World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war. It is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945, although some conflicts in Asia that are commonly viewed as becoming part of the world war had begun earlier than 1939. It involved the vast majority of the world’s nations —including all of the great powers —eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries. In a state of “total war”, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust and the first use of nuclear weapons in combat, it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history. [1]
Names
- Social Security: Popular Baby Names in 1924
- Social Security: Popular Baby Names in 1930
- Social Security: Popular Baby Names in 1945
- Top 100 Names in England and Wales in 1924
- Top 100 Names in England and Wales in 1934
- Top 100 Names in England and Wales in 1944
- Top German Baby Names in 1920s
- Top German Baby Names in 1930s
- Top German Baby Names in 1940s
- Japanese Baby Names for 1915 - 2000
- Popular Japanese Names in 1945 - 1949 (In Japanese - Use Google Translator)
Society & Life
- The U.S. Home Front During World War II
- The Home Front in Rural America During World War II
- Partners in Winning the War: American Women in World War II
- Building Bombs & Planes
- Women in World War Two
- Women Under Fire in World War Two
- Women at War
- Life During World War II
- Everyday Life During World War II
- World War 2 - Growing Up in Wartime
- Wartime Homes
- World War 2 - Blackout Time
- What was it like for children?
- School and War Work
- A Black Nurse, a German Soldier and an Unlikely WWII Romance
- What was it like to be in the Forces?
- World War II - A Soldier’s Daily Life
- My Army Service in World War II
- WWII: A Soldier’s View
- World War II Military (Pictures)
- World War 2: A Day in the Life of a German Soldier
- The Life During World War II
- The Role of Women in Nazi Germany
- Diary of Second World War German Teenager
- Germany During World War II: A Child’s Experience (PDF)
- Jewish Life in Europe Before the Holocaust
- Blacks During the Holocaust
- Conditions for Polish Jews During WWII
- Understanding the Treatment of Jews during World War II
- World War II Weapons
- List of World War II Weapons
- Technology During World War II
- WWII Military Ranks
Commerce
- The Cost of Living in 1920
- The Cost of Living in 1930
- The Cost of Living in 1940
- Prices and Wages in 1930 - 1939
Entertainment & Food
- What did people eat in the Second World War?
- Why was food rationed?
- Rationing
- World Ward II - Food and Shopping
- Food on the Front Home
- Pop Culture Goes to War in the 1940s
- Rationing and Scrap Drives in Rural America
- Entertainment in Britain During WWII
- Entertainment Industry During World War II
- World War II on the Radio
- Wartime Entertainment WWII
- Wartime Entertainment
- Music 1940 - 1949
- American Music During World War II
- Role of Music in World War II
- Entertainment in 1940 - 1949
Hygiene, Health & Medicine
- Medicine and World War II
- WWII Disease Table
- History of WWII Medicine
- The Use of Atabrine to Fight Malaria During World War II
- The Use of Plasma During World War II
- The Use of Morphine as a Pain Killer During World War II
- Nursing and Medicine During World War II
- The Army Nurse Corps in World War II
- Equipment of a WWII Combat Medic
- Personal Accounts of WWII Medics
- WWII African American Combat Medics
- Penicillin: Medicine’s Wartime Wonder Drug
- Medicine in Germany, 1918 - 1945
- World War II Exposures
- Controlling Disease during World War II, 1939 - 1944
- Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II
- WAR & Military Mental Health
- Mentally Ill and Jewish in World War II
Fashion
- What did they wear? Gas masks for all
- What is Utility Wear?
- The Front Line of British WWII Fashion
- Fashion in 1940 - 1949
- Fashion in the 1940s - Prices & Examples
- World War II and Fashion: The Birth of the New Look (PDF)
- The impact of World War II on women’s fashion in the United States and Britain (PDF)
- The History of Fashion WWI to WWII
- Women’s Shoes in 1940s
- Authentic WWII Era Hairstyle & How To
- United States Army Uniforms in World War II
- World War II German Uniform
- List of World War II Uniforms and Clothing
Dialogue
- WWII US Naval Dictionary
- Glossary of German Military Terms
- Military Slang: Terms Used By Soldiers in WWII
- FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of World War II (General Military)
- Military Slang For WWII
- List of Ethnic Slurs by Ethnicity
- The Racial Slur Database - Germans
- Morse Code
Justice & Crimes
- Art Theft and Looting During World War II
- Rape During the Occupation of Germany
- War Rape in World War II
- Allied War Crimes During World War II
- Nazi Medical Experiments
- World War II Crimes
- Nazi War Crimes
- German War Crimes Against Soviet Civilians
- Execution of Women by the Nazi during World War II
- World War II and the Holocaust





