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The chancellor drew similarities between Russia's invasion and World War II, in which the United States played a major role in ending the war.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 June 2025
Nagasaki was the second city in the world—after Hiroshima—to come under a nuclear attack when the U.S. detonated an atomic bomb there on August 9, 1945, prompting Japan's surrender and officially ending World War II.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Had the situation been reversed, World War II could have ended differently.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The guests of honor at this weekend’s Rails to Victory World War II reenactment and encampment in South Elgin are two men who experienced the war firsthand more than 80 years ago.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 5 June 2025
Nagasaki was the second city in the world—after Hiroshima—to come under a nuclear attack when the U.S. detonated an atomic bomb there on August 9, 1945, prompting Japan's surrender and officially ending World War II.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Had the situation been reversed, World War II could have ended differently.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The guests of honor at this weekend’s Rails to Victory World War II reenactment and encampment in South Elgin are two men who experienced the war firsthand more than 80 years ago.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“World War II.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20War%20II. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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