#world-war-ii
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
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
The French general who led the Free French forces during World War II was Charles de Gaulle.De Gaulle was a prominent military figure in France... Read more
The Battle of Stalingrad was a significant turning point in World War II, marking the first major defeat of Nazi Germany and a major victory for the... Read more
The leader of France during World War II was Philippe Pétain. He was appointed Prime Minister of France in June 1940, following the German invasion... Read more
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted from the end of World War II in 1945... 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
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
Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He was born on April 20, 1889, and became the chancellor of Germany in 1933.... 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