Has part(s): Pacific War[27], Eastern Front[28], Battle of the Atlantic[29], Battle of Britain[30], Normandy landings[31], Battle of the Bulge[32], Operation Flashpoint[33], Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II[34], Middle East Theater of World War II[35], Battle of Aachen[36], Battle of the Scheldt[37], Operation Barbarossa[38], Attack on Pearl Harbor[39], Bloody Sunday[40]
Participant: Axis Powers[43], Allies of World War II[44], Nazi Germany[45], Australia[46], United Kingdom[47], Taiwan[48], Egypt[49], Mexico[50]
Body
Outcome and Impact
Things named for World War II include Justice Society: it[51], an animated film[52], directed by Jeff Wamester[53] and World War III[54], a film[55], directed by Houman Seyyedi[56].
Why It Matters
World War II has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 134 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
It has been cited as an influence by The Roaring Lion[59], a photograph[60], in Canada[61], founded in 1941[62] and Odysseas Elytis[63], a translator[64], 1911–1996[65], of Greece[66], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[67].
Entities named for it include Justice Society: it[51], an animated film[52], directed by Jeff Wamester[53] and World War III[54], a film[55], directed by Houman Seyyedi[56].
FAQs
Who did World War II influence?
World War II has been cited as an influence by The Roaring Lion[59] and Odysseas Elytis[63].
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Wikipedia languages→['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'av', 'ay', 'a
Participant→Axis Powers, Allies of World War II, Nazi Germany +7
+ 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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