24. World War Two

On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. On September 3 Britain and France, Poland's allies, declared war on Germany. World War Two had begun. The war in Europe would last until the spring of 1945 and would engulf all of Europe and be fought across the globe. The sections for World War Two are as follows.

Section 24.1 The Origins of World War Two in Europe

Section 24.2 World War Two: A Narrative Chronology

Section 24.3 The Holocaust

Section 24.4 Allied Cooperation and the Making of the Peace

Section 24.5 The United Nations

World War Two in Asia and the Pacific is not part of this consideration of the war.