How 1942 Changed WWII Forever UNCENSORED

Between 1941 and 1942, World War II escalated into a fully global and total war. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States entered the war against Japan and Germany, while German submarines began attacking the American coast. Japan invaded Southeast Asia, reaching the peak of its empire and committing numerous atrocities. In Europe, the Nazis launched the systematic extermination of Jews with the Wannsee Conference and the use of camps like Auschwitz. Germany’s war economy relied on forced labor, and Allied bombings began targeting civilians. The Battle of Midway marked a turning point in the Pacific, halting Japan’s expansion. This period saw a brutal escalation, where ideology, propaganda, and mass killings redefined the nature of the conflict.