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  2. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...

  3. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia

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    James V. Neel led the study which found that the overall number of birth defects was not significantly higher among the children of survivors who were pregnant at the time of the bombings. [282] He also studied the longevity of the children who survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, reporting that between 90 and 95 percent were still ...

  4. Two Treatises of Government - Wikipedia

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    In the Second Treatise, Locke develops a number of notable themes. It begins with a depiction of the state of nature, wherein individuals are under no obligation to obey one another but are each themselves judge of what the law of nature requires. It also covers conquest and slavery, property, representative government, and the right of revolution.

  5. Timeline of World War II (1939) - Wikipedia

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    Britain, Ireland and the Second World War. Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-2327-3. Wragg, David (2007). Sink the French: The French Navy After the Fall of France 1940. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84415-522-4. Wylie, Neville, ed. (2002). European Neutrals and Non-Belligerents during the Second World War ...

  6. Attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The attack on Hawaii and other U.S. territories led the United States to formally enter World War II on the side of the Allies the day following the attack, on December 8, 1941. The Japanese military leadership referred to the attack as the Hawaii Operation and Operation AI , [ nb 4 ] and as Operation Z during its planning.

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  8. Battle of Monte Cassino - Wikipedia

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    The large troop movements required for this took two months to execute. They had to be carried out in small units to maintain secrecy and surprise. The U.S. 36th Division was sent on amphibious assault training, and road signposts and dummy radio traffic were created to give the impression that a seaborne landing was being planned for north of ...

  9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Dr. Robert Newman, a longtime advocate for the use of methadone to treat heroin addiction, was quoted in the Times article as saying that buprenorphine “is associated with a large number of deaths.” Reached by HuffPost, he said the Times story was harmful to those in the recovery community. “I am not an expert in buprenorphine,” he said.