World War II
History
World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centers (in which approximately one million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.
Guernica - Pablo Picasso
Click HERE for an analysis of Guernica.
Click HERE to read more about the process that Picasso went through while creating the final product we see below.
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Click HERE to read more about the process that Picasso went through while creating the final product we see below.
Click on the buttons below to see some possible meanings behind the symbols.
International Memorial at Dachau - Nandor Glid
Click HERE to read more about this intense monument inspired by and dedicated to those who lost their lives at the concentration camp at Dachau.
Japanese Internment Camps - Dorothea Lange
Shroud to the World - John McClellan
West Texas - Merritt Mauzey
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Saving Private Ryan - Spielberg
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All of the footage of World War II that we see today was actually shot by news correspondents who were trained to fight as soldiers yet whose primary mission was to catalog the events of the war.
Click HERE to explore the stories of some of these brave men who picked up a camera when it was more instinctual to pick up a gun or run. We also have lots of footage from GIs who took photos from their personal camera. Click HERE to see photos from 31 rolls of film that a WWII soldier took over 70 years ago! |