World War 2 facts tell us about a bloody conflict that involved all the nations

of the world. A shocking number of people were killed during the conflict,
and these statistics provide us with the saddest facts about World War 2. The
horrendous loss of life teaches us that resolving conflicts peacefully is a
much better way to use the resources that the world has to offer mankind.
When we look at the number of casualties, we learn that over 45 million
civilians were killed on the Allied side. World War 2 facts show that only four
million civilians were killed on the Axis side, which included Germany,
Japan and Italy. These civilian casualties are the most troubling of World War
2 facts, and include the deaths of people who were killed in the Holocaust
and the bombings of Britain.
World War 2 facts show that there were a high number of military casualties
as well. For the Allied forces, including Britain, the United States and, later,
the USSR, over 16 million soldiers lost their lives. For Axis forces, there
were over 8 million deaths to military combatants in World War 2.
Putting all of these World War 2 facts together paints a horrible picture of
what man is capable of with the modern weapons of war; 73 million people
died as a result of World War 2.

2. World War 2 Began in 1937 with a War between China

and Japan
While we commonly believe that World War 2 was fought from 1939 until
1945, World War 2 facts show that it actually began in 1937. At this time,
China and Japan were at war in what was called the Second Sino-Japanese
War.

Looking at World War 1 facts, we can see that the conflicts of this battle were
never completely resolved in Europe, and eventually resulted in World War 2.
World War 2 facts show that World War 1 led to the formation of new
nations, and these new nations would fight a revitalized Germany. Germany
had built up its arsenal after being crushed and humbled by the loss of World
War 1, and the punitive treaties put in place following the war.
Many of the underlying tensions of World War 1 remained, and new conflicts
between emerging powers also began. However, large-scale violence in
Europe during World War 2 did not begin until the invasion of Poland by
Germany in 1939. Many historians point to this invasion as the beginning of
World War 2. But, when we look at the World War 2 facts regarding the
Second Sino-Japanese War, we see that this war would eventually become
part of World War 2.
The war began in 1937 as a result of the imperialist policy of Japan which
sought to control China. The United States, the Soviet Union, the British
Empire and, oddly enough, Germany, were all supporting China against
Japan. In 1941, Germany stopped supporting China in the Second SinoJapanese War and, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Second SinoJapanese War became part of the larger conflict of World War 2.