#world-war-ii

The events leading up to World War II began with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which ended World War I. The treaty punished Germany severely,...    Read more

The French Resistance was a collection of resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France during World War II. The...    Read more

The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, during the final stages...    Read more

Pierre Laval was the French prime minister who led the Vichy government during World War II. Laval, a prominent politician in the interwar period,...    Read more

The Vichy regime was a government in France that was established during World War II, after France was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940. The regime...    Read more

During World War II, IBM played a significant role in the war effort through the provision of punch card tabulating machines and other computing...    Read more

The aftermath of World War II marked a significant shift in the French colonial empire. As France struggled to rebuild after the war, it faced...    Read more

The UK's participation in World War II was a defining moment in its history and had a profound impact on its political and economic policies in the...    Read more

The Maginot Line was a series of fortifications built by France along its borders with Germany and Italy between World War I and World War II. The...    Read more

Canada played a significant role in both World War I and World War II, making important contributions to the war effort and playing a key role in the...    Read more