The 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...

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...

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War I: World War I – major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Russo-Ukrainian War: Russo-Ukrainian War – ongoing international conflict...

The List of theatres and campaigns of World War II subdivides military operations of World War II and contemporary wars by war, then by theater and then...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to war: War – organised and often prolonged armed conflict that is carried out by...

World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and specific...

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 timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The...

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

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

The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945. The...

The term "home front" covers the activities of the civilians in a nation at war. World War II was a total war; homeland military production became vital...

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...

Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a theatre of World War II fought...

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

This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns...

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...

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...

The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was defined by...

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...

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...

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

the broad picture of Southeast Asia at the end of World War II, the different political philosophies of the major actors clashed, including: The anti-communist...

Genocide of indigenous peoples List of ethnic cleansing campaigns List of genocides This section for outlines of genocidal events. Outline of World War II § Genocide...

is a wide range of ways in which people have represented World War II in popular culture. Many works were created during the years of conflict and many...

Vatican City pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although the city of Rome was occupied by Germany...

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 the Federal Republic and Democratic Republic of Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according...