World War II

The major global military conflict fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allied and Axis powers, involving most of the world’s nations across multiple theaters. It marked a decisive historical turning point in modern politics, economics, technology, and geopolitics.

Claims that use this term

• U.S. military leadership displayed intellectual insensitivity after World War II.
• The Department of Agriculture developed aerosol insecticides during World War II.
• The U.S. Navy has worked with the Camorra since World War II
• World War II guerrilla factions in Yugoslavia were organized along religious and ethnic lines.
• World War II resolved the Depression-era demand problem and launched American Fordist expansion
• Japan occupied Guam for thirty-two months during World War II with brutal force.