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'''World War II''' was a global conflict fought between the [[Allies|Allied]] powers (led by the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]] assisted by [[Britain]] and [[France]]) and the [[Axis (WWII)|Axis]] powers (mainly [[Nazi]] [[Germany]], [[Fascism|Fascist]] [[Italy]], and Imperial [[Japan]]). The war is usually considered to have started on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of [[Poland]] by Nazi Germany. During the war, eight major world powers fought, along with several lesser states joining with one side or the other. On the side which lost were the Axis Powers Germany, [[Japan]], and [[Italy]]. Against them were the Allied Powers [[United States]], [[Great Britain]] and the Commonwealth, [[Russia]], [[France]], and [[China]] (which was friendly to the West at the time.) Russia entered the war after Germany launched an attack codenamed [[Operation_Barbarossa|Barbarossa]], while Britain declared war in reaction to Germany's aggression against [[Poland]].

'''World War II''' was a global conflict fought between the [[Allies|Allied]] powers including the [[United States]],the [[Soviet Union]], [[Britain]], [[France]]), Australia, Canada and many other nations and the [[Axis (WWII)|Axis]] powers (mainly [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Germany]], [[Fascism|Fascist]] [[Italy]], and Imperial [[Japan]]). The war is usually considered to have started on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of [[Poland]] by Nazi Germany. During the war, eight major world powers fought, along with several lesser states joining with one side or the other. On the side which lost were the Axis Powers Germany, [[Japan]], and [[Italy]]. Against them were the Allied Powers [[United States]], [[Great Britain]] and the Commonwealth, [[Russia]], [[France]], and [[China]] (which was friendly to the West at the time.) Russia entered the war after Germany launched an attack codenamed [[Operation_Barbarossa|Barbarossa]], while Britain declared war in reaction to Germany's aggression against [[Poland]].

==Causes==

==Causes==

The causes of World War II are complicated and varied. The immediate causes of World War II are generally held to be the Japanese attacks on China, the United States, the British and Dutch colonies and the German invasion of Poland. Many ideological factors also contributed to causing World War II. One of the most prominent examples of this is German [[Nationalism]]; embarrassed by their defeat in [[World War I]], the German people were eager to reaffirm their position as a major world player on the global stage.

The causes of World War II are complicated. The immediate causes of World War II are generally held to be the Japanese attacks on China, the United States, the British and Dutch colonies and the German invasion of Poland. World War II began after these acts of aggression were met with an official declaration of war, armed resistance or both.  

== German Tactics ==

== German Tactics ==