World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. Referred to by contemporaries as the "Great War", its belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting also expanding into the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 9 million people were killed in combat, while over 5 million civilians died from military occupation, bombardment, hunger, and disease.[2] Millions of additional deaths resulted from genocides within the Ottoman Empire and the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.[3][4] World War I Clockwise from the top: The road to Bapaume in the aftermath of the Battle of the Somme, 1916 British Mark V tanks crossing the Hindenburg Line, 1918 HMS Irresistible sinking after hitting a mine in the Dardanelles, 1915 A British Vickers machine gun crew wearing gas masks during the Battle of the Somme, 1916 German Albatros D.III biplane fighters near Douai, France, 1917 Date28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 (4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks) Peace treaties Treaty of Versailles Signed 28 June 1919 (4 years and 11 months)[b]Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Signed 10 September 1919 (5 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine Signed 27 November 1919 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)[c]Treaty of Trianon Signed 4 June 1920 (5 years, 10 months and 1 week)Treaty of Sèvres Signed 10 August 1920 (6 years, 1 week and 6 days)[d]United States–Austria Peace Treaty Signed 24 August 1921 (3 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)[e][f]United States–Germany Peace Treaty Signed 25 August 1921 (4 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)[g]United States–Hungary Peace Treaty Signed 29 August 1921 (3 years, 8 months, 3  WW2" redirects here. Not to be confused with WWW2. "The Second World War" and "WWII" redirect here. For other uses, see The Second World War (disambiguation), WWII (disambiguation), and World War II (disambiguation). World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. In a total war directly involving more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and the only two uses of nuclear weapons in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, a majority being civilians. Tens of millions of people died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, massacres, and disease. In the wake of the Axis defeat, Germany and Japan were occupied, and war crimes tribunals were conducted against German and Japanese leaders. World War II Clockwise from top left: Chinese forces in the Battle of Changde Australian 25-pounder guns during the First Battle of El Alamein German Stuka dive bombers on the Eastern Front in December 1943 US naval force in the Lingayen Gulf Wilhelm Keitel signing the German Instrument of Surrender Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad Date 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945[a](6 years and 1 day) Location Europe Pacific Atlantic Indian Ocean South-East Asia China Japan Middle East Mediterranean North Africa Horn of Africa Central Africa Australia North and South America Result Allied victory Fall of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial JapanAllied military occupations of Germany, Japan, Austria and KoreaBeginning of the Nuclear Age napoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolnapoli juve aperolMa-i-a hi Ma-i-a hu Ma-i-a ho Ma-i-a ha-ha Ma-i-a hi Ma-i-a hu Ma-i-a ho Ma-i-a ha-ha Ma-i-a hi Ma-i-a hu Ma-i-a ho Ma-i-a ha-ha Ma-i-a hi Ma-i-a hu Ma-i-a ho Ma-i-a ha-ha Alo, salut, sunt eu, un haiduc Și te rog, iubirea mea, primește fericirea Alo, alo, sunt eu Picasso Ți-am dat beep, și sunt voinic Dar sa știi, nu-ți cer nimic Vrei să pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei Chipul tău și dragostea din tei Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi Vrei sa pleci dar nu mă, nu mă iei Nu mă, nu mă iei, nu mă, nu mă, nu mă iei Chipul tău și dragostea din tei Mi-amintesc de ochii tăi Te sun, să-ți spun, ce simt acum Alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu, fericirea Alo, alo, sunt iarăși eu, Picasso Ți-am dat beep, și sunt voinic Dar sa știi, nu-ți cer nimic

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