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Information and history of World War II, including powers at war, important battles, weapons and tools of war, and historical significance. Includes major events like the Holocaust and bombing of Pearl Harbor; covers events from 1939 to 1945.

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Information and history of World War II, including powers at war, important battles, weapons and tools of war, and historical significance. Includes major events like the Holocaust and bombing of Pearl Harbor; covers events from 1939 to 1945.

World War II Records - National Archives

Information about holdings of and use of the Research Rooms of the United States National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/
World War II Timeline, Remembering Pearl Harbor - National Geographic

Remembering Pearl Harbor. Multimedia Map and Time Line: Photos, footage, firsthand accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life-moment by moment, target by target. Searchable Archive of Survivors' Stories: Read personal tales of heroism and disaster, find a long-lost friend, or submit your own true tale of December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor Ships and Planes, World War II Time Line, and More: Get the facts in easy-print form, click to related sites, and review recommended resources.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/history/wwii_timeline.html
The National WWII Museum: WWII History

World War II, which began in 1939 and ended in 1945, was the deadliest and most destructive war in history. Before the war, Germany, America, and the rest of the world were going through the Great Depression. The economy was very bad, unemployment was at an all-time high, and massive inflation caused money to lose its value.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/?referrer=https://www.google.com
China Lost 14 Million People in World War II - Why is this Forgotten?

Historian Rana Mitter believes a better understanding of China's future actions can follow a truer understanding of its World War II past.
http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/china-lost-14-million-people-world-war-ii-forgotten-66482
World War II: After the War - The Atlantic

At the end of World War II, huge swaths of Europe and Asia had been reduced to ruins. Borders were redrawn and homecomings, expulsions, and burials were under way. But the massive efforts to rebuild had just begun. When the war began in the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 2 billion.
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/10/world-war-ii-after-the-war/100180/
World War II - History Net: Where History Comes Alive

World War II. Facts, Information, Casualties, Causes, Events & Articles About World War Two, Fought Between The Axis and Allies From 1939 to 1945.
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii
The Secret History of World War II-Era Drones - Wired

Weapons piloted from afar have been around for more than a century.
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-secret-history-of-world-war-ii-era-drones
World War II - 1939-1945

World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939-45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan - and the Allies - France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
http://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II
World War II: Battles, Facts, Videos and Pictures - History

Coming just two decades after the last great global conflict, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths (with some estimates as high as 85 million dead).
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
World War II - Results and Aftermath of the War

After the end of the war, a conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, to set up peace treaties . The countries that fought with Hitler lost territory and had to pay reparations to the Allies . Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into four parts. The zones were to be controlled by Great Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union.
http://www.english-online.at/history/world-war-2/results-and-aftermath-of-world-war-ii.htm
World War II - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations - including all of the great powers - eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
How World War II Shaped Modern America

In the latest in a series of articles on how World War II changed the countries that fought it, Mark Davis looks at the United States, which entered the war as a growing presence on the world stage and emerged from it a global superpower.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/05/how-world-war-ii-shaped-modern-america

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World War II

From top to bottom, left to right:

German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943
British Matilda II tanks during the North African campaign, 1941
U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in Japan, 1945
Soviet troops at the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943
Soviet soldier raising a flag over the Reichstag after the Battle of Berlin, 1945
U.S. warships in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, 1945

Date	1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945^[a] (6 years, 1 day)
Location	Major theatres: Europe Pacific Atlantic Indian Ocean South-East Asia China Japan Middle East Mediterranean North Africa Horn of Africa Central Africa Australia Caribbean North and South America
Result	Allied victory (see also aftermath of World War II)

Participants

Allies

Axis

Commanders and leaders

Main Allied leaders:

Main Axis leaders:

Casualties and losses

Military dead:
Over 16,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 45,000,000
Total dead:
Over 61,000,000
(1937–1945)
...further details

Military dead:
Over 8,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 4,000,000
Total dead:
Over 12,000,000
(1937–1945)
...further details

