Hitler's army entered Paris and a week later France surrendered. During World War 1, Germany had spent four years trying to defeat France, but Hitler had managed it in less than six weeks.
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The United States attempted to end the war with Japan by using the most powerful weapon ever built - the atomic bomb. At 8.00am on August 6 1945 an American bomber dropped the bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The city was flattened and 80,000 people were killed instantly.
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