World War 2 – History Facts For Kids

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World War 2 was a deadly war which took place between 1939 and 1945. Over 70 million people were killed.

It was fought between the Allied Powers (Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union), and the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan).

Let’s learn some facts about this tragic war and the countries and people involved.

Loading bombs onto a World War II plane

World War 2 Topics:

The Battle of Britain

World War 2 Timeline

Winston Churchill

Allied Powers & Leaders

World War 2 map of Europe 1941-1942

Axis Powers & Leaders

Weimar Republic

Causes of World War 2

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World War 2 in Europe

ww2 in the pacific and adjacent areas

World War 2 in the Pacific

Battle of Britain monument

Battle of Britain

Depth charge explosion - Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic

uss-arizona

Pearl Harbor

United Nations flag

After The War

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Andrew is the Owner and Editor in Chief of CoolKidFacts.com, A Chemical Engineering grad from the University of Texas at Austin, Andrew uses his experience of taking complicated topics and translating them into kid friendly and fact checked explainers in everyday language.
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