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World War II

World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war on an unprecedented scale. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the deaths of 60 to 75 million…

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Location
Global
Date
Allied victory · 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945[a](6 years, 1 day)
Result
Allied victory

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World War II

Nodes814
Edges813
Triples65
Avg. degree2
Density0.002457
Components1

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World War II

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related to Start and end dates · 40
World War II → Abyssinia, Allies, Antony Beevor, Asia, August, Battles, British, Dates, East, French, German, Germany, Germany's, It, Italian, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Joint Declaration, July, Khalkhin Gol
see also · 3
World War II → Hypothetical, Lists, War III
Date · 2
World War II → 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945[a](6 years, 1 day), Allied victory
Location · 1
World War II → Global
Result · 1
World War II → Allied victory

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soviet germany war german japan forces union japanese united british allies states western allied axis italy world china also military

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
World War IIDateAllied victory1.00infobox
World War IIDate1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945[a](6 years, 1 day)1.00infobox
World War IILocationGlobal1.00infobox
World War IIResultAllied victory1.00infobox
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the Leigh Lightinstance ofimproving Allied technologies0.80text
Hedgehoginstance ofimproving Allied technologies0.80text
Squidinstance ofimproving Allied technologies0.80text

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