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hat was World War 2
World War 2 was a global war, the largest and deadliest of all wars in human
history, with over 60 million people killed, including millions of civilians who
were systematically mass-murdered. Many more millions were injured,
imprisoned, starved, deported, became refugees, subjected to forced labor,
and so on. Entire countries were physically devastated by the war. On the
"positive" side, many people, from individuals to entire nations, rose to the
challenge and demonstrated unprecedented courage, determination,
endurance, diligence, cooperation, and a desire to prevail over evil and
hardship.
Who started World War 2
World War 2 was started by Adolf Hilter, then the dictator of Germany. Hitler,
who was an extreme racist, a nazi (the term "Nazi" was an abbreviation for
Hitler's party's name), declared his aggressive expansionist intentions years in
advance, in a book and in speeches, but the German people elected him to be
the chancellor of Germany. As chancellor, he immediately abolished
democracy, as he promised in advance, becoming a totalitarian dictator, and
