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    1 day ago · World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. The vast majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of these military alliances. Many participating countries invested all available economic ...

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  2. 3 days ago · Germany attacked Poland on 1 September 1939, and so World War II began. German forces swept through the Low Countries and France in 1940. The British Expeditionary Force in France, cut off from the south of the country, was obliged to withdraw 340,000 men in the Dunkirk Evacuation of May-June. Paris was occupied on 14 June. The French ...

  3. 4 days ago · The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture.

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  5. 2 days ago · The first half is chronological, assessing the state of civilian morale through the four distinct phases of the war: the Phoney War, the emergency of 1940, the ‘Britain alone’ period of 1940-1, and then the long haul to victory, 1941-5.

  6. 5 days ago · For similar reasons, the important role played by Churchill in securing the beneficial treatment of France at Yalta has also been forgotten by the French. Finally, David Reynolds explores how the memory of the two world wars has influenced policy in Britain and France during the 20th century.

  7. 2 days ago · Most of the Polish people who came to the United Kingdom at that time came as part of military units reconstituted outside Poland after the German-Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939, which marked the beginning of World War II. On 3 September 1939, Britain and France, which were allied with Poland, declared war on Germany.

  8. 4 days ago · Tūrakautahi. Tūrakautahi was the middle son of Tūāhuriri and his wife Hinetewai. The early death of his brother Hāmua left him to lead his Ngāi Tūhaitara people. Born with a club foot, Tūrakatahi was not able to lead his people in warfare and this role would fall to his younger brother Moki.

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