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Roosevelt George Marshall Winston Churchill Alan Brooke Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle and others Axis leadersAdolf Hitler Wilhelm Keitel Hirohito Hideki Tōjō Benito Mussolini Miklós Horthy Ion Antonescu and others Casualties and losses Military dead: Over 16,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 45,000,000 Total dead: Over 61,000,000 ...further details Military dead: Over 8,000,000 Civilian dead: Over 4,000,000 Total dead: Over 12,000,000 ...further details World War II series Precursors Asian events · European events · Timeline Campaigns of World War IIEurope Poland – Phoney War – Denmark & Norway France & Benelux – Britain – Balkans – Yugoslav Front – Eastern Front – Western Front (1944–45) – Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa Asia & The Pacific China – Pacific Ocean – South-East Asia South West Pacific – Japan – Manchuria (1945) Other Campaigns Atlantic – Strategic Bombing - North America Contemporaneous Wars Chinese Civil – Winter War – Soviet–Japanese Border – French–Thai – 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Italian Social Republic · Iraq Resistance Austria · Baltic States · Belgium · Czech lands · Denmark · Estonia · Ethiopia · France · Germany · Greece · Italy · Jewish · Korea · Latvia · Netherlands · Norway · Philippines · Poland · Thailand · Soviet Union · Slovakia · Western Ukraine · Vietnam · Yugoslavia Timeline Prelude Africa · Asia · Europe 1939 Invasion of Poland · Phoney War · Winter War · Battle of the Atlantic 1940 Denmark and Norway · Battle of the Netherlands · Battle of Belgium · Battle of France · Battle of Britain · Libya and Egypt · British Somaliland · Baltic states · Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina · Invasion of French Indochina · Invasion of Greece · Operation Compass 1941 East Africa Campaign · Invasion of Yugoslavia · Yugoslav Front · Battle of Greece · Battle of Crete · Invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) · Continuation War · Middle East Campaign · Battle of Kiev · Siege of Leningrad · Battle of Moscow · Siege of Sevastopol · Attack on Pearl Harbor 1942 Changsha · Battle of the Coral Sea · Battle of Midway · Case Blue · Battle of Stalingrad · Battle of Gazala · Second Battle of El Alamein · Operation Torch · Guadalcanal Campaign 1943 End in Africa · Battle of Kursk · Battle of Smolensk · Solomon Islands · Invasion of Sicily · Lower Dnieper Offensive · Invasion of Italy · Gilbert and Marshall Islands 1944 Cassino and Anzio · Battle of Narva · Operation Tempest · Operation Ichi-Go · Invasion of Normandy · Mariana and Palau Islands · Operation Bagration · Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive · Warsaw Uprising · Jassy–Kishinev Offensive · Belgrade Offensive · Liberation of Paris · Gothic Line · Operation Market Garden · Operation Crossbow · Operation Pointblank · Lapland War · Budapest Offensive · Battle of Leyte Gulf · Battle of the Bulge · Burma Campaign 1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive · Battle of Iwo Jima · Battle of Okinawa · Final offensive in Italy · Battle of Berlin · Prague Offensive · Siege of Budapest · Surrender of Germany · Soviet invasion of Manchuria · Philippine liberation · Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki · Surrender of Japan Aspects General Attacks on North America · Blitzkrieg · Comparative military ranks · Cryptography · Home front · Military awards · Military equipment · Military production · Nazi plunder · Technology · Total war Aftermath Effects · Expulsion of Germans · Operation Paperclip · Occupation of Germany · Morgenthau Plan · Territorial changes · Soviet occupations: Romania, Poland, Hungary, Baltic States · Occupation of Japan · First Indochina War · Cold War · Decolonization · Contemporary culture War crimes Allied war crimes · German war crimes · Italian war crimes · Japanese war crimes · Soviet war crimes · United States war crimes · The Holocaust · Bombing of civilians · Bengal famine of 1943 War rape Rape during the occupation of Japan · Comfort women · Rape of Nanking · Mass rape of German women by Soviet Red Army Prisoners Italian prisoners of war in the Soviet Union · Japanese prisoners of war in the Soviet Union · Japanese prisoners of war in World War II · German prisoners of war in the Soviet Union Category · Portal definition · textbooks · quotes · source texts · media · news storiesWorld War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict between 1939 and 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. 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. Over seventy million people, the majority civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The start of the war is generally held to be September 1, 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by most of the countries in the British Empire and Commonwealth, and by France. Many countries were already at war before this date, such as Ethiopia and Italy in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and China and Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Many who were not initially involved joined the war later, as a result of events such as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and British colonies, and subsequent declarations of war on Japan by the United States, the British Commonwealth, and the Netherlands. In 1945, the war ended in a victory for the Allies. The Soviet Union and the United States subsequently emerged as the world's two superpowers, setting the stage for the Cold War which lasted for the next 46 years. The United Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another world conflict. The acceptance of the principle of self-determination accelerated decolonization movements in Asia and Africa, while Western Europe itself began moving toward integration. