World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources

1940: 1941: 1942:
 * Russia demands Finland to cede Karelia
 * Finland refuses
 * 23rd of May:  Russia declares war on Finland
 * Germany and later Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and the United Baltic Duchy declare war on Russia, Germany sends its troops to defend its allies
 * In July Finland is overrun by Russian forces, but the Finns wage a Guerrilla war;
 * Ungern von Sternberg turns his attention to the Germans and attacks with
 * Germany begins their atomic bomb project: Great minds like Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Werner Heisenberg, Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi work on this project
 * Belgian resistance is crushed within four weeks
 * Japanese forces destroys the German far Easter Swardron
 * France declares war on Germany; To overcome the strong border defenses; France invades through the low countries;
 * Britain declares war on France to defend Belgium; and later Russia
 * he Royal Navy and the High Seas Fleet blockaded all French ports on the Atlantic