World War II
Also known as WW2, WWII, WW 2, WW II, World War Two, 2nd World War, World War 2, the Second World War
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, the latter enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the only nuclear weapons used in war. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 60 to 75 million people. Millions died as a result of massacres, starvation, disease, and genocides, including the Holocaust. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.
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World War II was a global conflict fought between 1939 and 1945 between two major coalitions—the Allies and the Axis powers—that involved nearly all countries in the world and resulted in 60 to 75 million deaths through combat, bombing, starvation, disease, and genocide. It matters because it was the deadliest conflict in human history and fundamentally reshaped the world's political order, leading to the occupation of defeated nations and the establishment of international accountability through war crimes trials.
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