Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

World War II

Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.

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12 entry terms
  • 2nd World War
  • Second World War
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • 1939-1945 World War
  • Second World Wars
  • War, Second World
  • Wars, 2nd World
  • Wars, Second World
  • World War, 1939 1945
  • World War, 2nd
  • World War, Second
  • World Wars, Second

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History Note

2005

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  1. I01w.880w.735w.950.250w.984w
  2. K01w.400w.504w.968w.901w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. World War II. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047789. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047789
  2. World War II. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
  3. World War II. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362