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	* German [[Junkers Ju 87\|Stuka]] dive bombers on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]] (1943)		* German [[Junkers Ju 87\|Stuka]] dive bombers on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], 1943
	* British [[Matilda II]] tank during the [[North African campaign]] (1941)		* British [[Matilda II]] tank during the [[North African campaign]], 1941
	* Soviet troops at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] ~~(1942–43)~~		* Soviet troops at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], 1942–1943
	* U.S. naval force in the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf\|Lingayen Gulf]] (1945)		* U.S. naval force in the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf\|Lingayen Gulf]], 1945
	* Soviet soldier raising a flag over the [[Reichstag building\|Reichstag]] after the [[Battle of Berlin]] (1945)		* Soviet soldier raising a flag over the [[Reichstag building\|Reichstag]] after the [[Battle of Berlin]], 1945
	* [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|~~Atomic~~ bombing]] of [[Nagasaki]] in Japan (1945)		* U.S. [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|atomic bombing of Nagasaki]] in Japan, 1945
	}}		}}
	\| date = [[Invasion of Poland\|1 September 1939]] – [[Surrender of Japan\|2 September 1945]]{{efn\| While [[#Start and end dates\|various other dates]] have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the time span most frequently cited.}} <br />({{Age in years and days\|1 September 1939\|2 September 1945}})		\| date = [[Invasion of Poland\|1 September 1939]] – [[Surrender of Japan\|2 September 1945]]{{efn\| While [[#Start and end dates\|various other dates]] have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the time span most frequently cited.}} <br />({{Age in years and days\|1 September 1939\|2 September 1945}})
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	[[File:EasternBloc BorderChange38-48.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Post-war border changes in [[Central Europe]] and creation of the [[Communism\|Communist]] [[Eastern Bloc]]]]		[[File:EasternBloc BorderChange38-48.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Post-war border changes in [[Central Europe]] and creation of the [[Communism\|Communist]] [[Eastern Bloc]]]]

	Besides Germany, the rest of Europe was also divided into Western and Soviet [[spheres of influence]].<ref name="Trachtenberg 1999 33">{{Harvnb\|Trachtenberg\|1999\|p=33}}.</ref> Most eastern and central European countries fell into [[Eastern Bloc\|the Soviet sphere]], which led to establishment of Communist-led regimes, with full or partial support of the Soviet occupation authorities. As a result, [[East Germany]],<ref name="Applebaum 2012">{{Harvnb\|Applebaum\|2012}}.</ref> [[Polish People's Republic\|Poland]], [[Hungarian People's Republic\|Hungary]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania\|Romania]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria\|Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\|Czechoslovakia]], and [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania\|Albania]]<ref name="Naimark 2010">{{Harvnb\|Naimark\|2010}}.</ref> became Soviet [[Satellite state#~~Soviet Union~~\|satellite states]]. Communist [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]] conducted a fully [[Non-Aligned Movement\|independent policy]], causing [[Tito–Stalin Split\|tension with the Soviet Union]].<ref name="Swain 1992">{{Harvnb\|Swain\|1992}}.</ref> A [[Greek Civil War\|Communist uprising in Greece]] was put down with Anglo-American support and the country remained aligned with the West.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Greek Civil War \|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War \|website=www.britannica.com \|date=28 May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref>		Besides Germany, the rest of Europe was also divided into Western and Soviet [[spheres of influence]].<ref name="Trachtenberg 1999 33">{{Harvnb\|Trachtenberg\|1999\|p=33}}.</ref> Most eastern and central European countries fell into [[Eastern Bloc\|the Soviet sphere]], which led to establishment of Communist-led regimes, with full or partial support of the Soviet occupation authorities. As a result, [[East Germany]],<ref name="Applebaum 2012">{{Harvnb\|Applebaum\|2012}}.</ref> [[Polish People's Republic\|Poland]], [[Hungarian People's Republic\|Hungary]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania\|Romania]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria\|Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\|Czechoslovakia]], and [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania\|Albania]]<ref name="Naimark 2010">{{Harvnb\|Naimark\|2010}}.</ref> became Soviet [[Satellite state#Soviet_satellite_states\|satellite states]]. Communist [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]] conducted a fully [[Non-Aligned Movement\|independent policy]], causing [[Tito–Stalin Split\|tension with the Soviet Union]].<ref name="Swain 1992">{{Harvnb\|Swain\|1992}}.</ref> A [[Greek Civil War\|Communist uprising in Greece]] was put down with Anglo-American support and the country remained aligned with the West.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Greek Civil War \|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War \|website=www.britannica.com \|date=28 May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb\|Borstelmann\|2005\|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them, the [[Cold War]], would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Leffler\|Westad\|2010}}.</ref>		Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb\|Borstelmann\|2005\|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them, the [[Cold War]], would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Leffler\|Westad\|2010}}.</ref>
