·         Began in the late 1930’s

·         Allies- Great Britain, France, USA, Russia (Soviet Union)

·         Axis- Germany, Japan, Italy

·         Fought in Europe, the Pacific Ocean, South east Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean, Africa

·         Military dead- over 14,000,000 (allies), over 8,000,000 (axis)

·         Civilian dead- over 36,000,000 (allies), over 4,000,000 (axis)

·         April 29th, 1945,  Germans surrendered to allies; May 8^th allies accepted

·         April 30^th, 1945,  Hitler committed suicide

·         USA dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima

·         August 15^th, 1945, Japan surrendered