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Siege of Tobruk in North Africa is the first major defeat for Hitler's land forces. September 8: Siege of Leningrad begins. October: Operation Reinhard commences the main phase of The Holocaust. December 7: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the USA joining World War II. Mount Rushmore construction ends.
The celebration of the 20th century’s ending expressed the popular opinion that New Year's Eve 1999 and New Year's Day 2000 marked the turn of the millennium, while strictly speaking the 20th century ended on New Year's Eve 2000 and the 21st century began on New Year's Day 2001.
Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949; Women in warfare and the military (1945–1999) Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999; Timeline of World War I; Timeline of World War I (1917–1918) List of timelines of World War II
Timeline of antisemitism in the 20th century; Timeline of events preceding World War II; Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999) Timeline of LGBT history, 20th century; Timeline of the Troubles in Europe
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
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 participated, with many investing all available civilian resources in pursuit of total war .
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social, political, military, and economic changes throughout the world.
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment.