World War II

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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 world war and historical period that began on September 1, 1939, and ended on September 2, 1945. It followed World War I and the interwar period. The conflict involved participants such as the Axis Powers, the Allies of World War II, Nazi Germany, and Australia. It took place in Russia, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Ocean.

Causes included the Treaty of Versailles, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Adolf Hitler, and other causes of World War II. The war had parts including the Pacific War, Eastern Front, Battle of the Atlantic, and Battle of Britain. Effects included the Holocaust, the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bombing of Dresden, and the British pet massacre. The event resulted in 73,000,000 deaths.

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It is catalogued under topics including Conflicts in 1939, Conflicts in 1940 and Conflicts in 1941.

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World War II: bodies beyond the battlefield.Medical humanities · 2020Simpson H, Girdwood MDOI: 10.1136/medhum-2020-011891
Who won World War II? Conflicting narratives among the allies.Progress in brain research · 2022Roediger HL 3rd, Zerr CLDOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.06.003
Sumatran orangutans and the World War II.Primates; journal of primatology · 2015Matsuzawa TDOI: 10.1007/s10329-015-0474-2
Lessons from Biomedical Innovation during World War II.The Hastings Center report · 2021Cook-Deegan RDOI: 10.1002/hast.1280
When the neurosurgeon Marcel David mentored the psychiatrist Jean Talairach at Sainte-Anne Hospital during World War II.Neuro-Chirurgie · 2024Pallud J, Zanello MDOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2024.101539
Understanding the Influence of Parkinson Disease on Adolf Hitler's Decision-Making during World War II.ReviewWorld neurosurgery · 2015Gupta R, Kim C, Agarwal N et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.014
Effects of World War II on Infectious Diseases in the Persian Gulf.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2024Chamankar MJDOI: 10.34172/aim.28778
Jasenovac.Medicine, science, and the law · 2021Byard RWDOI: 10.1177/0025802420940894

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Instance of: historical period
Subclass of: war
Has part: Big Week
Followed by: World War III
Follows: interwar period
Location: South America
Image: Infobox collage for WWII.PNG
Number of deaths: 73000000
Participant: Taiwan

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topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:World War II
Commons category: World War II
start time: 1939-09-01
end time: 1945-09-02
has cause: chauvinism
Commons gallery: World War II
category of associated people: Category:People of World War II
topic has template: Template:World War II
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Wikimedia outline: outline of World War II
has effect: Soviet invasion of Poland
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject World War II
history of topic: diplomatic history of World War II
Stack Exchange tag: history.stackexchange.com/tags/world-war-two
described by source: Pax Leksikon
topic's main category: Category:World War II
has immediate cause: Secret Additional Protocol to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
time period: late modern period
P8168: Emilio Lunghi
hashtag: world_war_ii
short name: SWW
significant person: Hirohito

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