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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World War II Records - National Archives

Information about holdings of and use of the Research Rooms of the United States National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/
World War II Timeline, Remembering Pearl Harbor - National Geographic

Remembering Pearl Harbor. Multimedia Map and Time Line: Photos, footage, firsthand accounts, and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life-moment by moment, target by target. Searchable Archive of Survivors' Stories: Read personal tales of heroism and disaster, find a long-lost friend, or submit your own true tale of December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor Ships and Planes, World War II Time Line, and More: Get the facts in easy-print form, click to related sites, and review recommended resources.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/history/wwii_timeline.html
The National WWII Museum: WWII History

World War II, which began in 1939 and ended in 1945, was the deadliest and most destructive war in history. Before the war, Germany, America, and the rest of the world were going through the Great Depression. The economy was very bad, unemployment was at an all-time high, and massive inflation caused money to lose its value.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/?referrer=https://www.google.com
China Lost 14 Million People in World War II - Why is this Forgotten?

Historian Rana Mitter believes a better understanding of China's future actions can follow a truer understanding of its World War II past.
http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/china-lost-14-million-people-world-war-ii-forgotten-66482
World War II: After the War - The Atlantic

At the end of World War II, huge swaths of Europe and Asia had been reduced to ruins. Borders were redrawn and homecomings, expulsions, and burials were under way. But the massive efforts to rebuild had just begun. When the war began in the late 1930s, the world's population was approximately 2 billion.
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/10/world-war-ii-after-the-war/100180/
World War II - History Net: Where History Comes Alive

World War II. Facts, Information, Casualties, Causes, Events & Articles About World War Two, Fought Between The Axis and Allies From 1939 to 1945.
http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii
The Secret History of World War II-Era Drones - Wired

Weapons piloted from afar have been around for more than a century.
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-secret-history-of-world-war-ii-era-drones
World War II - 1939-1945

World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939-45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan - and the Allies - France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
http://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II
World War II: Battles, Facts, Videos and Pictures - History

Coming just two decades after the last great global conflict, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths (with some estimates as high as 85 million dead).
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
World War II - Results and Aftermath of the War

After the end of the war, a conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, to set up peace treaties . The countries that fought with Hitler lost territory and had to pay reparations to the Allies . Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into four parts. The zones were to be controlled by Great Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union.
http://www.english-online.at/history/world-war-2/results-and-aftermath-of-world-war-ii.htm
World War II - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations - including all of the great powers - eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
How World War II Shaped Modern America

In the latest in a series of articles on how World War II changed the countries that fought it, Mark Davis looks at the United States, which entered the war as a growing presence on the world stage and emerged from it a global superpower.
http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/05/how-world-war-ii-shaped-modern-america

World War II

From top to bottom, left to right:

German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front, 1943
British Matilda II tanks during the North African campaign, 1941
U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki in Japan, 1945
Soviet troops at the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943
Soviet soldier raising a flag over the Reichstag after the Battle of Berlin, 1945
U.S. warships in Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, 1945

Date	1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945^[a] (6 years, 1 day)
Location	Major theatres: Europe Pacific Atlantic Indian Ocean South-East Asia China Japan Middle East Mediterranean North Africa Horn of Africa Central Africa Australia Caribbean North and South America
Result	Allied victory (see also aftermath of World War II)

Participants

Allies

Axis

Commanders and leaders

Main Allied leaders:

Main Axis leaders:

Casualties and losses

Military dead:
Over 16,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 45,000,000
Total dead:
Over 61,000,000
(1937–1945)
...further details

Military dead:
Over 8,000,000
Civilian dead:
Over 4,000,000
Total dead:
Over 12,000,000
(1937–1945)
...further details

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Information and history of World War II, including powers at war, important battles, weapons and tools of war, and historical significance. Includes major events like the Holocaust and bombing of Pearl Harbor; covers events from 1939 to 1945.

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