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==History== | ==History== | ||
World War II was the largest conflict in human history at the time. It was fought between the Axis powers and the Allies. | World War II was the largest conflict in human history at the time. It was fought between the Axis powers and the Allies. | ||
[[File:WWIISoldier.jpg|thumb|left|A soldier dying in battle.]] | |||
The war started in 1939 when Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, invaded Poland. Britain and France had allying pacts with Poland, and both nations declared war on Nazi Germany. However, in 1940, Axis forces quickly routed the Allies. The British expeditionary force and the French army retreated to a small pocket around Calais and Dunkirk and were evacuated by the Royal Navy. | The war started in 1939 when Adolf Hitler, Führer of Nazi Germany, invaded Poland. Britain and France had allying pacts with Poland, and both nations declared war on Nazi Germany. However, in 1940, Axis forces quickly routed the Allies. The British expeditionary force and the French army retreated to a small pocket around Calais and Dunkirk and were evacuated by the Royal Navy. | ||
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