•World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
•It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
•In a state of total war, directly involving more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources.
•World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 70 to 85 million fatalities, with more civilians than military personnel killed. Tens of millions of people died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), premeditated death from starvation, massacres, and disease.
•Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, including in strategic bombing of population centres, the development of nuclear weapons, and the only two uses of such in war.
•The places where the World War II happened
Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, Horn of Africa, Central Africa, Australia, briefly North and South America.
•Results of world War II
•Allied victory.
•Fall of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan.
•Allied military occupations of Germany, Japan, Austria and foundation of the Italian Republic in place of the Kingdom of Italy.
•Beginning of the Nuclear Age.
•Dissolution of the League of Nations and creation of the United Nations.
•Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers and beginning of the Cold War.
