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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_War_IIWorld War II - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany on 3 September.

    • List of Timelines of World War II

      Timeline of declarations of war during World War II;...

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      After the Soviet Union and United States joined the Allies...

    • Axis Powers

      The Government of National Salvation, also referred to as...

    • World War III

      British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was concerned that,...

    • Australia

      An Australian World War II propaganda poster produced in...

  2. facts.net › history › 35-facts-about-world-war-235 Facts About World War 2

    1 day ago · World War 2, one of the most significant events in human history, began in 1939. This conflict reshaped nations, economies, and the global landscape. Here are some intriguing facts about its onset. 01 Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, marking the start of the war. 02 Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later, on ...

  3. 2 days ago · This quiz is all about World War II. A multiple-choice quiz by cal79. Estimated time: 2 mins. Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (5/10), Guest 82 (8/10), Guest 82 (6/10).

  4. 5 days ago · 1. Can you name the main forces fighting against the USA, Canada, France, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Britain in World War II? Hint. Germany, Switzerland. China, Germany and Bolivia.

  5. 15 hours ago · After the Soviet Union and United States joined the Allies in 1941, the U.K. launched major offensives in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Burma. As a member of the Big Three, Prime Minister Winston Churchill participated in conferences with the US and USSR to plan the war and the postwar world.

  6. 5 days ago · World War II was the most destructive war in history. Estimates of those killed vary from 35 million to 60 million. The total for Europe alone was 15 million to 20 million—more than twice as many as in World War I. At least 6 million Jewish men, women, and children, and millions of others, died in Hitler’s extermination camps.

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  8. 2 days ago · World War II - Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Atomic Bombs: On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima: the combined heat and blast pulverized everything in the explosion's immediate vicinity and immediately killed some 70,000 people (the death toll passed 100,000 by the end of the year).

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