War: World War II

This board explores WWII (1939-1945). Although there are a number of causes for the global conflict, from the standpoint of the West, Germany's invasion of Poland is typically cited as the catalyst. In the end more than 70 million soldiers and civilians died, more than from any other war in history. WWII ended in 1945 with the invasion of Germany and the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan. For images & information related to the Holocaust, see our board titled, "Crime: Indefinite Detention."
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British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin met at the Yalta conference in February, 1945. The leaders discussed their joint occupation of Germany and plans for postwar Europe. Photo credit: U.S. Army
Sucker Punch German Soldier Statue by GENTLE GIANT LTD
A young girl reading a poster column, May 1946. Photo credit: Walter Sanders

WWII: Eastern Front

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Declining Support in Both the U.S. and Japan for America's Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Source: Pew Research Center
After WWII, the United States executed Japanese for War Crime of Waterboarding U.S. Soldiers. After the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, an international coalition convened to prosecute Japanese soldiers charged with torture. At the top of the list of techniques was water-based interrogation, known variously then as 'water cure,' 'water torture' and 'waterboarding,' according to the charging documents. It simulates drowning... Source: Politifact

WWII: Pacific Theater

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