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Officially, World War II began in Asia when the USA was brought in to the war in December of 1941. However, Japan had been expanding their sphere of influence in Asia long before then. Japan began major imperial expansion in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904, and they continued this trend until they were defeated in World War II. If you lived in China during World War II, you didn't call the war "World War II:" you knew it as the Sino-Japanese War, which began officially in 1937 and lasted until Japan's defeat in 1945.
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∙ 8y agoWorld War II began in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
1 September 1939 is the official start of World War 2. However, Japan invaded China in 1937 and Italy invaded Albania in 1938 - so if you are Chinese or Albanian, you will probably have a different view of when WW2 started.
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∙ 11y agoTechnically speaking; WWII (2) began on Sept. 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland which resulted in England and France declaring War on Germany.
In the 1930's however, Japan invaded Manchuria and China and while the League of Nations protested this invasion, they did nothing and this proved they were a useless organization, incapable of standing up to military aggression. Then, Italy invaded Ethiopia, and Germany started grabbing more and more land and countries until it invaded Poland and started WW2 (II).
So there is the Official start date of Sept. 1, 1939, but, a lot of people would argue, (with good reason), that WW2 "started" when Japan invaded Manchuria and China and the rest of the world did nothing.
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∙ 14y agoWhen DOES it begin? I could have sworn it already happened.
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∙ 14y agoWWII begun on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, after which war was declared to Germany by France and by most of the British Commonwealth countries.
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∙ 13y agoMany events are accepted to be the start of World War II, but most historians agree that World War II started on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland.
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∙ 13y agoSeptember 1, 1939 World War 2 started when Adolf Hitler and the German Nazis invaded Poland with military force.
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What year did World War 2 start to end?
World War 2 began September 1939 and ended August 1945.
The dates and year that world war 2 started and the date and year in finished?
WW2 began in 1939 and ended in 1945:)
What are the dates for World War I and World War 2?
Simply put, World War 1 began in the year 1914 and officially ended in 1919, when all the treaties had been signed, although fighting had ceased on November 11th 1918.
When did World War 2 end and began?
it ended in 2021 World war 2 DID not end in 2021 it ended by the death of Adolf Hitler,and when world war 2 began is when Nazi Germany took over Poland
What year did World War 2 begin?
It depends on where you lived. In China, 1937. In most of Europe, 1939 or 1940. In USA, 1941. World War 2 began in 1939 when Nazi Germany attacked Poland.
Year World War 2 began?
2008
What date and year did world war 2 began?
the year was 1939
What year exactly did World War 2 began?
1939
What year did war war 2 begin?
World War Two began in 1939.
What year did World War 2 start to end?
World War 2 began September 1939 and ended August 1945.
In which year did the World War 2 begin how long did it last?
The World War 2 began in 1939 and lasted 6 years, till 1945,
Why the World War 2 began?
World war 2 began because Germany invaded Poland
What year did World War 2 started?
the us joined in 1941 but the war started world wide in 1939
The dates and year that world war 2 started and the date and year in finished?
WW2 began in 1939 and ended in 1945:)
What war began when the Holocaust began?
No war 'began when the Holocaust began'. The Holocaust took place during World War 2 but was not one of the causes of the war.
What are the dates for World War I and World War 2?
Simply put, World War 1 began in the year 1914 and officially ended in 1919, when all the treaties had been signed, although fighting had ceased on November 11th 1918.
When were World War 2 began?
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