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World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second
World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. 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. It was the
most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in
military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war",
the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific
capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between
civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including
the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in an
estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These deaths make it likely that
World War II is the deadliest conflict in human history. The Empire of Japan
aimed to dominate East Asia and was already at war with the Republic of China
in 1937, but the world war is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939
with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on
Germany by France and the United Kingdom. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a
series of campaigns and treaties, Germany formed the Axis alliance with Italy,
conquering or subduing much of continental Europe. Following the Molotov–Ribbentrop
Pact, Germany and the Soviet Union partitioned and annexed territories between
themselves of their European neighbours, including Poland and the Baltic states.
The United Kingdom and the other members of the British Commonwealth were the
only major Allied forces continuing the fight against the Axis, with battles
taking place in North Africa as well as the long-running Battle of the Atlantic.
In June 1941, the European Axis launched an invasion of the Soviet Union,
giving a start to the largest land theatre of war in history, which tied down
the major part of the Axis' military forces for the rest of the war. In
December 1941, Japan joi ed the Axis, attacked the United States and European
territories in the Pacific Ocean, and quickly conquered much of the Western
Pacific. The Axis advance was stopped in 1942, after Japan lost a series of
naval battles and European Axis troops were defeated in North Africa and,
decisively, at Stalingrad. In 1943, with a series of German defeats in Eastern
Europe, the Allied invasion of Italy which brought about that nation's
surrender, and American victories in the Pacific, the Axis lost the initiative
and undertook strategic retreat on all fronts. In 1944, the Western Allies invaded
France, while the Soviet Union regained all of its territorial losses and
invaded Germany and its allies. During 1944 and 1945 the United States defeated
the Japanese Navy and captured key Western Pacific islands. The war in Europe
ended with an invasion of Germany by the Western Allies and the Soviet Union
culminating in the capture of Berlin by Soviet and Polish troops and the
subsequent German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945. Following the Potsdam
Declaration by the Allies on 26 July 1945, the United States dropped atomic
bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 August and 9 August
respectively. With an invasion of the Japanese archipelago imminent, and the Soviet
Union having declared war on Japan by invading Manchuria, Japan surrendered on
15 August 1945, ending the war in Asia and cementing the total victory of the
Allies over the Axis. World War II altered the political alignment and
social structure of the world. The United Nations (UN) was established to
foster international cooperation and prevent future conflicts. The great powers
that were the victors of the war—the United States, the Soviet Union, China,
the United Kingdom, and France—became the permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as
rival superpowers, setting the stage for the Cold War, which lasted for the
next 46 years. Meanwhile, the influence of European great powers started to
decline, while the decolonisation of Asia and Africa began. Most countries
whose industries had been damaged moved towards economic recovery. Political
integration, especially in Europe, emerged as an effort to stabilise postwar
relations and fight more effectively in the Cold War. ebay4232/138 - ebay148