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	Other technological and engineering feats achieved during, or as a result of, the war include the world's first programmable computers ([[Z3 (computer)\|Z3]], [[Colossus computer\|Colossus]], and [[ENIAC]]), [[V-1 flying bomb\|guided missiles]] and [[V-2 rocket\|modern rockets]], the [[Manhattan Project]]'s development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, [[operations research]], the development of [[Mulberry harbour\|artificial harbours]] and [[Operation Pluto\|oil pipelines under the English Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World War – II \|url=https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|website=InsightsIAS \|language=en-US \|access-date=17 September 2022 \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711080947/https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Penicillin]] was first [[History of penicillin\|developed, mass-produced and used]] during the war.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190628035235/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html\|archive-date=28 June 2019\|url= https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html \|title=Discovery and Development of Penicillin: International Historic Chemical Landmark\|location=Washington, DC\|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]\|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>		Other technological and engineering feats achieved during, or as a result of, the war include the world's first programmable computers ([[Z3 (computer)\|Z3]], [[Colossus computer\|Colossus]], and [[ENIAC]]), [[V-1 flying bomb\|guided missiles]] and [[V-2 rocket\|modern rockets]], the [[Manhattan Project]]'s development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, [[operations research]], the development of [[Mulberry harbour\|artificial harbours]] and [[Operation Pluto\|oil pipelines under the English Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World War – II \|url=https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|website=InsightsIAS \|language=en-US \|access-date=17 September 2022 \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711080947/https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Penicillin]] was first [[History of penicillin\|developed, mass-produced and used]] during the war.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190628035235/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html\|archive-date=28 June 2019\|url= https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html \|title=Discovery and Development of Penicillin: International Historic Chemical Landmark\|location=Washington, DC\|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]\|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>

	~~{{clear}}~~

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{portal\|World War II~~\|World~~}}		{{portal\|World War II}}
	* [[Lists of World War II topics]]
	* [[Opposition to World War II]]		* [[Opposition to World War II]]
	* [[~~Outline of~~ World War II]]		* [[World War III]]
	* [[Lists of World War II military equipment]]
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	{{See also\|Bibliography of World War II}}		{{See also\|Bibliography of World War II}}
	{{Reflist\|group=nb}}		{{Reflist\|group=nb}}
	{{Refbegin\|indent=yes}}		{{Refbegin\|indent=yes\|30em}}
	* {{Cite book\|last=Adamthwaite\|first=Anthony P.\|year=1992\|title=The Making of the Second World War\|isbn=978-0-415-90716-3\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|url=https://archive.org/details/makingofsecondwo00adam_0}}		* {{Cite book\|last=Adamthwaite\|first=Anthony P.\|year=1992\|title=The Making of the Second World War\|isbn=978-0-415-90716-3\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|url=https://archive.org/details/makingofsecondwo00adam_0}}
	* {{Cite journal\|last=Anderson\| first=Irvine H. Jr. \|year=1975\|title=The 1941 De Facto Embargo on Oil to Japan: A Bureaucratic Reflex\|journal=The Pacific Historical Review\|volume=44\|issue=2\|pages=201–231\|doi=10.2307/3638003\|jstor=3638003}}		* {{Cite journal\|last=Anderson\| first=Irvine H. Jr. \|year=1975\|title=The 1941 De Facto Embargo on Oil to Japan: A Bureaucratic Reflex\|journal=The Pacific Historical Review\|volume=44\|issue=2\|pages=201–231\|doi=10.2307/3638003\|jstor=3638003}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Sister project links\|voy=World War II\|World War II\|collapsible=collapsed}}~~
	* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe West Point Maps of the European War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092741/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe \|date=23 March 2019 }}		* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe West Point Maps of the European War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092741/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe \|date=23 March 2019 }}
	* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia West Point Maps of the Asian-Pacific War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092715/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia \|date=23 March 2019 }}		* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia West Point Maps of the Asian-Pacific War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092715/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia \|date=23 March 2019 }}
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	{{Western culture}}		{{Western culture}}
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	\| alt6=}}'''Clockwise from the top:''' {{flatlist\|		\| alt6=}}'''Clockwise from the top:''' {{flatlist\|
