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The 1940s was a decade dominated by World War II (1939–1945), which saw major military events like D-Day, the Battle of France, and the attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany systematically murdered approximately six million European Jews. This period matters because it fundamentally reshaped the global political order and remains central to understanding modern history.
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- 1940
- Followed by
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