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World War II,
or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII or WW2)
was a global military conflict which involved a
majority of the world's nations, including all of
the
great powers,
organised into two opposing military alliances: the
Allies and the
Axis. The war involved the mobilisation of over 100
million military personnel, making it the most
widespread war in history. In a state of "total
war", the major participants placed their complete
economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the
service of the war effort, erasing the distinction
between civilian and military resources. Over
seventy million people, the majority of them
civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict
in
human history.
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