Publisher's Synopsis
The deadliest, farthest-reaching, and costliest war in human history, the Second World War, lasted from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945. The war accounted for an unprecedented loss of lives-both civilians and battlefield deaths. Adolf Hitler, the autocratic leader of Germany, is touted as the villain of this human-made calamity. The German chancellor's ambition to invade all of Europe and his belief that the Aryans were the most superior race of all paved the way for this global outrage. To makes things worse, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's loss during World War I and executed millions of them in the Nazi concentration camps. The killing of Jews is the single biggest cleansing of a particular race in modern human history. The Second World War broke out following Hitler's invasion of Poland, which saw the rise of two power blocs: Allied and Axis. All the major powers of the world-Germany, China, the Soviet Union, Britain, Italy, Japan, and France--were involved in the bloody fight that lasted six long years. Even the United States was officially brought into the war after its naval base, Pearl Harbor, was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. The Japanese attack was retaliation for various sanctions, including oil supplies, imposed on it by the U.S. government.The war came to end after the Germans surrendered following the death of Hitler, who committed suicide along with his wife, Eva Braun, on April 30, 1945 in Führerbunker in Berlin. The defeated German army gave its acceptance to an unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945, to the Allied forces in Reims, France. Four months after the German defeat, Japan surrendered, on September 2, 1945, bringing an end to the abhorrence of World War II.Various events of small, big, and significant proportions determined the course of the war from 1939-1945. While we are mostly aware of the broad picture, not all of us know the little details that were equally involved in shaping the fate of the war-from changing the name of the hamburger in the U.S., to the invention of Nutella, to the accidental discovery of radar technology. This trivia book is an honest attempt to sew together all the information regarding the war in a way that is both all-inclusive and informative. The trivia book offers a plethora of facts and trivia related to the war. The first part of this trivia book contains 300 unique and interesting trivia questions. The second part of this trivia book offers interesting facts about the war. The idea behind this is to keep the reader turning the pages, without getting bored. This trivia book achieves this by simplifying the language and breaking down the facts into a question-and-answer format so that readers of all age groups find it accessible.Whether you are preparing for an exam, speech, or debate, or simply preparing flashcards for school, the book will meet all your objectives. Parents and teachers can use this as a guide to quickly disseminate information without having to struggle with multiple books and web pages. Open this trivia book and read out the questions for your kids to answer. This can be a fun-filled and rewarding activity for you all. In a nutshell, this trivia and fun book is your one-stop destination for everything related to World War II. Enjoy reading and spread the word.
