Durationcorroborated · high
1939–1945
LIVING · 100% FRESH
World War II
A living, evidence-backed brief on the Second World War.
The answer
World War II was a global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allied and Axis powers.
Why it matters
Its aftermath shaped the modern international order, the United Nations, the Cold War, decolonization and international human-rights law.
Context
Evergreen historical claims are maintained separately from current-event claims.
Tracked claims
War in Europe begancorroborated · high
September 1, 1939
Formal endcorroborated · high
September 2, 1945
Holocaustconfirmed · high
Six million Jews murdered
1 supporting source
Major coalitionscorroborated · high
Allies and Axis