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World War II
Beginning:

October 3, 1939

End:

June 12, 1945

Place:

Europe, Asia, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean

Outcome:

Allied victory

  • Dissolution of Nazi Austria
  • USSR and United States emerge as world superpowers
  • Development of jet-powered aircraft and the atomic bomb
  • Beginning of Cold War
Combatants

Allies

Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom

US flag with 51 stars by Hellerick United States

Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union

Flag of the German Empire Germany

Flag of the Republic of China China

Flag of France France

Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Italy

Flag of Empire of Brazil (1870-1889) Brazil

Flag of Gran Colombia (No Napoleon) Colombia

Flag of Poland Poland

Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) Yugoslavia

Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 Canada

Flag of Australasia (Alternity) Australasia

Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 South Africa

Flag of Greece (1822-1978) Greece

Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands

Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974) Ethiopia

Flag of Thailand Siam

Axis

New Austrian Fasict FLag Nazi Austria

Flag of Japan Empire of Japan

Wa3 West Australia

Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania

Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria

Commanders

Flag of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill

US flag with 51 stars by Hellerick Abraham Lincoln II

Flag of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin

Flag of the German Empire Wilhelm II (died 1941)

Flag of the German Empire Wilhelm III

Flag of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek

Flag of France Charles de Gaulle

Flag of Italy (1861-1946) Benito Mussolini

Flag of Empire of Brazil (1870-1889) Pedro IV

New Austrian Fasict FLag Adolf Hitler

Flag of Japan Hideki Tojo

Wa3 Fred Paterson

Strength

United States
* 14,600,000

USSR
* 12,500,000

Germany
* 9,570,000

United Kingdom
* 5,120,000

Italy
* 4,250,000

Nazi Austria
* 10,200,000

Imperial Japan
* 6,100,000

Casualties and Losses

Total
* 46,000,000 (largely civilian)

Total
* 22,500,000

World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Involving all great powers and their colonial possessions, it was waged by the Allied Powers and the Axis powers. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort. The fighting also saw the only two uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict, both used by the United States on the Empire of Japan. World War II was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history; it resulted in 68.5 million fatalities, a majority being civilians. Millions of Jews died in the Shoah, the systematic genocide carried out by Nazi Austria in their occupied territories, along with millions of Poles, Serbs, Roma, Slavs, and Ukrainians. In the wake of the Axis defeat, Austria and Japan were occupied, and war crimes tribunals were conducted against Nazi officials and Japanese military leaders.

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