https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/activity-opener-who-am-i-origins 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Who Am I? Who am I? Seems like a simple enough question. But maybe it's not that straightforward when you start to consider all the multiple communities of which you're a part. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/activity-appeasement 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Appeasement How was Hitler able to take over so much territory before other countries declared war? Avoid the trap of presentism by thinking critically about this difficult question. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/article-appeasement 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Appeasement Appeasement sounds nice but the failed attempts to appease Adolf Hitler in the lead-up to World War II have become a historical punchline, one that had some serious consequences. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/article-the-second-world-war 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z The Second World War World War II was an epic conflict between two great alliances. It was a grueling war with no predictable outcome. For those involved, it was also a very personal experience. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/article-economics-in-the-second-world-war 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Economics in the Second World War Wars are expensive, but World War II took it to another level. Here's a look at how many nations in this devastating conflict came to embrace the idea of a "total war economy." article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/activity-causation-world-war-ii-origins 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Causation—World War II Rarely do historical events have a single cause. World War II is no exception. In this activity, you'll examine and evaluate the complex and entangled causes of war. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/article-nuclear-weapons 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Nuclear Weapons The Second World War was ended by two new, powerfully lethal atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of humans. Were they necessary? article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/activity-claim-testing-global-conflict-origins 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Claim Testing—Global Conflict People make a lot of big claims about the world wars. In this activity, it's your job to evaluate some of these claims. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/a/activity-closer-argument-builder 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Argument Builder Was the Second World War inevitable? Practice making and supporting claims with evidence. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/x71a94f19:the-beginning-of-world-war-ii/v/beginning-of-world-war-ii 2023-08-04T19:14:16.333990226Z Beginning of World War II World War II, the largest and bloodiest conflict in human history, started with Japan's increasing militarism and nationalism in the early 1900s. Japan occupied Korea and invaded Manchuria, exploiting China's civil war. Meanwhile, Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy grew more militaristic, leading to Germany's invasion of Poland, marking the formal start of World War II. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/2uFXcDUUXvdB-iTcQvEfjwI4uOp-qendl0vTzGmIcx4RxRt5CaEb0ZCVzhmHj7OwPn3PwdOW32XKZS2ipbrKDqlH4A Beginning of World War II World War II, the largest and bloodiest conflict in human history, started with Japan's increasing militarism and nationalism in the early 1900s. Japan occupied Korea and invaded Manchuria, exploiting China's civil war. Meanwhile, Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy grew more militaristic, leading to Germany's invasion of Poland, marking the formal start of World War II. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/-kKCjwNvNkQ.mp4/-kKCjwNvNkQ.mp4 475 The Second World War | 8.6 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/v/world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-in-1942 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z World War II in the Pacific The video covers key events of 1942 during World War II. It highlights the Doolittle Raid, a morale-boosting attack on Japan, the Battle of Coral Sea, which weakened the Japanese navy, and the significant U.S. victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These events marked a turning point in the war, with the U.S. going on the offensive. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/4vzBlRR_beP5770qA8CErUUnsXgXuErJNNzyT7W3QWxmeoY8WLs0tpuV8GCJJODWNYzRKt9I9VmTUS2_xTxqS9g World War II in the Pacific The video covers key events of 1942 during World War II. It highlights the Doolittle Raid, a morale-boosting attack on Japan, the Battle of Coral Sea, which weakened the Japanese navy, and the significant U.S. victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These events marked a turning point in the war, with the U.S. going on the offensive. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/CBHfoQsF2Y4.mp4/CBHfoQsF2Y4.mp4 351 The Second World War | 8.6 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/x71a94f19:the-atomic-age/v/1945-end-of-world-war-ii 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z End of World War II World War II ends in 1945 with Allied victories in Europe and the Pacific. Key events include the Battle of the Bulge, the Yalta Conference, firebombing of cities, Hitler's suicide, VE Day, battles in the Pacific, and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender on VJ Day. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/YRRNx3X8YgireVNdgTQJzFCtXQBtT332EijU6V3Fd4sDmxjr165j52AEkJxZbtjqj7c9hpOzm9q0cCqXzURTZLQd End of World War II World War II ends in 1945 with Allied victories in Europe and the Pacific. Key events include the Battle of the Bulge, the Yalta Conference, firebombing of cities, Hitler's suicide, VE Day, battles in the Pacific, and atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender on VJ Day. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/U6RFAUmYU5o.mp4/U6RFAUmYU5o.mp4 484 The Second World War | 8.6 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:global-conflict/x66f79d8a:the-second-world-war-8-6/e/8-6-practice 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z The Second World War Practice what you learned in lesson 8.6: The Second World War! Jessica Shattuck exercise