	* German [[Junkers Ju 87\|Stuka]] dive bombers on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]] (1943)		* German [[Junkers Ju 87\|Stuka]] dive bombers on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)\|Eastern Front]], 1943
	* British [[Matilda II]] tank during the [[North African campaign]] (1941)		* British [[Matilda II]] tank during the [[North African campaign]], 1941
	* Soviet troops at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] ~~(1942–43)~~		* Soviet troops at the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], 1942–1943
	* U.S. naval force in the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf\|Lingayen Gulf]] (1945)		* U.S. naval force in the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf\|Lingayen Gulf]], 1945
	* Soviet soldier raising a flag over the [[Reichstag building\|Reichstag]] after the [[Battle of Berlin]] (1945)		* Soviet soldier raising a flag over the [[Reichstag building\|Reichstag]] after the [[Battle of Berlin]], 1945
	* [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|~~Atomic~~ bombing]] of [[Nagasaki]] in Japan (1945)		* U.S. [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\|atomic bombing of Nagasaki]] in Japan, 1945
	}}		}}
	\| date = [[Invasion of Poland\|1 September 1939]] – [[Surrender of Japan\|2 September 1945]]{{efn\| While [[#Start and end dates\|various other dates]] have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the time span most frequently cited.}} <br />({{Age in years and days\|1 September 1939\|2 September 1945}})		\| date = [[Invasion of Poland\|1 September 1939]] – [[Surrender of Japan\|2 September 1945]]{{efn\| While [[#Start and end dates\|various other dates]] have been proposed as the date on which World War II began or ended, this is the time span most frequently cited.}} <br />({{Age in years and days\|1 September 1939\|2 September 1945}})
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	[[File:EasternBloc BorderChange38-48.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Post-war border changes in [[Central Europe]] and creation of the [[Communism\|Communist]] [[Eastern Bloc]]]]		[[File:EasternBloc BorderChange38-48.svg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Post-war border changes in [[Central Europe]] and creation of the [[Communism\|Communist]] [[Eastern Bloc]]]]

	Besides Germany, the rest of Europe was also divided into Western and Soviet [[spheres of influence]].<ref name="Trachtenberg 1999 33">{{Harvnb\|Trachtenberg\|1999\|p=33}}.</ref> Most eastern and central European countries fell into [[Eastern Bloc\|the Soviet sphere]], which led to establishment of Communist-led regimes, with full or partial support of the Soviet occupation authorities. As a result, [[East Germany]],<ref name="Applebaum 2012">{{Harvnb\|Applebaum\|2012}}.</ref> [[Polish People's Republic\|Poland]], [[Hungarian People's Republic\|Hungary]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania\|Romania]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria\|Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\|Czechoslovakia]], and [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania\|Albania]]<ref name="Naimark 2010">{{Harvnb\|Naimark\|2010}}.</ref> became Soviet [[Satellite state#~~Soviet Union~~\|satellite states]]. Communist [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]] conducted a fully [[Non-Aligned Movement\|independent policy]], causing [[Tito–Stalin Split\|tension with the Soviet Union]].<ref name="Swain 1992">{{Harvnb\|Swain\|1992}}.</ref> A [[Greek Civil War\|Communist uprising in Greece]] was put down with Anglo-American support and the country remained aligned with the West.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Greek Civil War \|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War \|website=www.britannica.com \|date=28 May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref>		Besides Germany, the rest of Europe was also divided into Western and Soviet [[spheres of influence]].<ref name="Trachtenberg 1999 33">{{Harvnb\|Trachtenberg\|1999\|p=33}}.</ref> Most eastern and central European countries fell into [[Eastern Bloc\|the Soviet sphere]], which led to establishment of Communist-led regimes, with full or partial support of the Soviet occupation authorities. As a result, [[East Germany]],<ref name="Applebaum 2012">{{Harvnb\|Applebaum\|2012}}.</ref> [[Polish People's Republic\|Poland]], [[Hungarian People's Republic\|Hungary]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania\|Romania]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria\|Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\|Czechoslovakia]], and [[People's Socialist Republic of Albania\|Albania]]<ref name="Naimark 2010">{{Harvnb\|Naimark\|2010}}.</ref> became Soviet [[Satellite state#Soviet_satellite_states\|satellite states]]. Communist [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavia]] conducted a fully [[Non-Aligned Movement\|independent policy]], causing [[Tito–Stalin Split\|tension with the Soviet Union]].<ref name="Swain 1992">{{Harvnb\|Swain\|1992}}.</ref> A [[Greek Civil War\|Communist uprising in Greece]] was put down with Anglo-American support and the country remained aligned with the West.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Greek Civil War \|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Greek-Civil-War \|website=www.britannica.com \|date=28 May 2023 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb\|Borstelmann\|2005\|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them, the [[Cold War]], would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Leffler\|Westad\|2010}}.</ref>		Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb\|Borstelmann\|2005\|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them, the [[Cold War]], would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Leffler\|Westad\|2010}}.</ref>
