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4 days ago · e. World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, participated in the conflict, and many invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities ...
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World War II (WWII), or the Second World War, was a global...
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3 days ago · This collection contains manuscript materials compiled by the Office of War Information. For the World War II Rumor Project, field representatives collected information from community-based correspondents and sent duplicate or triplicate copies of reports of the correspondents to Dr. Eugene Horowitz at the Bureau of Public Inquiries of the OWI.
5 days ago · by history tools. May 26, 2024. World War 2 was the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Spanning from 1939 to 1945, it involved most of the world‘s nations and resulted in an estimated 70-85 million fatalities. Here are 100 facts that highlight the key events, turning points, and lasting impact of this devastating war: The Road to War.
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1 day ago · Peter declared war on Sweden, which was at the time led by the young King Charles XII. Sweden was also opposed by Denmark–Norway , Saxony , and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . The Preobrazhensky regiment took part in all major battles of the Great Northern War.
6 days ago · After the Russians had defeated the Swedes and the pro-Swedish Empire Ukrainian Cossacks led by Ivan Mazepa in the Battle of Poltava in 1709, Charles XII of Sweden managed to persuade the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III to declare war on Russia on November 20, 1710.
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5 days ago · The Colossus computer was created to help break the complex German Lorenz ciphers. It made calculations that would have taken human codebreakers weeks in just hours. Colossus and other computing innovations during the war paved the way for the rise of electronic computing in the post-war era. 3. Penicillin.
