Introduction

 What's this Blog about?

In this blog I will share information about the events of World War II. There were many events of horror that occurred during this war. There were also several lasting affects put on numerous countries all around the world as a result of this war. My job is to share the information about these happenings with you. There will be descriptions from different points of view, as well as pictures and posters from the perspective of different leading forces throughout the war. My goal is to help the reader better understand certain events that took place in the world during the fateful time of World War II.

Chapter 16 Summary:

The chapter opens with Adolf Hitler's lightning war, which was a fast paced attack of air-raids followed by massive infantry forces. He used this fighting style to attack Poland on September 1, 1939, thus beginning World War II. Battles and retaliations from other countries, such as the declaration of war from Britain and France, are explained, as well as consequences of the start of the war. The chapters moves to tell about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the United States' entry to the war. The events of Hitler's campaign led to the Holocaust, which is section three of the chapter. The famous Kristallnacht started the horrible happenings of the Holocaust, from the violence against Jews to the execution on millions of them, Hitler was behind it all. The book then moves to tell about the finish of the war with Germany's surrender and the dropping of the atomic bombs. After the victory for the Allies, the book tells of the Nuremberg Trials, held in order to bring those who were responsible for the Holocaust to justice.