In this video, we’re diving into the history behind World War 2! The causes and complexities of WW2 remain one of the most debated topics in history. We encourage viewers to explore each chapter with an open mind as we dive into the events that shaped the modern world.

0:00 Introduction
01:16 Treaty of Versailles and its consequences
5:39 The rise of fascism and Nazism
8:31 The Great Depression and global instability
10:34 Japanese expansion in Asia
13:22 Italy’s imperial ambitions
15:22 Spanish Civil War
17:47 Japan’s invasion of China
20:17 Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland
21:52 Annexation of Austria
24:05 Munich Agreement and the Sudetenland
25:38 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
27:38 Invasion of Poland – official start of WWII
29:51 Blitzkrieg and the fall of France
32:11 Battle of Britain
35:01 The Winter War
38:09 North African Campaign begins
39:53 U-Boat warfare and the Battle of the Atlantic
41:01 Operation Barbarossa: Germany invades the Soviet Union
43:39 Pearl Harbor and the U.S. enters the war
45:49 Japanese offensives in the Pacific
48:51 Battle of Midway
51:18 Siege of Leningrad
53:44 Battle of El Alamein
56:14 Guadalcanal campaign
58:58 Allied bombing campaigns in Europe
01:01:59 Resistance movements and espionage
01:04:34 Battle of Stalingrad
01:07:14 Italian Campaign and fall of Mussolini
01:09:55 D-Day: Operation Overlord
01:12:46 Battle of the Philippine Sea
01:15:21 Liberation of Paris
01:17:47 Soviet advances in Eastern Europe
01:19:56 Strategic bombing of Germany
01:22:41 Battle of the Bulge
01:25:14 Yalta Conference
01:27:50 Allies invade Germany
01:30:35 Fall of Berlin and Hitler’s suicide
01:33:03 Germany surrenders – V-E Day
01:36:02 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
01:38:54 Japan surrenders – V-J Day
01:41:48 Nuremberg Trials
01:43:58 United Nations is formed
01:45:57 Division of Germany and the Cold War begins
01:48:49 Impact on civilians and the Holocaust
01:52:07 Reconstruction and the Marshall Plan
01:54:52 Cultural memory and World War II in film, literature, and education
01:58:09 The Holocaust – overview and timeline
02:02:05 Women in the war effort
02:04:58 Technological advances (jets, rockets, codebreaking)
02:08:17 The Manhattan Project
02:11:33 Propaganda and psychological warfare
02:15:26 Life under occupation
02:18:35 War crimes and atrocities beyond the Holocaust (Unit 731, etc.)
02:22:24 The cost of war – casualties, destruction, economics
02:25:33 Outro