The Second World War was a global military conflict from 1939 to 1945 that involved most of the world's nations forming into two alliances, the Allies and Axis powers. It was the largest war in history with over 100 million military personnel. Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to start the war and sought to establish a large empire in Europe and spread Nazism ideology. The Axis advance was stopped in 1942 after defeats in North Africa and at Stalingrad, and the war in Europe ended in 1945 with the Allies capturing Berlin and Germany surrendering. The war had widespread implications and effects including the division of Germany, creation of new countries and organizations, and emergence of the US and Soviet Union as superpowers dominating the postwar world.

1. General view of the second world war

2.  Second World War was a global military
conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945.
 Involved most of the world’s nations, including
all of the great powers: eventually forming two
opposing military alliances, the Allies and the
Axis.
 It was the most widespread war in history,
with more than 100 million military personnel
mobilized.

4. The major participants placed their entire
economic, industrial, and scientific
capabilities at the service of the war effort,
erasing the distinction between civilian
and military resources

5.  The war is generally accepted to have begun on
1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland
by Germany and Slovakia, and subsequent
declarations of war on Germany by France and
most of the countries of the British Empire and
Commonwealth.

6.  Germany wanted to establish a large empire in
Europe.
 Germany wanted Europe to accept the Nazism
ideology and the Nazi Party.

7.  Britain and the Commonwealth remained the
only major force continuing the fight against
the Axis in North Africa and in extensive naval
warfare.

8. The Axis advance was stopped in 1942 after the
defeat of Japan in a series of naval battles and
after defeats of European Axis troops in North
Africa and, determinedly, at Stalingrad.

9. The war in Europe ended with the capture of
Berlin by Soviet and Polish troops and the
subsequent German unconditional surrender on 8
May 1945.

10.  The effects of World War II had far-reaching implications for
most of the world. Many millions of lives had been lost as a result
of the war.Germany was divided into four quadrants, which were
controlled by the Allied Power — the U.S., UK, France, and
the Soviet Union — and itself was one of the survivors. The war
can be identified to varying degrees as the catalyst for many
continental, national and local phenomena, such as the re-drawing
of European borders, the birth of the United Kingdom's welfare
state, the takeover of China and Eastern Europe, the creation
of Israel and the division of Germany and Korea and later
of Vietnam. In addition, many organizations have roots in the
Second World War; for example, the United Nations, the World
Bank, the World Trade Organization, and the International
Monetary Fund. Technologies, such as nuclear fission, the
electronic computer and the jet engine, also appeared during this
period.

11. A multipolar world was replaced by a bipolar one
dominated by the two most powerful victors, the
United States and Soviet Union, which became
known as the superpowers.