Question

When did the Second World War take place?
A. From 1929 to 1935
B. From 1925 to 1939
C. From 1939 to 1942
D. From 1939 to 1945

Answer 1

Hint: The Second World War was considered to be the deadliest conflict in history to have occurred between the greatest major global powers of the world and which resulted in more than 75-80 million fatalities, with the number of deaths of civilians surpassing that of military personnel.

Complete answer: The Second World War started when Germany invaded Poland on 1st September 1939. As a result of which, two days later the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy in 1941 caused the United States to enter the global war. To avenge the death of its soldiers, the United States detonated two dreadful nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two of Japan’s cities in 1945, putting an end to the war. The end of the Second World War resulted in a reformation of political alignment and a functional social structure all over the globe. Hence, the United Nations (UN) was established to maintain peace and decorum, fostering international co-operation to prevent any future conflict.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Additional Information:The permanent members of the Security Council of United Nations were the winning superpowers, namely, China, France, the Soviet Union (Russia), the United Kingdom, and the United States. Russia and the United States entered into a Cold War that lasted for more than half a century.

Note: The exact day when the Second World War ended was never universally acknowledged. Hence it was considered to have ended on 14th August 1945 with the armistice (a formal treaty to end the war), following which a peace treaty was signed between Japan and the Allies in the year 1951.