WHAT IF

Historical Events

1. If the USSR had lost the battle of Stalingrad, Nazi Germany would have been able to continue with territorial expansion and thus win the Second World War.

"The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. The battle is infamous as one of the largest, longest and bloodiest engagements in modern warfare: From August 1942 through February 1943, more than two million troops fought in close quarters – and nearly two million people were killed or injured in the fighting, including tens of thousands of Russian civilians. But the Battle of Stalingrad (one of Russia’s important industrial cities) ultimately turned the tide of World War II in favor of the Allied forces".

2. if the fall of wall street had not happened, many people would not have committed suicide by losing all their money.

"On Thursday, October 24, 1929, Wall Street, a narrow street at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York, was unusually crowded.

The most important building on the street, the New York Stock Exchange, did not open its doors until 10 a.m., but large crowds had already gathered there.

This was not good news. It was not about a party or a parade. On the contrary, the atmosphere was filled with worry, fear, and panic.

In the last hour of trading the previous afternoon, the financial market had crashed, with 2.6 million shares sold in a chaotic flurry of business".

3. If Japan had not attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States would not have entered the Second World War.

On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) by surprise. The attack greatly shocked the Americans and marked the beginning of the war between the two countries, prompting the United States to enter World War II.

4. ANECDOTE: On the last day of my 15-year trip to San Andrés, we went to the aquarium that remains on the island, unfortunately, a slight storm began that for safety, they prevented us from entering the aquarium, so I could not visit it.

If the storm hadn't come, I would have enjoyed the trip to the aquarium, sharing with the different species of animals.

MARIANA ZAPATA TUIRAN