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Article: Snapshots of world War II.(INFO ZONE)
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- WR News, Senior Edition (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2007
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This Veterans Day, WR News salutes the heroes of World War II (1939-1945). More Americans served in that conflict than in any other war in U.S. history. Here's a look at how World War II shaped the United States and the rest of the world.
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Just the Facts
5 major Allies helped win: the United States, France, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union.
3 major Axis powers fought the Allies: Germany, Italy, and Japan. Germany was led by Adolf Hitler (right).
6 continents had fighting--all except Antarctica. The battle reached the United States in 1941, when Japan attacked a ...