| 1 | 1939 | - 3 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: World War II
World War II, also called Second World War, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
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1935 - 1987 (52 years)