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Oct 29, 2009 · World War II proved to be the deadliest international conflict in history, taking the lives of 60 to 80 million people, including 6 million Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis during the ...
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Richfield’s farm fields filled with homes during the twenty-five years following World War II. By 1970 all developable land in the community was taken. Home construction crews applied the “mass-production” systems perfected by the American auto industry.
WWII, one of the most devastating conflicts in human history, was a direct consequence of the aftermath of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919, marked the end of World War I, but it also laid the foundation for World War II. The Treaty imposed severe restrictions on Germany, including loss of territory, heavy ...
World War II was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945, involving the vast majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. This war fundamentally reshaped international relations, economies, and societies worldwide.
(Note: Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies are referred to as “The Axis” in World War II. Britain, the US, the USSR, and their allies are referred to as “The Allies” in World War II.) Leading up to War. The years leading up to the start of World War II (which began in September of 1939) saw a series of bold moves by Nazi leadership.
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2 days ago · World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human history.
In contrast with the First World War, the 1939–45 conflict has been perceived in the UK as a ‘good’ war resulting in the triumph of western democracies over evil fascist regimes, says Emma Hanna, a lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent. The Second World War, despite its many hardships and historians’ subsequent findings to the contrary, is remembered as a time ...
