I love reading about World War II. It's amazing to think that it involved over 100 million people.
I did not know that so many people were involved, im afraid to think how many of those died
It's hard to pin down, but most people say between 50 to 85 million casualties. That's more than the population of most countries!
That is so tragic, would you happen to know which country had the most casualties?
Absolutely. Most of them were civilians in the Soviet Union (a.k.a. Russia) and China. But there were still millions of soldiers that died, as well.
Oh, you would think most would be germans, since they started it all didnt they?
We often say that Germany started the war in 1939. But technically, Japan (their ally) declared war with China in 1937.
I did not know that it started in 1937, when did it end?
It ended in 1945! Germany ended up surrending before Japan, actually!
Ah so Japan was the first one to start it, and the last one to fight it?
That about sums it up. But a lot of people find the European front more interesting, so that is where our movies and TV shows tend to focus!
And yourself? Are you more interested in the European front or the pacific one?
I find it all interesting (in a sad way), everything from the Holocaust to the nuclear bombs.