Introduction

Following World War I, a period of uncertainty took hold of the world. The tragedy of war held on to the minds of all and because of this, societies drastically changed. The Great Depression hit in the thirties and new governments across the world were formed, allowing powerful dictators to take control of major countries in Europe. One leader, full of anger, resentment towards the Allies of WWI, and a drive for vengeance against the dealings in WWI, took power in Germany. He proclaimed that he would be the savior of the country, rapidly gaining public support in 1932.This man was Adolf Hitler. Bent on joining all German speaking people, regaining lost land, destroying the Jewish population, promoting the Aryan race and ultimately taking control of Europe and possibly the world, Hitler began a second massive world war only a mere twenty-one years after the end of WWI. This blog is based off of Chapter 16 from Modern World History and intends to describe what it was like during the years of World War II. Its goal is to bring to surface some of the lesser known but equally important people in the news, events and art of WWII, and how some of these parts of history can still be connected to today.