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World War II

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The conflict began by most Western accounts on [[September 1]] [[1939]] with the German invasion of Poland (the Pacific war is taken to have started on [[July 7]] [[1937]] with the Japanese attack on China) and lasted until the summer of [[1945]], involving many of the world's countries. Some historians contend that the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (The Second Italo-Abyssinian War) which lasted seven months in 1935-1936 was the actual start of World War II. Virtually all countries that participated in [[World War I]] were involved in World War II. Many consider World War II to be the only true world war due to the overwhelming number of nations involved and the extraordinary number of theatres—from Europe and the Soviet Union to North Africa, China, South East Asia and the Pacific. In World War I non-European theatres had seen quick and short colonial battles, but in World War II these theatres demanded far more resources and human sacrifice.
In Europe, the war ended with the surrender of Germany on [[8 May]] [[1945]] (V-E Day), but continued in Asia until Japan surrendered on [[August 15 August]] , [[1945]] (V-J Day).

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