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    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...
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    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...
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    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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  • 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...
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    Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members by the end...
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  • of World War II. Timeline of events preceding World War II Timeline of World War II (1939) Timeline of World War II (1940) Timeline of World War II (1941)...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and POWs. Most...
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    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 declaration...
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  • The list of aircraft of World War II includes all the aircraft used by those countries which were at war during World War from the period between their...
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    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...
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    Technology 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...
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  • After World War II, both the Federal Republic and Democratic Republic of Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according...
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  • 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 by campaign...
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  • of World War II in the narrative. There is a separate list of World War II TV series. The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or...
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    The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...
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    The Soviet attempt to conquer Finland in the Winter War was thwarted, and by the end of World War II, Finland remained an independent country. However,...
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  • and Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Trainer aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II were frequently modified from operational...
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    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,...
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  • Japanese Naval ships and war vessels in World War II is a list of seafaring vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II. It includes submarines...
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    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...
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    During World War II, the Allies committed legally proven war crimes and violations of the laws of war against either civilians or military personnel of...
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    century, World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), although some historians have also characterised other global conflicts as world wars, such...
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    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...
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    media related to Paris in World War II. Fall of France German military administration in occupied France during World War II Liberation of Paris Fierro...
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    Thailand officially adopted a neutral position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led...
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  • Look up World War II in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. World War II was a 1939–1945 global war. World War II may also refer to: World War II (series)...
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    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...
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    works on World War II. The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945)...
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