1. Approximately how many people died during the Second World War?
2. What made the scale of violence in the Second World War distinct from earlier conventional conflicts?
3. What was a major outcome of the Tehran Conference in 1943?
How many people died during the Second World War?
Approximately 60 million people died.
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust in Europe?
Approximately 6 million Jews were killed.
Which leaders met at the Tehran Conference in 1943?
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin.
What did the Soviet Union agree to at the Yalta Conference in February 1945?
To attack Japan three months after victory in Europe.
Where and when was the United Nations negotiated?
In San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
Which countries were permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?
The United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, France, and China.
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