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  1. World War II: Summary, Combatants & Facts | HISTORY

    WEBOct 29, 2009 · The war began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 and raged across the globe until 1945, when Japan surrendered to the United States after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and …

  2. World War II
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    1. a war (1939–45) in which the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were defeated by an alliance eventually including the UK and its dominions, the former Soviet Union, and the US.
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  3. World War II | Facts, Summary, History, Dates, …

    WEB1 day ago · World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan —and the Allies— France, Great …

  4. World War II Timeline From 1939 to 1945 - ThoughtCo

    WEBFeb 18, 2020 · World War II (WWII) was a long and bloody war that lasted about six years. Officially beginning on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, World War II lasted until both the Germans and the …

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    This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II . Germany 's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war.
    Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1939. 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1939th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 939th year of the 2nd millennium, the 39th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1930s decade.
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    January 24 – 1939 Chillán earthquake: An earthquake in Chile kills an estimated 30,000 people and razes about 50,000 sq mi (130,000 km 2) of land. January 25 – Refik Saydam forms the new (11th) government of Turkey. Spanish Civil War: Spanish Nationalist troops, aided by Italy, take Barcelona.
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    November 4 – WWII: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons to non-belligerent nations. November 4 – Stewart Menzies is appointed head of the British Secret Intelligence Service.
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  6. Invasion of Poland (1939) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …

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  8. Causes, events, and casualties of World War II | Britannica

    WEBWorld War II, or Second World War, (193945) International conflict principally between the Axis powers —Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allied powers—France, Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union, and China.

  9. Invasion of Poland (1939) | Description & Facts | Britannica