While Germany is usually seen as the main instigator of World War II, historians argue that England and France should take the brunt of the blame. Most high school history textbooks lay the blame for World War II at the feet of Adolf Hitler.

Outbreak of World War II (1939) On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II.

5 Major Causes of World War Two in Europe

• The Treaty of Versailles and the German desire for revenge.
• Economic downturns.
• Nazi ideology and Lebensraum.
• The rise of extremism and the forging of alliances.
• The failure of appeasement.

First, the rubble was cleared from the major streets, allowing trucks and heavy equipment better access to the site. Here we can see the progress, as by March of 1946, the main roads have been cleared of debris, and many of the ruined buildings have been demolished and cleared away.

The areas surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, including the nearby city of Pripyat, have since deteriorated into abandoned ghost towns. But some residents have returned to their villages following the explosion and evacuation, despite dangerous levels of radiation, and some remain there today.

The three other reactors remained operational after the accident but were eventually shut down by 2000, although the plant remains in the process of decommissioning as of 2021….

Any residential, civil or business activities in the zone are legally prohibited. The only officially recognized exceptions are the functioning of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and scientific installations related to the studies of nuclear safety.

Thirty-one years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, a group of self-proclaimed “stalkers” makes illegal trips into the abandoned radioactive city. An estimated 200 tons of radioactive material festers beneath a steel containment structure inside Chernobyl, the site of the worst nuclear catastrophe in history.

The city of Pripyat is where Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant workers, support crew, city personnel and their families lived. Today, it is abandoned, with trees, bushes and animals taking over the massive squares and formerly grand boulevards.

Both Chernobyl and Pripyat have been deemed safe for tourists to visit since 2010. However, tourists have to be screened before they visit and checked for radioactive particles after they leave. Tourists are also told not to touch objects that have been cordoned off and not to sit down anywhere.

Yes, you can. If you get yourself to Kyiv, Ukraine, you can easily buy a tour to get access to Chernobyl town, the front of the power plant and the abandoned town of Pripyat.

Tourists can now visit the infamous radioactive control room at Chernobyl for the first time since the catastrophe took place more than three decades ago.

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