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{{Quote|Now may God bless you all, and may he defend the right. For it is evil things that we will be fighting against—brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution—and against them I am certain that the right will prevail.|Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, broadcast from the Cabinet Rooms at 10 Downing Street, 3 September 1939.}}

'''World War II''' or the '''Second World War''' was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Axis_Powers Axis Powers]. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including [[the Holocaust]] and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 75 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II likely the deadliest conflict in human history.

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+{{Quote|Now may God bless you all, and may he defend the right. For it is evil things that we will be fighting against—brute force, bad faith, injustice, oppression and persecution—and against them I am certain that the right will prevail.|Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, broadcast from the Cabinet Rooms at 10 Downing Street, 3 September 1939.}}
 '''World War II''' or the '''Second World War''' was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the [http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Axis_Powers Axis Powers]. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including [[the Holocaust]] and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million to over 75 million fatalities. These deaths make World War II likely the deadliest conflict in human history.