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WORLD WAR II

            World War II lasted from the late 1930's to September 2nd, 1945. At the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president of the United States. Some major factors that caused the war were the invasion of Poland by Germany and the invasion of China by the empire of Japan. The climaxing event that ended the war was the death of Hitler, it is widely accepted that Adolf Hitler died from suicide by gunshot and cyanide poisoning.

Major battles of the war include:

  • Battle of Monter Cassino

  • Battle of Leyte

  • Battle of Crete

  • Battle of Tai er Zhaung