The causes of World War II have been given considerable attention by historians. The immediate precipitating event was the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany...

The identification of the causes of World War I remains a debated issue. World War I began in the Balkans on July 28, 1914, and hostilities ended on November...

bibliography expands to the causes of World War II and the immediate aftermath of World War II, such as evacuation and expulsion and war crimes trials (such as...

world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World...

World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the estimated global population...

This is a list of war crimes committed during World War II. The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic...

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers...

following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II: World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was...

aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The aftermath of World War II was also...

is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2...

diplomatic history of World War II includes the major foreign policies and interactions inside the opposing coalitions, the Allies of World War II and the Axis...

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II. It saw heavy fighting across Europe for almost six...

The historiography of World War II is the study of how historians portray the causes, conduct, and outcomes of World War II. There are different perspectives...

The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers...

(1814–1919) Paris Peace Conference, 1919 War guilt question Causes of World War II German title of the White Book was: "Das Deutsche Weißbuch über den Ausbruch...

The Origins of the Second World War is a non-fiction book by the English historian A. J. P. Taylor, examining the causes of World War II. It was first...

military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end of 1941 were the "Big Four" – the...

World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World...

Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made, in...

The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...

on 1 September 1939, starting World War II. The Soviets invaded eastern Poland on 17 September. Following the Winter War with Finland, the Soviets were...

timeline of events preceding World War II covers the events (mostly during the interwar period [1918–1939] after World War I) that affected or led to World War...

The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually...

After World War II both West Germany and East Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according to the Potsdam Conference...

During World War II the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during...

World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945). It is widely assumed that such a conflict would surpass the prior world wars in both scope and destruction...

World War II in the Slovene Lands started in April 1941 and lasted until May 1945. The Slovene Lands were in a unique situation during World War II in...

The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to...

played a significant role in World War II. Some of the technologies used during the war were developed during the interwar years of the 1920s and 1930s, much...

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific...