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    Week 12: The Second World War and the New World Order

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    Causes and Course of The Second World war

    World War II was the bloodiest conflict in human history.Starting with the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937) and the Nazi invasion of Poland (1939) through the eventual Axis power surrenders, this tutorial walks through the major events, year by year, in both the European and Pacific Arenas.

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