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

    Oct 29, 2009 · World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history, involved more than 50 nations and was fought on land, sea and air in nearly every part of the world.

  2. World War II: Causes and Timeline - HISTORY

    Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, World War II pitted the Allied forces (led by the United States, Great Britain and the U.S.S.R.) against the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Japan …

  3. World War II Battles: Timeline - HISTORY

    May 5, 2021 · With Adolf Hitler leading a German invasion of Poland in 1939, World War II was launched, a deadly global conflict waged across Europe and the Pacific until 1945.

  4. How Did World War II End? - HISTORY

    Aug 11, 2020 · How Did World War II End? Explore five defining events that led to the conclusion of World War II on September 2, 1945.

  5. The Pictures that Defined World War II - HISTORY

    Jul 6, 2018 · With over 30 countries involved in World War II and the loss of over 50 million lives, war photography captured the destruction and victories of the deadliest war in history.

  6. How Superman Mobilized the WWII Home Front - HISTORY

    Jul 8, 2025 · When Superman first leapt onto comic book pages in the late 1930s, he was more than a fantasy of strength and speed—he was a new kind of hero for a world hurtling toward …

  7. How Germany’s Invasion of Poland Kicked Off WWII - HISTORY

    Sep 1, 2014 · How Germany’s Invasion of Poland Kicked Off WWII The Nazi offensive began with a bang—many of them—and led to a global conflict that would span six years.

  8. Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation Abroad …

    Aug 5, 2020 · After World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, Black soldiers returned home to the United States facing violent white mobs of those who resented African Americans …

  9. Italian Campaign - WWII, Timeline & Outcome - HISTORY

    Nov 18, 2009 · In the final push to defeat the Axis powers of Italy and Germany during World War II (1939-45), the U.S. and Great Britain, the leading Allied powers, planned to invade Italy.

  10. Japanese Internment Camps: WWII, Life & Conditions | HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066.