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  dailydown.net cutebaby666 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:19:31 GM Posted by cutebaby666 at 06:19 AM Today. . World War II. Combat Iwo Jima Rapidshare, Megaupload, Torrent, Mediafire, Hotfile. . World War II. Combat : Iwo.  veteranstoday.com Bob Higgins Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:03:21 GM Reporting from Washington When . World War II. beckoned, she was a 24-year-old mother of two daughters, ages 4 and 2. Her husband was a draftsman for Lockheed in Southern California, and her brother became an Army Air Forces pilot. ...  blog.taragana.com AP Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:31:04 GM HBO paying for vets' trip to WWII memorialNew york hbo is paying to send 250 veterans to Washington next week to visit the . World War II. memorial, coinciding with the networks' premiere of a miniseries about the war. From Google Blog Search: "World War II" World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a worldwide military conflict; the amalgamation of two separate conflicts, one beginning in Asia, 1937, as the w:Second Sino-Japanese War and the other beginning in Europe, 1939, with the invasion of Poland. It is regarded as the historical successor to World War I. This global conflict split a majority of the world's nations into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Spanning much of the globe, World War II resulted in the deaths of over 70 million people, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com AZ Central.com ... where he displayed his rare plane, a P-51, described as "probably the most famous plane in World War II ," by Patrick Oakley, an airport spokesman. ... 1 dead after plane crashes at small AZ airport The Associated Press World War II -era plane crashes at Arizona airport Thaindian.com Pilot killed in fiery plane crash Arizona Republic East Valley Tribune - FOX11AZ.com - TriValley Central all 233 news articles » news.google.com Newsday (subscription) (press release) Howard Landis, a former fighter pilot who flew in 26 missions during World War II , died Monday as a result of cancer. He was 89. ... and more » news.google.com Villages Daily Sun As for Kinder, he used to listen to his father and stepfather tell stories about World War II . These tales probably helped to spur Kinder's interest in this ... From Google News Search: "World War II"  i3.photobucket.com 533px x 800px | 148.80kB [source page] from the Washington Monument and we knew that the Vietnam War Memorial was in that direction as well so we headed that way I got a sweet shot there that I think turned out real well Earlier before coming up on the Washington Monument we had encountered a very overfriendly squirrel and he pretty much modeled for me while I snapped away Much to my dismay when I hit the From Yahoo Image Search: "World War II" How did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism after World War II? Q. I'm doing this essay on: how did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism after World War II (arrrgh history homework). In my essay I wrote about the Korean war and Australia's involvement, the SEATO, the ANZUS Treaty, and the Cold War spy drama on Petrov Affair (the Russian spy). How should I conclude my essay? (In two or three sentences) Please help me! Thank you! Asked by Scorpio - Mon Feb 19 04:07:39 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. If it's just a conclusion you're after, the key thing is to emphasize key points from the main body of your essay...DON'T add new info here. Also don't forget the vietnam war and the posturing of the Aussie Defence force in the north if you haven't already got these in your essay. The main thing with essays is to keep it simple. I know I may not be of too much help, but I can't see what you've written. Good luck !! Answered by stab_on - Mon Feb 19 04:47:02 2007 How did World War II cause the end of the Great Depression? Q. I am writing a term paper for my AP History Class. My thesis is that World War II ended the Great Depression in the United States. I have some stuff already, but I would like to know what would be good information to research in order to support my thesis. Asked by ThePipesAreCaling - Thu Mar 19 22:43:24 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. War usually always stimulates the economy. at this time it ended the depression because there were less people in the country and women were doing mens jobs and being paid less to do them. Also the US made a lot of money by selling weapons and supplies to the other countries before it entered the war (which was at the end). Answered by rlshorty3 - Thu Mar 19 22:49:01 2009 What are a couple questions I can ask to interview a World War II Civilian?
Q. Any suggestions would be appreciated. PS - I need to ask questions about their life in World War II as a 10 YEAR OLD, so please keep that in mind. Thanks a lot :) No, I'm not 10 years old. I need to interview someone who was 10 in 1941. Asked by Miss Anonymous - Sun Apr 6 00:33:48 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. What was your civilian background prior to World War II? December 7, 1941. Where were you at that time? In the last couple days of the battle, the opposing carrier forces squared off, launching an equal number of aircraft at each other. Who was caught in the middle? Was that event like for you? I will email you if I have more! -Sky I didn't read your full question: as a 10 year old (the questionie...not you) You should ask Where your parents involved? Or any of your family members? Can you remember the headlines if any? What was the atmosphere like in your school? Where you scared did it feel like dooms day sorda speak? Did people continue as normal in life or was it smilier too the way people reacted today during 9/11. … [cont.] Answered by just4sky - Sun Apr 6 01:01:42 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "World War II"
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