1. Causes
1.1. Dictatorship
1.1.1. Adolf Hitler
1.1.1.1. Anti-Semitism
1.1.2. Benito Mussolini
1.1.3. Hirohito
1.2. Expansionism
1.2.1. Japan
1.2.2. Soviet Union
1.2.3. Italy
1.2.4. Germany
1.3. Problems with Treaty of Versailles
1.4. Militarism
1.4.1. Hitler Youth
1.5. Failure of the League of Nations
1.6. US Isolation
1.7. Worldwide Economic Hardship
2. Important Battles
2.1. Battle of Midway
2.2. Battle of the Bulge
2.3. Battle of Iwo Jima
2.4. Battle of Msocow
2.5. Battle of Britain
2.6. Battle of Stalingrad
2.7. Battle of Brittany
2.8. Battle of Berlin
2.9. Battle of Guadalcanal
2.10. Battle of Okinawa
2.11. Battle of the Philipine Sea
2.12. Battle of the Coral Sea
2.13. Attack on Pearl Harbor
2.14. D-day
3. Aftermath
3.1. Casualties
3.1.1. approx. 75 million people
3.1.1.1. 20 million soldiers
3.1.1.2. 40 million civilians
3.1.1.3. 6 million Jewish people
3.2. Cost
3.2.1. approx. $4 billion
3.3. War Crimes
3.3.1. Holocaust
3.3.2. Occupation
3.4. Use of nuclear weapons
3.4.1. the Atomic Bomb
3.4.1.1. radiation related illnesses
3.5. Post-war tension
3.6. United Nations founded
3.7. Economic recovery
4. Major Countries Involved
4.1. Allies
4.1.1. France
4.1.2. Poland
4.1.3. United Kingdom
4.1.4. Soviet Union
4.1.5. China
4.1.6. Netherlands
4.1.7. Belgium
4.1.8. Yugoslavia
4.1.9. Brazil
4.1.10. Mexico
4.2. Axis Powers
4.2.1. Germany
4.2.2. Italy
4.2.3. Hungary
4.2.4. Romania
4.2.5. Bulgaria
4.2.6. Japan
5. Technology
5.1. weaponry
5.1.1. aircraft
5.1.1.1. bombers
5.1.2. tanks
5.1.3. ships
5.1.3.1. aircraft carriers
5.2. weapons
5.2.1. guns
5.2.2. mortar
5.2.3. artillery
5.2.4. bombs
5.2.4.1. the atomic bomb
5.3. electronics
5.3.1. SONAR
5.3.2. RADAR
5.3.3. encryption machines