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	Other technological and engineering feats achieved during, or as a result of, the war include the world's first programmable computers ([[Z3 (computer)\|Z3]], [[Colossus computer\|Colossus]], and [[ENIAC]]), [[V-1 flying bomb\|guided missiles]] and [[V-2 rocket\|modern rockets]], the [[Manhattan Project]]'s development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, [[operations research]], the development of [[Mulberry harbour\|artificial harbours]] and [[Operation Pluto\|oil pipelines under the English Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World War – II \|url=https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|website=InsightsIAS \|language=en-US \|access-date=17 September 2022 \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711080947/https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Penicillin]] was first [[History of penicillin\|developed, mass-produced and used]] during the war.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190628035235/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html\|archive-date=28 June 2019\|url= https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html \|title=Discovery and Development of Penicillin: International Historic Chemical Landmark\|location=Washington, DC\|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]\|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>		Other technological and engineering feats achieved during, or as a result of, the war include the world's first programmable computers ([[Z3 (computer)\|Z3]], [[Colossus computer\|Colossus]], and [[ENIAC]]), [[V-1 flying bomb\|guided missiles]] and [[V-2 rocket\|modern rockets]], the [[Manhattan Project]]'s development of [[nuclear weapon]]s, [[operations research]], the development of [[Mulberry harbour\|artificial harbours]] and [[Operation Pluto\|oil pipelines under the English Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=World War – II \|url=https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|website=InsightsIAS \|language=en-US \|access-date=17 September 2022 \|archive-date=11 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711080947/https://www.insightsonindia.com/world-history/world-war-i/world-war-ii/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Penicillin]] was first [[History of penicillin\|developed, mass-produced and used]] during the war.<ref>{{cite web\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190628035235/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html\|archive-date=28 June 2019\|url= https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html \|title=Discovery and Development of Penicillin: International Historic Chemical Landmark\|location=Washington, DC\|publisher=[[American Chemical Society]]\|access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref>

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	==See also==		==See also==
	{{portal\|World War II~~\|World~~}}		{{portal\|World War II}}
	* [[Lists of World War II topics]]
	* [[Opposition to World War II]]		* [[Opposition to World War II]]
	* [[~~Outline of~~ World War II]]		* [[World War III]]
	* [[Lists of World War II military equipment]]
	~~{{clear right}}~~

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	{{See also\|Bibliography of World War II}}		{{See also\|Bibliography of World War II}}
	{{Reflist\|group=nb}}		{{Reflist\|group=nb}}
	{{Refbegin\|indent=yes}}		{{Refbegin\|indent=yes\|30em}}
	* {{Cite book\|last=Adamthwaite\|first=Anthony P.\|year=1992\|title=The Making of the Second World War\|isbn=978-0-415-90716-3\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|url=https://archive.org/details/makingofsecondwo00adam_0}}		* {{Cite book\|last=Adamthwaite\|first=Anthony P.\|year=1992\|title=The Making of the Second World War\|isbn=978-0-415-90716-3\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|url=https://archive.org/details/makingofsecondwo00adam_0}}
	* {{Cite journal\|last=Anderson\| first=Irvine H. Jr. \|year=1975\|title=The 1941 De Facto Embargo on Oil to Japan: A Bureaucratic Reflex\|journal=The Pacific Historical Review\|volume=44\|issue=2\|pages=201–231\|doi=10.2307/3638003\|jstor=3638003}}		* {{Cite journal\|last=Anderson\| first=Irvine H. Jr. \|year=1975\|title=The 1941 De Facto Embargo on Oil to Japan: A Bureaucratic Reflex\|journal=The Pacific Historical Review\|volume=44\|issue=2\|pages=201–231\|doi=10.2307/3638003\|jstor=3638003}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{Sister project links\|voy=World War II\|World War II\|collapsible=collapsed}}~~
	* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe West Point Maps of the European War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092741/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe \|date=23 March 2019 }}		* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe West Point Maps of the European War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092741/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-europe \|date=23 March 2019 }}
	* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia West Point Maps of the Asian-Pacific War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092715/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia \|date=23 March 2019 }}		* [https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia West Point Maps of the Asian-Pacific War] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323092715/https://westpoint.edu/academics/academic-departments/history/world-war-two-asia \|date=23 March 2019 }}
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	{{Western culture}}		{{Western culture}}
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